Buttons

[Brian]

Put a button on all the slides but when i press the
button on slide 1. the music does not start, and only the
headers show, no pictures, just the headers show.
powerpoint 2002

 

[Sonia]

What did you link the button to? How did you add music and pictures to your
slide? What are the "headers".

 

[Brian]

I went to master slide, then to slide show,then action
button, then clicked on to make hyperlink, i am new to
powerpoint,with the slide show i made i just inported
pictures to each slide and put a music file from sound
from clip oranizer

 

[Sonia]

Yes, but what did you link the button to? Where do you want to go when you
click on the button? Putting it on the Slide Master is fine if you want it
to appear on every page.

You should insert the music file when in Normal view. If you want it to
play over multiple slides, see:

Play sounds across multiple slides
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00047.htm

Regarding the pictures, did you copy and paste them? If so, it is better to
save them to your hard drive and then insert them via Insert > Picture >
Picture from File.

 

[Guest]

I clicked on hyperlink on the button in slide master so
it is on every slide, i done as you say i put the music
file in normal view.
i have it that the music starts on the first slide and it
plays in a loop,like slide 1 to slide 67, with a mouse
click, to go to the next slide.
I did save them to my hard drive and then insert them via
Insert > Picture >

 

[Sonia]

Did you set the music file to play automatically?

When you went to Action Settings > Hyperlink to, what did you link to?

 

[Guest]

when i right mouse click on the speaker icon, i picked
Action settings, but everything is grayed out, with just
one dot highlighted with play in a box,

 

[Sonia]

No, I mean when you linked the button. What did you link it to. When you
selected the button and went to Action Settings > Hyperlink To, you have to
select something. It defaults to Next Slide. Did you leave it at Next
Slide?

Right click on the speaker icon and select Custom Animation. In the task
pane to the right, click on your music object. Under the Effects tab, is it
set to play from the beginning and stop after XX slides? Under the Timing
tab, is it set to start With Previous, Delay = 0?

 

[Guest]

Yes i have done everything that you ask below, took it to
a friend he check it on his computer he said it is
looking for the sound file on my computer, so it is not
in the right place on the C.D. do i put it in the
prestent folder where i put the Presentation slide and
ppveiwer

 

[Echo S]

You know, it shouldn't be like pulling teeth to get specific information
from you in order to help you resolve your problem. You still haven't
answered Sonia's very simple question, which is what did you link to in the
action settings? What *exactly* does it say there?

Anyway, maybe this will explain your linking problem.
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00155.htm You need to delete the sound
from your presentation. Then move the sound file to the folder with your
presentation. Then reinsert the sound and relink it.

 

[Guest]

I went to action settings and put a dot in hyperlink, to
next slide.

-----Original Message-----
You know, it shouldn't be like pulling teeth to get specific information
from you in order to help you resolve your problem. You still haven't
answered Sonia's very simple question, which is what did you link to in the
action settings? What *exactly* does it say there?

Anyway, maybe this will explain your linking problem.
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00155.htm You need to delete the sound
from your presentation. Then move the sound file to the folder with your
presentation. Then reinsert the sound and relink it.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com

Yes i have done everything that you ask below, took it to
a friend he check it on his computer he said it is
looking for the sound file on my computer, so it is not
in the right place on the C.D. do i put it in the
prestent folder where i put the Presentation slide and
ppveiwer
slide
and them
via am
new start,
and

.

 

[Echo S]

Ok, so the next question is, what exactly do you want the button to do? Do
you want the music to start when you click the button? Or do you just want
the button to take you to the next slide?

I started typing up a whole response to tell you how to set the music to
start when you click the button, but I think I'll wait and make sure that's
actually what you want to do before I post it.

Since this thread is titled "buttons," we're all thinking about the buttons,
but I suspect the issue really is that you just want your pictures to show
up, your sound to play throughout the slides (whether you click a button or
not), and to move to the next slide each time you click a button. Please
confirm if that's correct or if I'm just dreaming.

