The easiest thing to do is to create custom shows. You can create a custom
show for each different configuration and have a menu slide that hyperlinks
to the custom shows. VBA can work for this, but it is not necessary.
--David

Rather than resorting to VB, why don't you create 3 custom shows with a menu
slide to launch the appropriate one?

Hi Christopher

This is exactly what Custom Shows are for - set up as many as you want then
have a link to each from a 'front page' slide. You should find all the info
you need on creating custom shows here:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-au/powerpoint/HP051928141033.aspx?pid=CH063500731033
If not, post back (with your version) and I'll go into more detail.

Lucy

I'm sure I replied to this this morning but nothing's showing up...

Hi Christopher

You don't need VBA, just Custom Shows and a 'front page' slide with links to
launch the one you need. See here for how to set them up:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/powerpoint/CH063500731033.aspx

If you need more info post back with which version you use.

Lucy

You can make use of custom shows to do that rather than VB.

For instance, click Slide Show > Custom Shows. Click New. Set a new name for
custom show 1 (e.g. Short Version). Add the slides that you want to display
during slide show. Once you are done, click ok.

Now, add a menu slide.
Add an action button that hyperlinks to the custom show 1.
Have it show and return.
Repeat the steps for medium and full version.

Have you considered using custom shows? It sounds just right for what you
want to do.

Sorry not a detailed answer but if it was me, I'd head this way.

Have Slide 1 as your Admin/Menu slide, say containing 2 buttons
Short/Med/Long which runs the macro then advances to first slide (i.e. next
slide)

Sounds like you are planning to have fixed slides each time, so could
hardcode the slide numbers in an Array for each subset required.

Then iterate through each slide checking against the array if false then
hide the slide.

Probably best to reset (un-hide) all slides each time you run the pres.

Easiest way to get a handle on where powerpoint hides things in its object
model is to record a macro manually. Then Alt-F11 and pick out the fragments
you want.

Kyle.