How do I link from one show to another when idle?

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I have a main show and two subordinate shows that link from the main show. I
am running these on a kiosk. If a user navigates to a subordinate show, then
leaves the kiosk, I want--after a certain amount of time--the subordinate
show to return to the main show, or the main show to start again. Is this
possible?
chris
 
This can be done by using a dual advancing method.

Since you are in Kiosk mode, you have already had to add navigation buttons
to the slides. This will be the way that the user advances the slides in
the sub-ordinate show.

This is where it gets fun. Use a method I call picket fencing to skip over
slides in the subordinate show. So, here is how you set this up.

1) In the subordinate show, on each slide set the auto advance to your "time
out" setting. This is the time where if nothing is done, it will reset.
2) Select and hide all the slides in this presentation
3) Between each slide, insert a blank non-hidden slide with an auto-advance
set to 00:00
4) Redo your navigation in the subordinate show since "Next slide" links
will not work now. Each navigation button will need to point to a specific
hidden slide.
5) In your main show, make sure the navigation points to your first content
slide in the subordinate.

What will happen is that if the slide in the subordinate show is not
manually advanced after the preset time, the show will advance, skipping
over all of your content slides (on the blank 00:00 advancing slides), and
end the show, reverting it back to the base show.


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Users helping fellow users.
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This can be done by using a dual advancing method.

Since you are in Kiosk mode, you have already had to add navigation buttons
to the slides. This will be the way that the user advances the slides in
the sub-ordinate show.

This is where it gets fun. Use a method I call picket fencing to skip over
slides in the subordinate show. So, here is how you set this up.

1) In the subordinate show, on each slide set the auto advance to your "time
out" setting. This is the time where if nothing is done, it will reset.
2) Select and hide all the slides in this presentation
3) Between each slide, insert a blank non-hidden slide with an auto-advance
set to 00:00
4) Redo your navigation in the subordinate show since "Next slide" links
will not work now. Each navigation button will need to point to a specific
hidden slide.
5) In your main show, make sure the navigation points to your first content
slide in the subordinate.

What will happen is that if the slide in the subordinate show is not
manually advanced after the preset time, the show will advance, skipping
over all of your content slides (on the blank 00:00 advancing slides), and
end the show, reverting it back to the base show.


--
Bill Dilworth
A proud member of the Microsoft PPT MVP Team
Users helping fellow users.
http://billdilworth.mvps.org
-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_
vestprog2@ Please read the PowerPoint FAQ pages.
yahoo. They answer most of our questions.
com www.pptfaq.com
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I have done these steps, but when it advances to the last slide, the show
doesn't end, it just sits there on the last slide. The mouse pointer and
hourglass flicker back and forth rapidly. What am I missing?

thanks!
chris
 
Update: I found that it won't work when you have a slide master set up. I
rewrote the program without the slide master, and it worked! Thanks!

chris
 
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