Finally, though, regarding your missing pictures, you may need the latest
service packs/releases. Go to
http://office.microsoft.com/OfficeUpdate/default.aspx and click on "Check
for Updates" (near the top middle of the page). Go ahead and install any
necessary updates.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com

I went to action settings and put a dot in hyperlink, to
next slide.

-----Original Message-----
You know, it shouldn't be like pulling teeth to get specific information
from you in order to help you resolve your problem. You still haven't
answered Sonia's very simple question, which is what did you link to in the
action settings? What *exactly* does it say there?

Anyway, maybe this will explain your linking problem.
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00155.htm You need to delete the sound
from your presentation. Then move the sound file to the folder with your
presentation. Then reinsert the sound and relink it.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com

Yes i have done everything that you ask below, took it to
a friend he check it on his computer he said it is
looking for the sound file on my computer, so it is not
in the right place on the C.D. do i put it in the
prestent folder where i put the Presentation slide and
ppveiwer

-----Original Message-----
No, I mean when you linked the button. What did you
link it to. When you
selected the button and went to Action Settings >
Hyperlink To, you have to
select something. It defaults to Next Slide. Did you
leave it at Next
Slide?

Right click on the speaker icon and select Custom
Animation. In the task
pane to the right, click on your music object. Under
the Effects tab, is it
set to play from the beginning and stop after XX
slides? Under the Timing
tab, is it set to start With Previous, Delay = 0?

when i right mouse click on the speaker icon, i picked
Action settings, but everything is grayed out, with
just
one dot highlighted with play in a box,


-----Original Message-----
Did you set the music file to play automatically?

When you went to Action Settings > Hyperlink to, what
did you link to?

I clicked on hyperlink on the button in slide
master so
it is on every slide, i done as you say i put the
music
file in normal view.
i have it that the music starts on the first slide
and
it
plays in a loop,like slide 1 to slide 67, with a
mouse
click, to go to the next slide.
I did save them to my hard drive and then insert
them
via
Insert > Picture >


-----Original Message-----
Yes, but what did you link the button to? Where do
you
want to go when you
click on the button? Putting it on the Slide
Master
is
fine if you want it
to appear on every page.

You should insert the music file when in Normal
view.
If you want it to
play over multiple slides, see:

Play sounds across multiple slides
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00047.htm

Regarding the pictures, did you copy and paste
them?
If
so, it is better to
save them to your hard drive and then insert them
via
Insert > Picture >
Picture from File.
"Brian" <[email protected]>
wrote in
message
I went to master slide, then to slide show,then
action
button, then clicked on to make hyperlink, i am
new
to
powerpoint,with the slide show i made i just
inported
pictures to each slide and put a music file from
sound
from clip oranizer


-----Original Message-----
What did you link the button to? How did you
add
music
and pictures to your
slide? What are the "headers".
--
Sonia, MS PowerPoint MVP Team
Autorun CD software, templates, and tutorials
http://www.soniacoleman.com/

"Brian" <[email protected]>
wrote in
message
[email protected]...
Put a button on all the slides but when i
press
the
button on slide 1. the music does not start,
and
only
the
headers show, no pictures, just the headers
show.
powerpoint 2002



.



.



.



.

.

 

[Guest]

Thank you, I want to click the button to start the music
on the first slide then click the button to view each
slide. then burn it to a C.D. so my Brother can run it on
his computer without haveing PowerPoint on his computer,
What is is it is a Text and pictures of us as Evacuees
and the village where we was in WW2 .(the C.D. is for our
Grand childreen)
thank you again for your trouble.

-----Original Message-----
Ok, so the next question is, what exactly do you want the button to do? Do
you want the music to start when you click the button? Or do you just want
the button to take you to the next slide?

I started typing up a whole response to tell you how to set the music to
start when you click the button, but I think I'll wait and make sure that's
actually what you want to do before I post it.

Since this thread is titled "buttons," we're all thinking about the buttons,
but I suspect the issue really is that you just want your pictures to show
up, your sound to play throughout the slides (whether you click a button or
not), and to move to the next slide each time you click a button. Please
confirm if that's correct or if I'm just dreaming.

