ActiveX Text box on mouse over

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Hi
I'm a newbie when it comes to ActiveX and PowerPoint. I need to create
a presentation that when the presenter moves the mouse over a bullet
point, a text box appears with more detail.
1. How do I create the trigger that causes the text box to appear when
there is a mouse over action over a particular bullet point?
2. There may be a number of bullet points on the slide that would each
have their own text box to be displayed.
Thanks
Heather
 
Try this

Place a 99% transparent shape over each hot spot. Right click shape >
hyperlink. Choose place in this document > the slide you are on. Click the
screentips button and type in the text. Run the show and see if it does what
you want
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John Wilson
Microsoft Certified Office Specialist
http://www.technologytrish.co.uk/ppttipshome.html
 
Thanks John - This is working and should provide the information
required. The original brief that I was given, required a scroll bar
in the information screen - that is why I had gone with an ActiveX text
box, however this should suffice. Sometimes the solutions are far
simpler than you imagine.

Thanks Again
Heather
 
If you want activx boxes it can be done!

Make the original slide then produce several duplicate slides on each dup
put the relevant activx box & text for one bullet point.

Make a custom show of each activx slide with appropriate name and then use a
mouse over hyperlink to custom shows (tick show & return)
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John Wilson
Microsoft Certified Office Specialist
http://www.technologytrish.co.uk/ppttipshome.html
 
Hi John
Apologies for gettting back so late, this would appear to be the
solution I need.
Regards
Heather
 
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