Chaining presentations

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Comrades,
Once, long ago, in a PowerPoint version far , far away, it used to be
possible to chain a set of different PPTs together into a single show.

This was done using the viewer in conjunction with an external playlist.

I haven't needed this feature for a long time, but I will need it in a
couple of months for a conference I'm chairing.

Given the more sophisticated animations now in Powerpoint, and the
increasing use of VBA, is it wise to rely on the viewer for this purpose?
As I understand it, the 2003 Viewer is the latest version available, and it
does not support new features introduced between 2002 and 2003, not to
mention 2007.

So is there a way to chain from one presentation to another, with each
presentation possibly using very different formats and masters, WITHIN the
main program? Note that I will probably be faced with PPT 2003 files, and
maybe a few 2007 files. Running on XP, not a Mac.

Cheers,
Geoff
 
Given the more sophisticated animations now in Powerpoint, and the
increasing use of VBA, is it wise to rely on the viewer for this purpose?
As I understand it, the 2003 Viewer is the latest version available, and it
does not support new features introduced between 2002 and 2003, not to
mention 2007.
Click to expand...

Not much new was introduced between 2002 and 2003 and offhand, I can't think of
anything that would matter in an onscreen presentation.

There's a 2007 viewer, too. Wait, don't start hopping up and down and clapping
just yet. It's really a slightly updated 2003 viewer PLUS the compatibility
pack files.

In other words, when you use it, you get approximately what you'd get if you
opened the files in 2007, saved to 97-2003 format, then opened in the 2003
viewer. Or in 2003 PowerPoint with the compatibility pack files installed.
So is there a way to chain from one presentation to another, with each
presentation possibly using very different formats and masters, WITHIN the
main program? Note that I will probably be faced with PPT 2003 files, and
maybe a few 2007 files. Running on XP, not a Mac.
Click to expand...

What about a main menu presentation with links to each of the sub
presentations? Does this need to run automatically or will somebody drive it?
 
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