Finally, though, regarding your missing pictures, you may need the latest
service packs/releases. Go to
http://office.microsoft.com/OfficeUpdate/default.aspx and click on "Check
for Updates" (near the top middle of the page). Go ahead and install any
necessary updates.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com

I went to action settings and put a dot in hyperlink, to
next slide.

-----Original Message-----
You know, it shouldn't be like pulling teeth to get specific information
from you in order to help you resolve your problem.

You
still haven't

answered Sonia's very simple question, which is what

did
you link to in the

action settings? What *exactly* does it say there?

Anyway, maybe this will explain your linking problem.
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00155.htm You need

to
delete the sound

from your presentation. Then move the sound file to

the
folder with your

presentation. Then reinsert the sound and relink it.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com



Yes i have done everything that you ask below, took

it
to

a friend he check it on his computer he said it is
looking for the sound file on my computer, so it is not
in the right place on the C.D. do i put it in the
prestent folder where i put the Presentation slide and
ppveiwer

-----Original Message-----
No, I mean when you linked the button. What did you
link it to. When you
selected the button and went to Action Settings >
Hyperlink To, you have to
select something. It defaults to Next Slide. Did you
leave it at Next
Slide?

Right click on the speaker icon and select Custom
Animation. In the task
pane to the right, click on your music object. Under
the Effects tab, is it
set to play from the beginning and stop after XX
slides? Under the Timing
tab, is it set to start With Previous, Delay = 0?

when i right mouse click on the speaker icon, i picked
Action settings, but everything is grayed out, with
just
one dot highlighted with play in a box,


-----Original Message-----
Did you set the music file to play automatically?

When you went to Action Settings > Hyperlink to, what
did you link to?

I clicked on hyperlink on the button in slide
master so
it is on every slide, i done as you say i put the
music
file in normal view.
i have it that the music starts on the first slide
and
it
plays in a loop,like slide 1 to slide 67, with a
mouse
click, to go to the next slide.
I did save them to my hard drive and then insert
them
via
Insert > Picture >


-----Original Message-----
Yes, but what did you link the button to? Where do
you
want to go when you
click on the button? Putting it on the Slide
Master
is
fine if you want it
to appear on every page.

You should insert the music file when in Normal
view.
If you want it to
play over multiple slides, see:

Play sounds across multiple slides
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00047.htm

Regarding the pictures, did you copy and paste
them?
If
so, it is better to
save them to your hard drive and then insert them
via
Insert > Picture >
Picture from File.
"Brian" <[email protected]>
wrote in
message
[email protected]...
I went to master slide, then to slide show,then
action
button, then clicked on to make hyperlink,

i
am

new
to
powerpoint,with the slide show i made i just
inported
pictures to each slide and put a music file from
sound
from clip oranizer


-----Original Message-----
What did you link the button to? How did you
add
music
and pictures to your
slide? What are the "headers".
--
Sonia, MS PowerPoint MVP Team
Autorun CD software, templates, and tutorials
http://www.soniacoleman.com/

"Brian"

wrote in
message
[email protected]...
Put a button on all the slides but when i
press
the
button on slide 1. the music does not start,
and
only
the
headers show, no pictures, just the headers
show.
powerpoint 2002



.



.



.



.



.

.

 

[Echo S]

Sorry it's taken me so long to get back to this.

Basically, you're expecting two different actions from the same button --
move to next slide and play sound across all slides -- but you've only set
up one action on the button (move to next slide).

Your "move to next slide" action seems to be fine. It's the sound part
you're having trouble with.

In this situation, I think your easiest solution will be to create a
separate button to start the sound. However, you won't use an action setting
to start the sound. Instead, you'll start the sound with a trigger
animation.

First step is to put the sound file in the same folder as your presentation.
Do this before you do anything else. (This will make your life easier when
you actually go to make the CD.)

Second step is to read this page about trigger animations.
http://www.echosvoice.com/triggers.htm That should give you a basic
understanding of how a trigger works.

Third step is to use Insert/Movies and Sounds/Sound from File and choose
your sound. (It should be in the same folder as your presentation.) Click
Yes when you're asked if you want to play the sound automatically.

