Creating a door that opens

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Ken

I am currently using Powerpoint 2000. I have a picture of a door in my
presentation and I would like to have the user press on the door and
have the door swing open. Is this possible in Powerpoint? I am trying
to create a virtual tour of my office.

Thanks in advance.
Ken
 
Not really. You may be able to simulate it but PPT is not a video/gif
creation application. Perhaps some other app is better suited to your
needs.

Austin Myers
MS PowerPoint MVP Team
 
Sounds like a cool idea. Here's what I would do.
1. Create two separate "door" objects. 1 door that is "closed" and 1 that
is "open".
2. Insert both of the objects into PPT - set them side by side.
3. Then, using custom automation and toggles, have the "closed" door
disappear (on click) and the "open" door appear.
4. Also, add a "black rectangle" behind the "closed" door so that it shows
when the "open" door appears.
5. You could also add some "text" that would fade in when the door is
opened - something like..... Welcome, Please Come In!

Hope this makes sense. I tried it and it turned out kind of neat. Wasn't
really very difficult.

Good Luck!
 
In PowerPoint 2002, creating an opening single-hung, or even, French-style
doors is fairly easy, by using exit animations. But in PowerPoint 2000,
these are not available.

You can create a closing door in PowerPoint 2000, but I assume this won't do
for what you need.

In PowerPoint 2000 your options are:
1) Create an 'evaporating' door
2) Create a disappearing door
3) Create a background cut-out that expands to cover the door
4) Create several intermediate 'door opening position' picts and sequence
their appearance
5) Find/make an avi or gif of a door opening

Perhaps one of these will do what you need. Post back if you need
instructions on any of them.


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In PowerPoint 2002, creating an opening single-hung, or even, French-style
doors is fairly easy,
Click to expand...

Dunno why, but that struck me as seriously funny. Kind of like "Bob The
Builder's Favorite PowerPoint Tricks"

What about louvers? Pocket doors? Security gates?

This could be a minor industry, man!!!
 
Heh. You're talking about my industry, man.

Ken, I built an animated door that opens. Crude clip art it is, but it
served its purpose. Built in PPT 2000 too. I'd be happy to send it to you.
Let me know. rostwald AT comcast DOT net

Bob Ostwald, whose hardhat at our day with Habitat for Humanity said "Bob
the Builder"
(Personally, I'm looking for one in the Spanish version -- "Bob El
Constructor!")
 
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