Check Box

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Is there a way I can insert a working HTML checkbox (or any format of a
checkbox) into Powerpoint so that I can create a checklist of action items
from a meeting? Thanks in advance for your suggestions. I'm working in
Powerpoint 2003...that may matter.
 
Sure, got to View > Toolbars and make certain you have the Controls tool bar
selected. On it you will see all the familar controls including a check
box.

Austin Myers
MS PowerPoint MVP Team

Solutions to Multimedia in PowerPoint www.pfcmedia.com
 
Another quick question. Is there a way to make the check boxes drive the
remainder of the presentation. In other words, if they check the second and
fouth boxes that the only slides that would appear after that slide would be
those tied to the second and fourth points?
 
This could be done with a little VBA code. Each check box could be tied
to a procedure that hides or unhides the appropriate slide based on
whether the check box is checked.
--David

--
David M. Marcovitz
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP
Director of Graduate Programs in Educational Technology
Loyola College in Maryland
Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
http://www.loyola.edu/education/PowerfulPowerPoint/
 
This could be done with a little VBA code. Each check box could be tied
to a procedure that hides or unhides the appropriate slide based on
whether the check box is checked.
--David
Click to expand...

Here is some simple code to get you started if you want to try this:

Private Sub CheckBox1_Click()
If Slide1.CheckBox1.Value = True Then
ActivePresentation.Slides(2).SlideShowTransition.Hidden = _
msoFalse
Else
ActivePresentation.Slides(2).SlideShowTransition.Hidden = _
msoTrue
End If
End Sub
Private Sub CheckBox2_Click()
If Slide1.CheckBox2.Value = True Then
ActivePresentation.Slides(3).SlideShowTransition.Hidden = _
msoFalse
Else
ActivePresentation.Slides(3).SlideShowTransition.Hidden = _
msoTrue
End If
End Sub
Private Sub CheckBox3_Click()
If Slide1.CheckBox3.Value = True Then
ActivePresentation.Slides(4).SlideShowTransition.Hidden = _
msoFalse
Else
ActivePresentation.Slides(4).SlideShowTransition.Hidden = _
msoTrue
End If
End Sub

For this code, just put three check boxes on your first slide and label
them Slide 2, Slide 3, and Slide 4. Also set their values to start out
checked if your slides start out showing or unchecked if your slides
start out hidden. Double-click on one of the check boxes and replace what
you see with the code above. Next create slides 2, 3, and 4. When you run
the slide show, for any check box that is checked, that slide will be
shown. For any check box that is unchecked, that slide will be hidden.

--David

--
David M. Marcovitz
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP
Director of Graduate Programs in Educational Technology
Loyola College in Maryland
Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
http://www.loyola.edu/education/PowerfulPowerPoint/
 
I want to do the same thing. I have the relevant toolbar up but when i use
this to insert a check box, the box can only be ticked when in slideshow mode
- is there any way of making the ticks editable when in normal view (as is
possible with MS Excel)?
 
Afraid not. These controls only go "live" when you're in slideshow view.

What are you trying to accomplish? Maybe there's another way.
 
Oh well nevermind. Thanks Steve. I was trying to create a kind of 'to do'
tick list for some my company's performance goals - which is rather tricky
without a tick box - i may just opt for the tool i know best, excel! Thanks
again
 
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