Fourth step is to create another button or autoshape to click to start your
sound. If you use an action button, be sure to go to the Action Settings
area and set the action to "none," because you're going to use something
different -- a trigger animation, not an action setting -- to start your
sound.

Fifth step is to then apply what you learned in the trigger animation page.
In the tutorial, I have you set a textbox to animate when an autoshape is
clicked. To do this, you apply the trigger animation to the textbox. So in
your case, you'll apply the trigger to your sound file (which should show as
a little speaker icon on your slide) using the Timing option for the sound
file on the Custom Animation task pane. You will want to choose your second
button to start the effect.

Sixth step is to fix the Effect options on your sound file so that it plays
throughout the slides. Put 999 in the "Stop Playing after XXX slides" box.

Those steps should allow you to play your sound when you click a button.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com

Thank you, I want to click the button to start the music
on the first slide then click the button to view each
slide. then burn it to a C.D. so my Brother can run it on
his computer without haveing PowerPoint on his computer,
What is is it is a Text and pictures of us as Evacuees
and the village where we was in WW2 .(the C.D. is for our
Grand childreen)
thank you again for your trouble.

-----Original Message-----
Ok, so the next question is, what exactly do you want the button to do? Do
you want the music to start when you click the button? Or do you just want
the button to take you to the next slide?

I started typing up a whole response to tell you how to set the music to
start when you click the button, but I think I'll wait and make sure that's
actually what you want to do before I post it.

Since this thread is titled "buttons," we're all thinking about the buttons,
but I suspect the issue really is that you just want your pictures to show
up, your sound to play throughout the slides (whether you click a button or
not), and to move to the next slide each time you click a button. Please
confirm if that's correct or if I'm just dreaming.

Finally, though, regarding your missing pictures, you may need the latest
service packs/releases. Go to
http://office.microsoft.com/OfficeUpdate/default.aspx and click on "Check
for Updates" (near the top middle of the page). Go ahead and install any
necessary updates.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com

I went to action settings and put a dot in hyperlink, to
next slide.


-----Original Message-----
You know, it shouldn't be like pulling teeth to get
specific information
from you in order to help you resolve your problem. You
still haven't
answered Sonia's very simple question, which is what did
you link to in the
action settings? What *exactly* does it say there?

Anyway, maybe this will explain your linking problem.
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00155.htm You need to
delete the sound
from your presentation. Then move the sound file to the
folder with your
presentation. Then reinsert the sound and relink it.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com



Yes i have done everything that you ask below, took it
to
a friend he check it on his computer he said it is
looking for the sound file on my computer, so it is not
in the right place on the C.D. do i put it in the
prestent folder where i put the Presentation slide and
ppveiwer

-----Original Message-----
No, I mean when you linked the button. What did you
link it to. When you
selected the button and went to Action Settings >
Hyperlink To, you have to
select something. It defaults to Next Slide. Did you
leave it at Next
Slide?

Right click on the speaker icon and select Custom
Animation. In the task
pane to the right, click on your music object. Under
the Effects tab, is it
set to play from the beginning and stop after XX
slides? Under the Timing
tab, is it set to start With Previous, Delay = 0?

when i right mouse click on the speaker icon, i
picked
Action settings, but everything is grayed out, with
just
one dot highlighted with play in a box,


-----Original Message-----
Did you set the music file to play automatically?

When you went to Action Settings > Hyperlink to,
what
did you link to?

message
I clicked on hyperlink on the button in slide
master so
it is on every slide, i done as you say i put the
music
file in normal view.
i have it that the music starts on the first
slide
and
it
plays in a loop,like slide 1 to slide 67, with a
mouse
click, to go to the next slide.
I did save them to my hard drive and then insert
them
via
Insert > Picture >


-----Original Message-----
Yes, but what did you link the button to?
Where do
you
want to go when you
click on the button? Putting it on the Slide
Master
is
fine if you want it
to appear on every page.

