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2007.ppt

Could someone please tell me what are triggers? I have a vague sense that it
may have something to do with VBA? Still pressing buttons and trying to find
my way around PowerPoint.
Still feel like a newbie when I don't understand things.

MoMo (Maureen)
 
Thank you Tohlz,

Thank goodness <g> not VBA.
I have printed off your "Tutorial Instructions" and will have a go later on
today when I wake up properly:-) Will post back.
I tried to open your links Christmas Room Escape, and the others but the web
pages aren't displaying. Maybe problems this end. I will ask my husband to
access them for me (when he surfaces from his bed) about noon:-) Thank you
for your speedy response

MoMo (Maureen)

"tohlz" <pptheaven[AT]gmail[DOT]com> wrote in message
Trigger is a feature introduced in PowerPoint XP / 2002 and the later
versions. It allows object/s to be animated only when a specific object on
the Slide Show is clicked, hence triggering the animations. Check out this
tutorial for more information:
http://pptheaven.mvps.org/tutorials/trigger.html
 
Tohlz
Absolutely brilliant. My husband "unzipped" which was why I couldn't access
your web pages this morning. I visited your Christmas Room Escape. Been on
it for ages but I have had to close it down so that I can go shoppping. Will
have a go at "trigger-ing" when I have read and digested the tutorial. It
is in my PPT tips folder:-) The depths of this .ppt2007 is amazing ! !

Thanks a lot

MoMo (Maureen)
 
Actually, it has a lot to with VBA. What it has to do with VBA is that it
makes VBA unnecessary for doing a lot of things you might want to do. In
PowerPoint 2000 and 97, you had to use VBA if you wanted to make objects
appear and disappear. When 2002 was introduced that use of VBA was
unnecessary for most users.
--David

--
David M. Marcovitz
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP
Director of Graduate Programs in Educational Technology
Loyola College in Maryland
Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
http://www.PowerfulPowerPoint.com/

Thank you Tohlz,

Thank goodness <g> not VBA.
I have printed off your "Tutorial Instructions" and will have a go
later on today when I wake up properly:-) Will post back.
I tried to open your links Christmas Room Escape, and the others but
the web pages aren't displaying. Maybe problems this end. I will ask
my husband to access them for me (when he surfaces from his bed) about
noon:-) Thank you for your speedy response

MoMo (Maureen)

"tohlz" <pptheaven[AT]gmail[DOT]com> wrote in message
Trigger is a feature introduced in PowerPoint XP / 2002 and the later
versions. It allows object/s to be animated only when a specific
object on the Slide Show is clicked, hence triggering the animations.
Check out this tutorial for more information:
http://pptheaven.mvps.org/tutorials/trigger.html
Also, it has nothing to do with VBA <g>.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
I did look and follow the step by step instruction of the Tutorial, I used
one of my "animations" instead of text. It worked wonderful. I am now a bit
confused because I don't necessarily want to learn VBA. Am I correct in
assuming there having been no Triggers prior to 2000 VBA was necessary but
it isn't really needed now? My husband is heavily involved in Visual Basic
and I have watched him in disblief when he is programming. This .ppt2007 is
my programme and I don't involve him, in fact I do almost everything through
this News Group and at the moment I am on a very large learning curve. I
know nothing really, just learning. What should I do - just stick with the
triggers and animations? Is it a must - well a need - to learn VBA (have it
up your sleeve for the future)? Hope I come into the Category of most users.
At the moment PowerPoint is just like a new toy to me:-)

Thank you Tohlz and David for your replies
MoMo (Maureen)


David M. Marcovitz said:
Actually, it has a lot to with VBA. What it has to do with VBA is that it
makes VBA unnecessary for doing a lot of things you might want to do. In
PowerPoint 2000 and 97, you had to use VBA if you wanted to make objects
appear and disappear. When 2002 was introduced that use of VBA was
unnecessary for most users.
--David

--
David M. Marcovitz
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP
Director of Graduate Programs in Educational Technology
Loyola College in Maryland
Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
http://www.PowerfulPowerPoint.com/

Thank you Tohlz,

Thank goodness <g> not VBA.
I have printed off your "Tutorial Instructions" and will have a go
later on today when I wake up properly:-) Will post back.
I tried to open your links Christmas Room Escape, and the others but
the web pages aren't displaying. Maybe problems this end. I will ask
my husband to access them for me (when he surfaces from his bed) about
noon:-) Thank you for your speedy response

MoMo (Maureen)
Could someone please tell me what are triggers?
Click to expand...

