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Absolutely "yes."
To do so, easily, use an MSAgent script-writing program like Vox Proxy, a
trial version of which is available at www.voxproxy.com, or Microsoft Agent
Scripting Helper (MASH), a trial version of which is available at
www.bellcraft.com/MASH .
Vox Proxy is a PowerPoint add-in (after installation, its menu actually
shows up on the PowerPoint menu bar). It comes with lots of characters (many
more than Microsoft's four), and gives users terrific control over the
coordination of Agent animations and PowerPoint slides.
MASH is the Swiss Army Knife of MSAgent animations. In addition to adding
MSAgents to PowerPoint presentations, MASH can be used to add MSAgent
animations to web pages and emails, and can be used to create self-executing
MSAgent animation files (.exe files).
-Lon
----- Original Message -----
From: "K. In Texas" <[email protected]>
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.powerpoint
Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2004 6:51 PM
Subject: Power Point and Microsoft Agents
To do so, easily, use an MSAgent script-writing program like Vox Proxy, a
trial version of which is available at www.voxproxy.com, or Microsoft Agent
Scripting Helper (MASH), a trial version of which is available at
www.bellcraft.com/MASH .
Vox Proxy is a PowerPoint add-in (after installation, its menu actually
shows up on the PowerPoint menu bar). It comes with lots of characters (many
more than Microsoft's four), and gives users terrific control over the
coordination of Agent animations and PowerPoint slides.
MASH is the Swiss Army Knife of MSAgent animations. In addition to adding
MSAgents to PowerPoint presentations, MASH can be used to add MSAgent
animations to web pages and emails, and can be used to create self-executing
MSAgent animation files (.exe files).
-Lon
----- Original Message -----
From: "K. In Texas" <[email protected]>
Newsgroups: microsoft.public.powerpoint
Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2004 6:51 PM
Subject: Power Point and Microsoft Agents
presentation? And if so how?Is it possible to use Microsoft Agents and power point together in a
presentation? And if so how?K. In Texas said:Is it possible to use Microsoft Agents and power point together in a
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PPTMagician
Microsoft has a free download called Presentation Narrator at:
http://www.microsoft.com/msagent/dev/code/office.asp
This will be enough to get you started with MS Agents working within
PowerPoint. After that you're going to want VOXProxy (as Lon mentioned) or
MASH (which you can use with multiple applications, not just PowerPoint).
HTH,
Glenna
http://www.microsoft.com/msagent/dev/code/office.asp
This will be enough to get you started with MS Agents working within
PowerPoint. After that you're going to want VOXProxy (as Lon mentioned) or
MASH (which you can use with multiple applications, not just PowerPoint).
HTH,
Glenna
presentation? And if so how?K. In Texas said:Is it possible to use Microsoft Agents and power point together in a
L
Lon
Microsoft does offer a free PowerPoint MSAgent scripting program called
Presentation Narrator, just as Glenna says. I didn't recommend it, though,
because it's not nearly as easy to use as Vox Proxy or MASH, both of which
come in free 30-day trial versions.
Presentation Narrator is a PowerPoint macro, and requires users to manually
write code for MSAgent animations. The code is quite simple. But every word
of every command (as well as every word of dialog) must by typed by the
user; and a small typo in an action command will prevent the script from
running properly. Vox Proxy and MASH, on the other hand, automatically write
action command code in response to mouse clicks; users have to type only the
MSAgent characters' dialog.
VoxProxy is the Cadillac of MSAgent scripting programs for PowerPoint, and
in my opinion, is well worth the $199.00 a license costs (after the free
trial period has expired).
A MASH license is only $24.95 (after the free trial period has expired), and
so -- for users who place any value at all on their own time -- is the
equivalent of "free," once the value of the time a user would save (as
compared to the time required to use Presentation Narrator) is factored in.
If completely "free" is a deciding consideration for users, I would
recommend a third MSAgent scripting program called Karen's Power Toy,
available free at http://www.karenware.com/powertools/pttoy.asp . The
scripts created by Karen's Power Toy have to be activated from within
PowerPoint, while a presentation is being made. The way to do that is to
hyperlink the Power Toy script to a shape or Action Button, so the script
runs in response to the presenter clicking or mousing over the linked-from
shape or Action Button.
(Details on how to use all three of these programs -- Vox Proxy, MASH and
Karen's Power Toy -- will be forthcoming in a book I'm now writing,
tentatively titled "Toon It Yourself: Microsoft Agent Digital Talking
Characters, for Presentations, Websites, and More.")
