Re: Removing info from text box once it's saved to a file

Hi David,
So, what should I do? I have created a perfectly working presentation for a
test run on my computer with MS 2007, but for the actual event, I have to run
it on another computer with MS 2003. Do you have any suggestions how to make
it happen?
Thank you,

Serge

"David M. Marcovitz" wrote:

If it's opening with the Viewer, that would be the problem. The Viewer
does not support macros. Also, if you set up macro security while the
presentation was open, that could be another problem. Macro security
affects a file at the time it is opened so opening the file and then
changing macro security will not affect the open file; you have to close
it and open it again. Recreating in 2003 should not solve any of your
problems.
--David

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David M. Marcovitz
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP
Director of Graduate Programs in Educational Technology
Loyola College in Maryland
Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
http://www.PowerfulPowerPoint.com/

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Hi David,
I have a question: I just sent that working presentation to myself by
email, and then opened it on another computer with enabled macros and
Medium security, etc., and it doesn't work on this other comuter -
doesn't even type in the textbox, doesn't bring up the SecretButton,
etc. Do you know why? This other computer uses MS 2003, so maybe it's
because of the Viewer? Should I create the whole thing from the
scratch on it in PPT 2003?

Thank you in advance,

Serge



"David M. Marcovitz" wrote:

When you say that you called it SecretButton, how did you give it
that name. As far as I know, the name has to be given with code (see
Example 8.7 on my site). Now, you say that you inserted the shape and
used the code, but if you didn't use code to hide the shape, it
should already be visible. If it is not, you either didn't insert it,
you put it off of the slide, or you set an entrance animation. The
.Visible code doesn't trigger an entrance animation or move the
shape, it just makes it show up in whatever place and whatever state
it is in. --David

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David M. Marcovitz
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP
Director of Graduate Programs in Educational Technology
Loyola College in Maryland
Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
http://www.PowerfulPowerPoint.com/

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Hi David,
I created a shape on another slide #2, called it SecretButton,
inserted in my code the line
ActivePresentation.Slides(2).Shapes("SecretButton").Visible =
msoTrue, and it doesn't work - the shape does not appear when the
SAVE buttone is clicked.

What do I do wrong?

Thank you,
Serge

"David M. Marcovitz" wrote:

MsgBox is the easiest, but if you want your own shape, you could
use the AddShape method
(ActivePresentation.SlideShowWindow.View.Slide.Shapes.AddShape) or
you could create a shape in advance and hide it. When the time is
right, have the shape become visible

ActivePresentation.Slides(5).Shapes("SecretButton").Visible =
msoTrue

This makes a shape named "SecretButton" on slide 5 become visible.
The code linked to that shape can be to make it invisible again
(change True to False above). However, once you're going this
route, you might as well go back to your original specification
and have the shape become visible, wait 2 seconds and have the
shape disappear. Example 8.4 on my site
(http://www.PowerfulPowerPoint.com/) shows how to do the delay.

--David

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David M. Marcovitz
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP
Director of Graduate Programs in Educational Technology
Loyola College in Maryland
Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
http://www.PowerfulPowerPoint.com/

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Thank you very much guys - all works fine! You are the best!

Steve,
I'm sorry if it's too much to ask for, but is it possible
instead of this standard pop-up text-box window, to have my own
custom shape appear with words "THANK YOU.., etc." and button OK
to dismiss it?

Thank you,

Serge

"Steve Rindsberg" wrote:

In article
<AD873AB9-3BAA-413F-831F-27E822A0F818@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Serge M. wrote:
Thank you John,

It works fine now. Is it possible to put a pop-up "Thank You"
note appearing for 1-2 seconds when users clicks SAVE, to let
them know that their info is accepted?

Settle for a message that they can read and click OK to
dismiss?

Add this:

MsgBox "Thanks a bunch. Loved your answers. Click OK to make
me go away"

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