"tohlz" <pptheaven[AT]gmail[DOT]com> wrote in message
Trigger is a feature introduced in PowerPoint XP / 2002 and the later
versions. It allows object/s to be animated only when a specific
object on the Slide Show is clicked, hence triggering the animations.
Check out this tutorial for more information:
http://pptheaven.mvps.org/tutorials/trigger.html
Also, it has nothing to do with VBA <g>.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
My response was intended a bit as a joke (although what I said is true
and serious). It is true that there are many things that VBA can do that
PowerPoint can't do without it. However, most users have little need for
those things, and being able to do those things isn't worth the effort of
learning VBA for most users. If you are looking to do things that
triggers can do, VBA is unncecessary. Only think about VBA for things
that PowerPoint can't do without it.

I use VBA for creating interactive presentations that allow users to
enter information and track that information (such as a quiz that returns
a score). If this isn't what you're looking for, stay away from VBA.

--David

--
David M. Marcovitz
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP
Director of Graduate Programs in Educational Technology
Loyola College in Maryland
Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
http://www.PowerfulPowerPoint.com/

I did look and follow the step by step instruction of the Tutorial, I
used one of my "animations" instead of text. It worked wonderful. I am
now a bit confused because I don't necessarily want to learn VBA. Am I
correct in assuming there having been no Triggers prior to 2000 VBA
was necessary but it isn't really needed now? My husband is heavily
involved in Visual Basic and I have watched him in disblief when he is
programming. This .ppt2007 is my programme and I don't involve him, in
fact I do almost everything through this News Group and at the moment
I am on a very large learning curve. I know nothing really, just
learning. What should I do - just stick with the triggers and
animations? Is it a must - well a need - to learn VBA (have it up your
sleeve for the future)? Hope I come into the Category of most users.
At the moment PowerPoint is just like a new toy to me:-)

Thank you Tohlz and David for your replies
MoMo (Maureen)


David M. Marcovitz said:
Actually, it has a lot to with VBA. What it has to do with VBA is
that it makes VBA unnecessary for doing a lot of things you might
want to do. In PowerPoint 2000 and 97, you had to use VBA if you
wanted to make objects appear and disappear. When 2002 was introduced
that use of VBA was unnecessary for most users.
--David

--
David M. Marcovitz
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP
Director of Graduate Programs in Educational Technology
Loyola College in Maryland
Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
http://www.PowerfulPowerPoint.com/

Thank you Tohlz,

Thank goodness <g> not VBA.
I have printed off your "Tutorial Instructions" and will have a go
later on today when I wake up properly:-) Will post back.
I tried to open your links Christmas Room Escape, and the others but
the web pages aren't displaying. Maybe problems this end. I will ask
my husband to access them for me (when he surfaces from his bed)
about noon:-) Thank you for your speedy response

MoMo (Maureen)

Could someone please tell me what are triggers?

"tohlz" <pptheaven[AT]gmail[DOT]com> wrote in message
Trigger is a feature introduced in PowerPoint XP / 2002 and the
later versions. It allows object/s to be animated only when a
specific object on the Slide Show is clicked, hence triggering the
animations. Check out this tutorial for more information:
http://pptheaven.mvps.org/tutorials/trigger.html

Also, it has nothing to do with VBA <g>.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Thank you David
Phew - I told you that I was a newbie - Can't even see a joke yet ;-) Still
in serious mode (or mood) - mind boggling stuff this PowerPoint. Thanks all
the same. I have done a quiz (very good I think) but I am not yet ready to
do the scores etc. I can't help repeating how kind everyone is this group.

MoMo (Maureen)

David M. Marcovitz said:
My response was intended a bit as a joke (although what I said is true
and serious). It is true that there are many things that VBA can do that
PowerPoint can't do without it. However, most users have little need for
those things, and being able to do those things isn't worth the effort of
learning VBA for most users. If you are looking to do things that
triggers can do, VBA is unncecessary. Only think about VBA for things
that PowerPoint can't do without it.

I use VBA for creating interactive presentations that allow users to
enter information and track that information (such as a quiz that returns
a score). If this isn't what you're looking for, stay away from VBA.

--David

--
David M. Marcovitz
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP
Director of Graduate Programs in Educational Technology
Loyola College in Maryland
Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
http://www.PowerfulPowerPoint.com/

I did look and follow the step by step instruction of the Tutorial, I
used one of my "animations" instead of text. It worked wonderful. I am
now a bit confused because I don't necessarily want to learn VBA. Am I
correct in assuming there having been no Triggers prior to 2000 VBA
was necessary but it isn't really needed now? My husband is heavily
involved in Visual Basic and I have watched him in disblief when he is
programming. This .ppt2007 is my programme and I don't involve him, in
fact I do almost everything through this News Group and at the moment
I am on a very large learning curve. I know nothing really, just
learning. What should I do - just stick with the triggers and
animations? Is it a must - well a need - to learn VBA (have it up your
sleeve for the future)? Hope I come into the Category of most users.
At the moment PowerPoint is just like a new toy to me:-)

Thank you Tohlz and David for your replies
MoMo (Maureen)


