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MS Office Forum / General PowerPoint Questions / September 2007Can one stop & minimize Viewer, bookmark location & return to book
Can one stop & minimize Viewer, bookmark location & return to bookmark that was set in the presentation so that it doesn't have to start over again? No, not with the viewer. The viewer does not support automation at all. Austin Myers MS PowerPoint MVP Team Provider of PFCPro, PFCMedia and PFCExpress www.playsforcertain.com > Can one stop & minimize Viewer, bookmark location & return to bookmark > that > was set in the presentation so that it doesn't have to start over again? I didn't read this as an automation question. If it was, then I defer to Austin. If what you are asking is how to go to another application while running a presentation in the Viewer, you might try Alt-Tab. You should have the other application open, Alt-Tab to get to it, and then Alt-Tab to get back to where you were in the viewer. --David  SignatureDavid 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/ > No, not with the viewer. The viewer does not support automation at > all. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >> was set in the presentation so that it doesn't have to start over >> again? I have a user with the same need. I suggested the ALT+Tab option that David also suggested here, but that won't work for my user because the slides are timed and they will continue to page along while the user is in another application. I noticed the link in your sig block and looked at that page, but it wasn't clear to me if any of those tools give the user the ability to pause the presentation and switch to another application. I work for state government, and I'm sure that my user is going to want the cheapest solution, so something like freeware, or maybe something were we only need to purchase a license for the machine where the presentation is created. Are there any alternatives to the PowerPoint Viewer that have this functionality? --Tom > No, not with the viewer. The viewer does not support automation at all. > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >> that >> was set in the presentation so that it doesn't have to start over again? Hi Thomas PowerPoint will pause when you go to another programme so alt+tab should work for you. Lucy SignatureMOS Master Instructor www.aneasiertomorrow.com.au PowerPoint Live 2007 28-31 October in New Orleans www.pptlive.com See you there > I have a user with the same need. I suggested the ALT+Tab option that David > also suggested here, but that won't work for my user because the slides are [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > >> that > >> was set in the presentation so that it doesn't have to start over again? I believe the issue is that the presentation developed by my user is intended to be distributed to a fairly wide and general audience, some of whom may not use the Office Suite and therefore may not have the full blown version of PowerPoint installed, and probably aren't willing to buy a license just to view one presentation. Basically, she wants to make the presentation work well for the widest possible audience without regard to whether or not PowerPoint is installed on the machines used to view the presentation. I haven't worked much with PowerPoint, so maybe what she is trying to do just can't be done without have PowerPoint installed. Nonetheless, that seems to be her goal, so I'm trying to pin down the feasibility of accomplishing what she wants. --Tom > Hi Thomas > [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] >> >> was set in the presentation so that it doesn't have to start over >> >> again? Hi Thomas People without PowerPoint can use the free viewer available here: PowerPoint 2003 viewer: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=428D5727-43AB-4F24-90B7 -A94784AF71A4&displaylang=en PowerPoint 2007 viewer: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=048DC840-14E1-467D-8DCA -19D2A8FD7485&displaylang=en You can also include the viewer with the presentation for distribution by using file -> package for CD -> options -> tick include viewer (home -> publish -> package for CD in 2007) The viewer supports alt+tab and will pause the presentation while the computer's focus in on another programme. It does not support macros. See here for more info: http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00153.htm Does that answer your question? If not, be sure to include version in your reply post. Lucy SignatureMOS Master Instructor www.aneasiertomorrow.com.au PowerPoint Live 2007 28-31 October in New Orleans www.pptlive.com See you there > I believe the issue is that the presentation developed by my user is > intended to be distributed to a fairly wide and general audience, some of [quoted text clipped - 53 lines] > >> >> was set in the presentation so that it doesn't have to start over > >> >> again? That sounds like it might be the ticket. We'll have to test it, and I'll try to post our results back in the next few days. Thanks for your help! --Tom > Hi Thomas > [quoted text clipped - 81 lines] >> >> >> was set in the presentation so that it doesn't have to start over >> >> >> again? Upon a closer reading of your previous post, I'm not sure it really helps us. My first reading of your post was that you were suggesting a 3rd party viewer. But it looks like you're just suggesting the PowerPoint 2003 viewer. I think that my user is already running the PowerPoint 2003 viewer, and ALT+Tab is not pausing the presentation. The presentation is very complex, involving videos and timed slides. When ALT+Tab is used to switch applications, it's like the presentation resets when the user comes back to it. So if a user is on slide 23 of 57, then ALT+Tabs to another application, and finally returns to the presentation, it will start over from the beginning. The best we've been able to tell her so far is to right-click and check the slide number before using ALT+Tab to switch away from the presentation, and then after switching back into the presentation she can again right-click and jump to the appropriate slide. Not ideal, but it should be workable for her. --Tom > That sounds like it might be the ticket. We'll have to test it, and I'll > try to post our results back in the next few days. Thanks for your help! [quoted text clipped - 90 lines] >>> >> >> was set in the presentation so that it doesn't have to start over >>> >> >> again? Hi Tom Sorry to hear it doesn't work for you - it does for me. I'm not able to recreate the problem - I have tested alt+tab with several different ppts with auto-timings and with video and it works for me every time (i.e. the ppt pauses until I go back to it then restarts from where I paused it). Also 'B' and 'W' work for me to pause & restart. The only thing I can think of is if she is using full powerpoint and alt-tabs away, that she is alt-tabbing back to powerpoint and not the powerpoint show (you'll see 2 instances of the presentation open when you alt-tab; one is the show and one is the presentation in edit mode) - but that can't happen with the viewer, only full powerpoint :-( Sorry not to be able to resolve this for you. Lucy SignatureMOS Master Instructor www.aneasiertomorrow.com.au PowerPoint Live 2007 28-31 October in New Orleans www.pptlive.com See you there > Upon a closer reading of your previous post, I'm not sure it really helps > us. My first reading of your post was that you were suggesting a 3rd party [quoted text clipped - 110 lines] > >>> >> >> was set in the presentation so that it doesn't have to start over > >>> >> >> again? |
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