You should insert the music file when in Normal
view.
If you want it to
play over multiple slides, see:

Play sounds across multiple slides
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00047.htm

Regarding the pictures, did you copy and paste
them?
If
so, it is better to
save them to your hard drive and then insert
them
via
Insert > Picture >
Picture from File.
"Brian" <[email protected]>
wrote in
message
[email protected]...
I went to master slide, then to slide
show,then
action
button, then clicked on to make hyperlink, i
am
new
to
powerpoint,with the slide show i made i just
inported
pictures to each slide and put a music file
from
sound
from clip oranizer


-----Original Message-----
What did you link the button to? How did you
add
music
and pictures to your
slide? What are the "headers".
--
Sonia, MS PowerPoint MVP Team
Autorun CD software, templates, and tutorials
http://www.soniacoleman.com/

"Brian"

wrote in
message
[email protected]...
Put a button on all the slides but when i
press
the
button on slide 1. the music does not
start,
and
only
the
headers show, no pictures, just the headers
show.
powerpoint 2002



.



.



.



.



.

.

 

[Brian]

Thank you very much for your time spent with me i cannot
go wrong now with your instructions, i dont know what i
would of done without your help.
Brian

-----Original Message-----
Sorry it's taken me so long to get back to this.

Basically, you're expecting two different actions from the same button --
move to next slide and play sound across all slides -- but you've only set
up one action on the button (move to next slide).

Your "move to next slide" action seems to be fine. It's the sound part
you're having trouble with.

In this situation, I think your easiest solution will be to create a
separate button to start the sound. However, you won't use an action setting
to start the sound. Instead, you'll start the sound with a trigger
animation.

First step is to put the sound file in the same folder as your presentation.
Do this before you do anything else. (This will make your life easier when
you actually go to make the CD.)

Second step is to read this page about trigger animations.
http://www.echosvoice.com/triggers.htm That should give you a basic
understanding of how a trigger works.

Third step is to use Insert/Movies and Sounds/Sound from File and choose
your sound. (It should be in the same folder as your presentation.) Click
Yes when you're asked if you want to play the sound automatically.

Fourth step is to create another button or autoshape to click to start your
sound. If you use an action button, be sure to go to the Action Settings
area and set the action to "none," because you're going to use something
different -- a trigger animation, not an action setting - - to start your
sound.

Fifth step is to then apply what you learned in the trigger animation page.
In the tutorial, I have you set a textbox to animate when an autoshape is
clicked. To do this, you apply the trigger animation to the textbox. So in
your case, you'll apply the trigger to your sound file (which should show as
a little speaker icon on your slide) using the Timing option for the sound
file on the Custom Animation task pane. You will want to choose your second
button to start the effect.

Sixth step is to fix the Effect options on your sound file so that it plays
throughout the slides. Put 999 in the "Stop Playing after XXX slides" box.

Those steps should allow you to play your sound when you click a button.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com

Thank you, I want to click the button to start the music
on the first slide then click the button to view each
slide. then burn it to a C.D. so my Brother can run it on
his computer without haveing PowerPoint on his computer,
What is is it is a Text and pictures of us as Evacuees
and the village where we was in WW2 .(the C.D. is for our
Grand childreen)
thank you again for your trouble.

-----Original Message-----
Ok, so the next question is, what exactly do you want the button to do? Do
you want the music to start when you click the button? Or do you just want
the button to take you to the next slide?

I started typing up a whole response to tell you how

to
set the music to

start when you click the button, but I think I'll wait and make sure that's
actually what you want to do before I post it.

Since this thread is titled "buttons," we're all thinking about the buttons,
but I suspect the issue really is that you just want your pictures to show
up, your sound to play throughout the slides (whether you click a button or
not), and to move to the next slide each time you

click
a button. Please

confirm if that's correct or if I'm just dreaming.

Finally, though, regarding your missing pictures, you may need the latest
service packs/releases. Go to
http://office.microsoft.com/OfficeUpdate/default.aspx and click on "Check
for Updates" (near the top middle of the page). Go

ahead
and install any

necessary updates.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com


I went to action settings and put a dot in

hyperlink,
to

next slide.


