How to link several PPS files

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I have designed a Powerpoint slide, that I call MENU, where I put ten
different pictures and through the Powerpoint feature “action settings†I
have linked ten different .pps files. In this way the end user can start each
of the different presentations at will.

Now I need to go a step further and I want to add a 11th. Picture in such a
way that when clicking I start to run the 10 .pps presentations one after one
and then start again in and endless loop.

I found some information that does not fit in my requirements as in
http://www.awesomebackgrounds.com/powerpointlinking.htm but my main
restriction is I don’t want to change in any way the presentations adding new
slides or pointing from the last slide of one presentation to the first one
of the next, because I want to have a clean environment that allows me to
quickly add or remove presentations to this MENU. I don’t mind to add some
simple VB code if it helps.
 
Jaime,
I don't want to change in any way the presentations adding new
slides or pointing from the last slide of one presentation to the first
one
of the next, because I want to have a clean environment that allows me to
quickly add or remove presentations to this MENU
Click to expand...

That's not quite how it works in the tutorial :)
The tutorial describes how the 'master/main/menu' presentation only calls up
the 'other presentations'.
It does not describe setting the last slide in a 'linked' presentation to
call up the first slide of the next presentation.

'CONTROL/Action settings' are always done by the 'main' presentation -
otherwise things could get in a real mess.
Once a 'linked' pres has finished ppt automatically hands control back to
the main/menu/master pres.

You may want to re-read the tutorial linking tutorial, or have a look at
MENU tutorial
http://www.awesomebackgrounds.com/powerpointmenu.htm

cheers
TAJ Simmons
microsoft powerpoint mvp

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http://www.awesomebackgrounds.com
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My thoughts ....

You want a menu slide with any number of images that each link to a
different presentation that have auto timings, when complete dropping back to
the "menu" presentation.

Also a image or button to sequence automatically through them all
continuously.

Couple of choices come to mind -

Firstly a macro (linked to this button) that scans the slide for hyperlinks
then loads each pres in turn and repeats. Hard bit I reckon would be getting
out of the loop. Maybe pressing ESC madly might do it!

2nd a Macro that creates another presentation which is literately a
cut'n'paste of all the others that just loops until esc. Hyperlink the
button to this new pres. Would only run this macro when you have changed the
menu layout. I like this idea more and more as I write.

Couple of considerations. Suggest naming linked files something numerical or
alphabetical, so it easy to get them in order, hard to workout order
otherwise.
Unless it doesn't matter.

kyle
 
I am not a english native, so perhaps I was not very clear but kraves has
caught my problem. I went through the 2 TAJ Simmons' tutorials and the demo
and I don't see how to solve my problem. I will try the macro way. Thanks
alot to both of you.
 
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