Time-scheduled slides, is this possible?

Lingodawg · #1 10-08-2010, 12:47 AM

Hello,

I work with various IT-support and I have a client that is currently using a Multimedia authoring software to create "powerpoint-like slides". The main feature with this program is that you can set time for when certain slides will run, for example you create a slide and you say it will start running today and go until a certain date.

I wonder if this would be possible with some version of Powerpoint or with some plugin? Basically the idea is that we create a presentation where EACH slide only will show based on certain criteria for example it could look like this:

Slide 1: Show all the time
Slide 2: Only show on mondays
Slide 3: Show all the time
Slide 4: Show all the time
Slide 5: Show until 2010/12/31

I really hope someone could help me as powerpoint would be a much better solution then the one they got today due to the fact that a lot of people are used to the software!

Kimberly · #2 10-08-2010, 09:05 AM

You can do lots of things with VBA. For example, hide a slide on Mondays:

Code:

Sub MyRules()
    If DatePart("w", Date) = vbMonday Then
        ActivePresentation.Slides(3).SlideShowTransition.Hidden = msoTrue
    Else
        ActivePresentation.Slides(3).SlideShowTransition.Hidden = msoFalse
    End If
 End Sub

Lingodawg · #3 10-08-2010, 09:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kimberly

You can do lots of things with VBA. For example, hide a slide on Mondays:

Code:

Sub MyRules()
    If DatePart("w", Date) = vbMonday Then
        ActivePresentation.Slides(3).SlideShowTransition.Hidden = msoTrue
    Else
        ActivePresentation.Slides(3).SlideShowTransition.Hidden = msoFalse
    End If
 End Sub

I will have to look into VBA. But the thing is that the presentations will be made by old people who really need a point and click gui. Would it be possible to build something like this with VBA?

Lingodawg · #4 10-08-2010, 09:57 AM

Just ran across:

http://www.nirmaltv.com/2010/05/02/s...time-and-date/

PPT 2010 only? What you guys think?

Kimberly · #5 10-08-2010, 11:05 AM

ooooo I like the price!

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