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

Unfortunately, I have only used 2007 a few times so I am not in touch
with all the compatibility issues between 2007 and 2003. Perhaps, someone
else can help you with that. The basic VBA stuff you are trying to do
should be cross-compatible, but if it's not working, I don't know where
to point you.
--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/

=?Utf-8?B?U2VyZ2UgTS4=?= <SergeM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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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/

=?Utf-8?B?U2VyZ2UgTS4=?= <SergeM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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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/

=?Utf-8?B?U2VyZ2UgTS4=?= <SergeM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote
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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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