Producer scan.hta program and powerpoint equivalent

[corsolini]

This is for people familiar with Microsoft Producer and the scan.hta
program.

I like the way the scan.hta file works for producer. Scanning the
folder and building a navigation menu based on however many published
producer files are in it.
So I was wondering if such a thing exists for Power point files. A
program that would scan for .ppt files and build a navigation menu
based on that. One that would stay in the background while each
presenter would show his program. It would allow you to just drop the
..ppt files in a folder for large meetings and have a central
navagation point.
Thanks,
-jim

 

[TAJ Simmons]

Jim,

Sounds like a cool idea for a VBA add-in.

Shyam? Steve? Chirag? Tushar?

Cheers
TAJ Simmons
microsoft powerpoint mvp

awesome - powerpoint backgrounds,
free sample templates, tutorials, hints and tips etc
http://www.powerpointbackgrounds.com

 

[Steve Rindsberg, PPTMVP]

There's something here that might serve as a starting point:

Create an index with links to a folder full of PPT files
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00291.htm

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Steve Rindsberg PPT MVP
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PPT FAQ: http://www.pptfaq.com

 

[corsolini]

Steve,
Forgive my ignorance, but I went to the page and have looked at this
code and am not sure how to use it. Do I save it as an .html file or
some other kind of file? How do I run it?
Thanks,
-jim

 

[Steve Rindsberg, PPTMVP]

Forgive my ignorance, but I went to the page and have looked at this

code and am not sure how to use it. Do I save it as an .html file or
some other kind of file? How do I run it?

There's nothing TO forgive, Jim. Smart folk ask. ;-)

Try this:
How do I USE this VBA stuff in PowerPoint?
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00033.htm

 

[corsolini]

Steve,
Thanks that works great! Is there a way that this macro could run
automatically when starting up the powerpoint file that holds it? That
would make the process completely automatic. Or can it already and I
just don't know how?
Thanks much,
-jim

 

[Steve Rindsberg, PPTMVP]

Thanks that works great! Is there a way that this macro could run

automatically when starting up the powerpoint file that holds it? That
would make the process completely automatic. Or can it already and I
just don't know how?

Unfortunately (or fortunately, given the number of nasties going around the
net lately) PPT doesn't let us run anything automatically on opening a
presentation.

You can have macros available by menu or toolbar click to ALL your
presentations - in other words, they load with PowerPoint, not individual
presentations.

Create an ADD-IN with TOOLBARS that run macros
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00031.htm

Thanks much,
-jim



There's nothing TO forgive, Jim. Smart folk ask. ;-)

Try this:
How do I USE this VBA stuff in PowerPoint?
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00033.htm

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