Input text box in Powerpoint

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Jim

Hello:

I have a class assignment in which I'm using Powerpoint for
prototyping an application. I know VBA. I'm trying to create a slide
on which I have a text box, the user can TYPE into the text box, then
press a submit button, which would then grab the typed in text for use
elsewhere in the application. I can do this with a pop-up box - but
then it doesn't look like you are typing into the application. I know
how to create input boxes in Access, but I can't seem to find the
object to use in Powerpoint which allows the user to type on the slide
(as opposed to the pop up box).

Many thanks for your help.
 
Hi Jim,
You will need to turn on the Controls Toolbar - View, Toolbar, Control
Toolbox (in 2003 - your version may vary).

You will need to set your Macro security to Medium - Tools, Macros, Security
and choose medium. Each time you open a slide show with macros you will need
to select "enable".

Use the Controls toolbox to pop a text box on the slide and double click on
it. It should open the VBA editor and you're ready to go.
Hope that helps!
Juli
 
You want to use a control textbox as described here:

Adding or entering text during a showhttp://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00701.htm

--David
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David M. Marcovitz
Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_http://www.PowerfulPowerPoint.com/
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP
Associate Professor, Loyola University Maryland
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Thanks to everyone for their responses - I was looking for the control
text box and just didn't see it - I was looking all over the Insert
tab (PP 2007) rather than the developer tab.
 
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