-Lon
Presentation Narrator, just as Glenna says. I didn't recommend it, though,
because it's not nearly as easy to use as Vox Proxy or MASH, both of which
come in free 30-day trial versions.
Presentation Narrator is a PowerPoint macro, and requires users to manually
write code for MSAgent animations. The code is quite simple. But every word
of every command (as well as every word of dialog) must by typed by the
user; and a small typo in an action command will prevent the script from
running properly. Vox Proxy and MASH, on the other hand, automatically write
action command code in response to mouse clicks; users have to type only the
MSAgent characters' dialog.
VoxProxy is the Cadillac of MSAgent scripting programs for PowerPoint, and
in my opinion, is well worth the $199.00 a license costs (after the free
trial period has expired).
A MASH license is only $24.95 (after the free trial period has expired), and
so -- for users who place any value at all on their own time -- is the
equivalent of "free," once the value of the time a user would save (as
compared to the time required to use Presentation Narrator) is factored in.
If completely "free" is a deciding consideration for users, I would
recommend a third MSAgent scripting program called Karen's Power Toy,
available free at http://www.karenware.com/powertools/pttoy.asp . The
scripts created by Karen's Power Toy have to be activated from within
PowerPoint, while a presentation is being made. The way to do that is to
hyperlink the Power Toy script to a shape or Action Button, so the script
runs in response to the presenter clicking or mousing over the linked-from
shape or Action Button.
(Details on how to use all three of these programs -- Vox Proxy, MASH and
Karen's Power Toy -- will be forthcoming in a book I'm now writing,
tentatively titled "Toon It Yourself: Microsoft Agent Digital Talking
Characters, for Presentations, Websites, and More.")
-Lon
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John Langhans [MSFT]
[CRITICAL UPDATE - Anyone using Office 2003 should install the critical
update as soon as possible. From PowerPoint, choose "Help -> Check for
Updates".]
Hello,
PowerPoint doesn't provide the functionality natively and, instead,
requires that you use VBA or add-ins.
If you (or anyone else reading this message) think that it's important that
PowerPoint provide this kind of functionality (without having to resort to
VBA or add-ins), don't forget to send your feedback (in YOUR OWN WORDS,
please) to Microsoft at:
http://register.microsoft.com/mswish/suggestion.asp
As with all product suggestions, it's important that you not just state
your wish but also WHY it is important to you that your product suggestion
be implemented by Microsoft. Microsoft receives thousands of product
suggestions every day and we read each one but, in any given product
development cycle, there are only sufficient resources to address the ones
that are most important to our customers so take the extra time to state
your case as clearly and completely as possible.
IMPORTANT: Each submission should be a single suggestion (not a list of
suggestions).
John Langhans
Microsoft Corporation
Supportability Program Manager
Microsoft Office PowerPoint for Windows
Microsoft Office Picture Manager for Windows
For FAQ's, highlights and top issues, visit the Microsoft PowerPoint
support center at: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=ppt
Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base at:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbhowto
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
Use of any included script samples are subject to the terms specified at
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update as soon as possible. From PowerPoint, choose "Help -> Check for
Updates".]
Hello,
PowerPoint doesn't provide the functionality natively and, instead,
requires that you use VBA or add-ins.
If you (or anyone else reading this message) think that it's important that
PowerPoint provide this kind of functionality (without having to resort to
VBA or add-ins), don't forget to send your feedback (in YOUR OWN WORDS,
please) to Microsoft at:
http://register.microsoft.com/mswish/suggestion.asp
As with all product suggestions, it's important that you not just state
your wish but also WHY it is important to you that your product suggestion
be implemented by Microsoft. Microsoft receives thousands of product
suggestions every day and we read each one but, in any given product
development cycle, there are only sufficient resources to address the ones
that are most important to our customers so take the extra time to state
your case as clearly and completely as possible.
IMPORTANT: Each submission should be a single suggestion (not a list of
suggestions).
John Langhans
Microsoft Corporation
Supportability Program Manager
Microsoft Office PowerPoint for Windows
Microsoft Office Picture Manager for Windows
For FAQ's, highlights and top issues, visit the Microsoft PowerPoint
support center at: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=ppt
Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base at:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbhowto
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
Use of any included script samples are subject to the terms specified at
http://www.microsoft.com/info/cpyright.htm