schedule ppt all day

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I am trying to figure out a way to schedule powerpoint
presentations (with video clips) to run on a
schedule...all day. I want to be able to post times that
certain video clips will play (for example...Dogs World
will play at noon every day) and then the rest of the day,
slides will rotate. Does anyone know how I can approach
this?
Thanks
 
Sounds like a good use for VBA in PowerPoint.

Basic set-up:
PowerPoint loop (all day loop)
event capture add-in
When a new slide activates, it checks the time
If the time is 2PM (or whatever), then link to another PowerPoint
presentation.
When this is done running, it reverts back to looping presentation.

Is this the type of set-up you were looking for?
What version of PowerPoint do you run?


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Thank you for your help. We tried the task scheduler and
it did not work for us...I may look into it again and
rethink my "thinking".
Thank you
 
This looks promising. Thank you very much. I have eery
office available but use mostly xp and 2000 now. I can
pick the version I want for this computer ....so if you
have a recommendation to make things work better...let me
know. I will try the vba stuff...I think it can work for
us.
Thank You
Rhonda
 
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Hello,

PowerPoint doesn't provide the functionality that you are looking for
without resorting to VBA or add-ins or other external tools.

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

It's VERY important that, for EACH wish, you describe in detail, WHY it is
important TO YOU that your product suggestion be implemented. A good wish
submssion includes WHAT scenario, work-flow, or end-result is blocked by
not having a specific feature, HOW MUCH time and effort ($$$) is spent
working around a specific limitation of the current product, etc. Remember
that 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 so that we can FEEL YOUR PAIN.

IMPORTANT: Each submission should be a single suggestion (not a list of
suggestions).

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Microsoft Corporation
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Microsoft Office PowerPoint for Windows
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