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Ray Woods - 11 Mar 2005 23:27 GMT

Hi

I have a set of six circular shape objects (supposed to represent lotto
balls, each with a number) which fly onto the screen one after the other
when the presentation is started. I would like to use the RND() function in
VB to preload the object with a random number before it appears on the
screen. Can anyone tell me how this can be done and on which module on
PowerPoint would I load the code.

Any help woul be be greatly appreciated.

Ray

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David M. Marcovitz - 12 Mar 2005 01:01 GMT

If you look on my Web site, Example 8.14 uses random numbers:

http://www.loyola.edu/education/PowerfulPowerPoint/

Example 6.6 has a slide that puts text into a shape. Try it, and let us know
if you have any questions.

--David

David Marcovitz
Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
http://www.loyola.edu/education/PowerfulPowerPoint/

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Ray Woods - 12 Mar 2005 04:19 GMT

Thanks for the example

All seems ok for a static shape but once I animate the object the macro
seems to fail. I'm using a bounce effect in Powerpint 2003.

Ray

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David M. Marcovitz - 13 Mar 2005 15:54 GMT

So you have some code. If you share it with us, maybe we can try to
figure out what is going on. The fact that a shape is animated shouldn't
impact whether or not you can add text to it.
--David

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Director of Graduate Programs in Educational Technology
Loyola College in Maryland
Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
http://www.loyola.edu/education/PowerfulPowerPoint/

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