minimising slides during presentation.

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Sorry, probably a stupid question: how can I change
screens while viewing a powerpoint presentation. At the
moment I have to exit and then start again. Thanks
Mon
 
If you are viewing PPT files all you have to do is to press the ESC key to
return to Edit Mode. If you are viewing PPS files, you need to open
PowerPoint first, then open the PPS files. That way it opens in Edit Mode.
 
Yes, but can I minimise a slide while in the middle of
viewing a presentation without going back into edit mode??
 
mon said:
Yes, but can I minimise a slide while in the middle of
viewing a presentation without going back into edit mode??
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You can use Alt+Tab to jump to another application. You'll see a row of
icons for all applications currently active and holding the Alt-key you use
Tab to switch between them. This works not only for PowerPoint, so that you
can return from any program to PPT using the same way.

But tell us more about your plans, maybe a hyperlink or action setting in
your presentation would be the more elegant way.

Kind regards,
Ute
 
Assuming you are running on a single monitor system, than you can not
'minimize' the show. But you can switch between active programs using the
Alt-Tab key combination.

You may also start a show at any given slide by selecting the slide and
clicking on the smallish projector screen icon in the lower left portion of
the screen. If you are using PowerPoint 2003, than you can press Alt-F5 key
combo to start the show on the current slide. If you are using a previous
version, this is the only way to start a show 'in the middle'



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Thanks for that - When I do my IT presentation I would
like to go to internet explorer from a couple of the
slides. I also have a sample worksheet (word) that i
would like to refer to at times as I go through the
presentation.
(It is a very, very basic how to get a hotmail address and
go to an internet cafe and send files eg resumes.) Just
for your interest, I use a teamboard and something that is
mouse activated (I just touch the screen would be nice)
Thanks
Mon
 
Mon said:
Thanks for that - When I do my IT presentation I would
like to go to internet explorer from a couple of the
slides. I also have a sample worksheet (word) that i
would like to refer to at times as I go through the
presentation.
(It is a very, very basic how to get a hotmail address and
go to an internet cafe and send files eg resumes.) Just
for your interest, I use a teamboard and something that is
mouse activated (I just touch the screen would be nice)
Thanks
Mon
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Hi Mon,

the easiest way would be to insert screenshots of the webpages and Word
documents in your PowerPoint presentation, if you only want to SHOW the
pages and not actually DO something in them.

You can also insert a webbrowser control on your slide and integrate a web
page in your PowerPoint slide: http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=291926. You
can use that also to open Office documents:
http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q243/0/58.asp

This can be done easier with LiveWeb, a free add-in by Shyam, at
http://www.mvps.org/skp/liveweb.htm.

Kind regards,
Ute
 
Thank you kindly Ute
-----Original Message-----


Hi Mon,

the easiest way would be to insert screenshots of the webpages and Word
documents in your PowerPoint presentation, if you only want to SHOW the
pages and not actually DO something in them.

You can also insert a webbrowser control on your slide and integrate a web
page in your PowerPoint slide:
Click to expand...
http://support.microsoft.com?kbid=291926. You
 
Mon,

It is quite simple to put a button on the desired slides (actually any
object) and have an Action Setting set to that button that opens any other
program. That program takes over the screen and when done, you merely click
the "X" at the top right and it returns you to your presentation still in
Slide Show Mode.

If you need assistance on linking, check out the following:

http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00193.htm
 
You've already received some number of solutions that should all work.
If you decide to go with the low tech route, here's how I accomplish
what you want to do; given my preference for low-tech it works very
well.

Before you start the presentation and without the audience in the room:

* Open IE (or whatever web browser) and have it set the way you want.

* Open PP and start the slide show so that it is on the first slide you
want the audience to see.

* Use ALT+as-many-TABs-as-necessary to switch to IE. Now, use ALT+TAB
to switch back to the slide show. Every subsequent ALT+TAB will toggle
between the slide show and IE.

Note 1: There will be two icons for PP -- one for the PP program and
the other for the slide show window. You need to select the slide
show.

Note 2: The sequence in which ALT+TAB shows the available icons changes
based on previous selections and the state of the respective windows.
So, after you switch to IE and back to the slide show using ALT+TAB,
each future ALT+TAB will toggle between those two.

Note 3: Using ALT+TAB does show all the choice icons in the middle of
the monitor / projection screen, but if you do the switch fast enough
it is only for a split-second.

--
Regards,

Tushar Mehta
www.tushar-mehta.com
Excel, PowerPoint, and VBA add-ins, tutorials
Custom MS Office productivity solutions
 
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