-----Original Message-----
You know, it shouldn't be like pulling teeth to get
specific information
from you in order to help you resolve your problem. You
still haven't
answered Sonia's very simple question, which is

what
did

you link to in the
action settings? What *exactly* does it say there?

Anyway, maybe this will explain your linking problem.
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00155.htm You

need
to

delete the sound
from your presentation. Then move the sound file to the
folder with your
presentation. Then reinsert the sound and relink it.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com



Yes i have done everything that you ask below,

took
it

to
a friend he check it on his computer he said it is
looking for the sound file on my computer, so it

is
not

in the right place on the C.D. do i put it in the
prestent folder where i put the Presentation

slide
and

ppveiwer

-----Original Message-----
No, I mean when you linked the button. What did you
link it to. When you
selected the button and went to Action Settings
Hyperlink To, you have to
select something. It defaults to Next Slide.

Did
you

leave it at Next
Slide?

Right click on the speaker icon and select Custom
Animation. In the task
pane to the right, click on your music object. Under
the Effects tab, is it
set to play from the beginning and stop after XX
slides? Under the Timing
tab, is it set to start With Previous, Delay = 0?

when i right mouse click on the speaker icon, i
picked
Action settings, but everything is grayed out, with
just
one dot highlighted with play in a box,


-----Original Message-----
Did you set the music file to play automatically?

When you went to Action Settings > Hyperlink to,
what
did you link to?

message
[email protected]...
I clicked on hyperlink on the button in slide
master so
it is on every slide, i done as you say i

put
the

music
file in normal view.
i have it that the music starts on the first
slide
and
it
plays in a loop,like slide 1 to slide 67, with a
mouse
click, to go to the next slide.
I did save them to my hard drive and then insert
them
via
Insert > Picture >


-----Original Message-----
Yes, but what did you link the button to?
Where do
you
want to go when you
click on the button? Putting it on the Slide
Master
is
fine if you want it
to appear on every page.

You should insert the music file when in Normal
view.
If you want it to
play over multiple slides, see:

Play sounds across multiple slides
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00047.htm

Regarding the pictures, did you copy and paste
them?
If
so, it is better to
save them to your hard drive and then insert
them
via
Insert > Picture >
Picture from File.
"Brian"

wrote in
message
[email protected]...
I went to master slide, then to slide
show,then
action
button, then clicked on to make

hyperlink,
i

am
new
to
powerpoint,with the slide show i made i just
inported
pictures to each slide and put a music file
from
sound
from clip oranizer


-----Original Message-----
What did you link the button to? How

did
you

add
music
and pictures to your
slide? What are the "headers".
--
Sonia, MS PowerPoint MVP Team
Autorun CD software, templates, and tutorials
http://www.soniacoleman.com/

"Brian"

wrote in
message
[email protected]...
Put a button on all the slides but

when
i

press
the
button on slide 1. the music does not
start,
and
only
the
headers show, no pictures, just the headers
show.
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[Echo S]

You're welcome, Brian. If you can't get it to work, feel free to post back.
Just be sure to remind us which version of PPT you're using, what you're
trying to do, and the exact steps you're taking to get there.

Cheers,
Echo

Thank you very much for your time spent with me i cannot
go wrong now with your instructions, i dont know what i
would of done without your help.
Brian

-----Original Message-----
Sorry it's taken me so long to get back to this.

Basically, you're expecting two different actions from the same button --
move to next slide and play sound across all slides -- but you've only set
up one action on the button (move to next slide).

Your "move to next slide" action seems to be fine. It's the sound part
you're having trouble with.

In this situation, I think your easiest solution will be to create a
separate button to start the sound. However, you won't use an action setting
to start the sound. Instead, you'll start the sound with a trigger
animation.

First step is to put the sound file in the same folder as your presentation.
Do this before you do anything else. (This will make your life easier when
you actually go to make the CD.)

Second step is to read this page about trigger animations.
http://www.echosvoice.com/triggers.htm That should give you a basic
understanding of how a trigger works.

Third step is to use Insert/Movies and Sounds/Sound from File and choose
your sound. (It should be in the same folder as your presentation.) Click
Yes when you're asked if you want to play the sound automatically.

