Text scroll bar within a slide - can it be done?

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Does anyone know if there's a way to attach a scroll bar to a single slide, so that the person doing the presentation can scroll through several pages of text while on one particular slide

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Geetesh Bajaj mentioned that you could probably do it
with VBA. You can, but you don't actually need to know
VBA. You can use the Control Toolbox to create a text
box object, and then adjust the scroll bar setting for
the type of scroll bar you want. It is not exactly easy,
but it is effective.

To get to the Control Toolbox, go to View: Toolbars:
Control Toolbox. When the toolbox opens, click on the
icon that looks like ab|. Draw your text box on your
slide. Adjust its size as you would any object.

To type in your text, you will need to go to Edit:
TextBox Object (I think that's what it will say). Then
you will be able to type in the box.

Then you will need to return to the Control Toolbox and
click on the little hand pointing to a piece of paper (it
looks like). This will open your properties list. Click
on the Alphabetized tab.

There are several different adjustments you can make
here, but the important ones are:

MultiLine must be True
TextWrap should be True

Scroll Bars should be set to 2 for a vertical scroll bar
down the right side. It will appear if your text is too
long to fit in the box.

You can also adjust your font from the Properties list.

If you do not want users to be able to type in the text
box while the show is running, Lock the text. (I don't
remember exactly how to do this, but I think it is also a
True/False setting.)

I think I got all the parts. If this does not work, post
again or e-mail me. Please put TextBox Object in the
subject line so that I do not delete your e-mail as spam!

Good luck.
-----Original Message-----
Does anyone know if there's a way to attach a scroll bar
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to a single slide, so that the person doing the
presentation can scroll through several pages of text
while on one particular slide?
 
Sure, you can post it. I subscribe to Indezine and have
learned so much from you, so it would only be fair!

I just wish it worked on the Mac. But that was a whole
different thread here.

Would you want to use my name? If so, please e-mail me
for my real name. Also, I have a more systematic
explanation I could send you if you want. Here I was
just typing it out from memory.
 
I looked at it, but I just don't get it. How do I actually do it when I'm on a particular slide
 
Which part do you not understand?

By the way, you're not using a Mac, are you?

Just select the slide you want to edit, and then follow
the directions from my other post. Objects created from
the Control Toolbox are a little more difficult to
control than regular objects; it does take some
practice. But it will achieve what you are looking for
(unless you're using a Mac).
-----Original Message-----
I looked at it, but I just don't get it. How do I
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actually do it when I'm on a particular slide?
 
Thanks, Sari

I just tried it using the complete instructions from the reply (the part that I missed the first time) and it worked just as you said it would. You rock!!!!!!!
 
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