Fourth step is to create another button or autoshape to click to start your
sound. If you use an action button, be sure to go to the Action Settings
area and set the action to "none," because you're going to use something
different -- a trigger animation, not an action setting - - to start your
sound.

Fifth step is to then apply what you learned in the trigger animation page.
In the tutorial, I have you set a textbox to animate when an autoshape is
clicked. To do this, you apply the trigger animation to the textbox. So in
your case, you'll apply the trigger to your sound file (which should show as
a little speaker icon on your slide) using the Timing option for the sound
file on the Custom Animation task pane. You will want to choose your second
button to start the effect.

Sixth step is to fix the Effect options on your sound file so that it plays
throughout the slides. Put 999 in the "Stop Playing after XXX slides" box.

Those steps should allow you to play your sound when you click a button.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com

Thank you, I want to click the button to start the music
on the first slide then click the button to view each
slide. then burn it to a C.D. so my Brother can run it on
his computer without haveing PowerPoint on his computer,
What is is it is a Text and pictures of us as Evacuees
and the village where we was in WW2 .(the C.D. is for our
Grand childreen)
thank you again for your trouble.

 

[Guest]

Thank you again for your help i have made my presentation
with your instructions the button works great and the
mouse click to go to the next slides, and the best of all
a have burnt it to a C.D.and runs great, thank you again
not bad for a 70 year old.

-----Original Message-----
You're welcome, Brian. If you can't get it to work, feel free to post back.
Just be sure to remind us which version of PPT you're using, what you're
trying to do, and the exact steps you're taking to get there.

Cheers,
Echo

Thank you very much for your time spent with me i cannot
go wrong now with your instructions, i dont know what i
would of done without your help.
Brian

-----Original Message-----
Sorry it's taken me so long to get back to this.

Basically, you're expecting two different actions from the same button --
move to next slide and play sound across all slides --

but you've only set

up one action on the button (move to next slide).

Your "move to next slide" action seems to be fine.

It's
the sound part

you're having trouble with.

In this situation, I think your easiest solution will

be
to create a

separate button to start the sound. However, you won't use an action setting
to start the sound. Instead, you'll start the sound

with
a trigger

animation.

First step is to put the sound file in the same folder as your presentation.
Do this before you do anything else. (This will make your life easier when
you actually go to make the CD.)

Second step is to read this page about trigger animations.
http://www.echosvoice.com/triggers.htm That should

give
you a basic

understanding of how a trigger works.

Third step is to use Insert/Movies and Sounds/Sound

from
File and choose

your sound. (It should be in the same folder as your presentation.) Click
Yes when you're asked if you want to play the sound automatically.

Fourth step is to create another button or autoshape

to
click to start your

sound. If you use an action button, be sure to go to

the
Action Settings

area and set the action to "none," because you're

going
to use something

different -- a trigger animation, not an action

setting -
- to start your

sound.

Fifth step is to then apply what you learned in the trigger animation page.
In the tutorial, I have you set a textbox to animate when an autoshape is
clicked. To do this, you apply the trigger animation

to
the textbox. So in

your case, you'll apply the trigger to your sound file (which should show as
a little speaker icon on your slide) using the Timing option for the sound
file on the Custom Animation task pane. You will want

to
choose your second

button to start the effect.

Sixth step is to fix the Effect options on your sound file so that it plays
throughout the slides. Put 999 in the "Stop Playing after XXX slides" box.

Those steps should allow you to play your sound when

you
click a button.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com


Thank you, I want to click the button to start the music
on the first slide then click the button to view each
slide. then burn it to a C.D. so my Brother can run

it
on

his computer without haveing PowerPoint on his computer,
What is is it is a Text and pictures of us as Evacuees
and the village where we was in WW2 .(the C.D. is

for
our

Grand childreen)
thank you again for your trouble.

.

 

[Echo S]

Woohoo! That's great news, Brian.

Echo

Thank you again for your help i have made my presentation
with your instructions the button works great and the
mouse click to go to the next slides, and the best of all
a have burnt it to a C.D.and runs great, thank you again
not bad for a 70 year old.