David M. Marcovitz said:
Actually, it has a lot to with VBA. What it has to do with VBA is
that it makes VBA unnecessary for doing a lot of things you might
want to do. In PowerPoint 2000 and 97, you had to use VBA if you
wanted to make objects appear and disappear. When 2002 was introduced
that use of VBA was unnecessary for most users.
--David

--
David M. Marcovitz
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP
Director of Graduate Programs in Educational Technology
Loyola College in Maryland
Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
http://www.PowerfulPowerPoint.com/


Thank you Tohlz,

Thank goodness <g> not VBA.
I have printed off your "Tutorial Instructions" and will have a go
later on today when I wake up properly:-) Will post back.
I tried to open your links Christmas Room Escape, and the others but
the web pages aren't displaying. Maybe problems this end. I will ask
my husband to access them for me (when he surfaces from his bed)
about noon:-) Thank you for your speedy response

MoMo (Maureen)

Could someone please tell me what are triggers?

"tohlz" <pptheaven[AT]gmail[DOT]com> wrote in message
Trigger is a feature introduced in PowerPoint XP / 2002 and the
later versions. It allows object/s to be animated only when a
specific object on the Slide Show is clicked, hence triggering the
animations. Check out this tutorial for more information:
http://pptheaven.mvps.org/tutorials/trigger.html

Also, it has nothing to do with VBA <g>.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Oh Steve, I absolutely split my sides laughing when I read your reply :-) My
husband asked me what had I been writing on the News Group ! !
You cheered me up no end. As I have said before this Group is just like a
family gathering.

MoMo (Maureen)
 
Oh Steve, I absolutely split my sides laughing when I read your reply :-) My
husband asked me what had I been writing on the News Group ! !
You cheered me up no end. As I have said before this Group is just like a
family gathering.
Click to expand...

... though sometimes it helps to appreciate it if your family name is Addams.
MoMo (Maureen)

Steve Rindsberg said:
Tohlz
Absolutely brilliant. My husband "unzipped"
Click to expand...

TOO MUCH INFORMATION!!!
which was why I couldn't access
your web pages this morning. I visited your Christmas Room Escape. Been
on
it for ages but I have had to close it down so that I can go shoppping.
Will
have a go at "trigger-ing" when I have read and digested the tutorial.
It
is in my PPT tips folder:-) The depths of this .ppt2007 is amazing ! !

Thanks a lot

MoMo (Maureen)
"tohlz" <pptheaven[at]gmail.com> wrote in message
Trigger is a feature introduced in PowerPoint XP / 2002 and the later
versions. It allows object/s to be animated only when a specific object
on
the Slide Show is clicked, hence triggering the animations. Check out
this
tutorial for more information:
http://pptheaven.mvps.org/tutorials/trigger.html

Also, you might be interested to check out the Christmas Room Escape
which
make use of trigger animations:
http://pptheaven.mvps.org/animations.html
--
Shawn Toh (tohlz)
Microsoft MVP PowerPoint
http://pptheaven.mvps.org
PowerPoint Heaven - The Power to Animate


2007.ppt

Could someone please tell me what are triggers? I have a vague sense
that
it may have something to do with VBA? Still pressing buttons and
trying
to find my way around PowerPoint.
Still feel like a newbie when I don't understand things.

MoMo (Maureen)
Click to expand...

-----------------------------------------
Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com
================================================
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Maureen,

Wait until you meet Steve in person!!!

--

Regards,
Glen Millar
Microsoft PPT MVP

Tutorials and PowerPoint animations at
the original www.pptworkbench.com
glen at pptworkbench dot com
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Are you using VBA?
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Maureen said:
Oh Steve, I absolutely split my sides laughing when I read your reply :-)
My husband asked me what had I been writing on the News Group ! !
You cheered me up no end. As I have said before this Group is just like a
family gathering.

MoMo (Maureen)

Steve Rindsberg said:
Tohlz
Absolutely brilliant. My husband "unzipped"
Click to expand...

TOO MUCH INFORMATION!!!
which was why I couldn't access
your web pages this morning. I visited your Christmas Room Escape. Been
on
it for ages but I have had to close it down so that I can go shoppping.
Will
have a go at "trigger-ing" when I have read and digested the tutorial.
It
is in my PPT tips folder:-) The depths of this .ppt2007 is amazing ! !

Thanks a lot

MoMo (Maureen)
"tohlz" <pptheaven[at]gmail.com> wrote in message
Trigger is a feature introduced in PowerPoint XP / 2002 and the later
versions. It allows object/s to be animated only when a specific
object on
the Slide Show is clicked, hence triggering the animations. Check out
this
tutorial for more information:
http://pptheaven.mvps.org/tutorials/trigger.html

Also, you might be interested to check out the Christmas Room Escape
which
make use of trigger animations:
http://pptheaven.mvps.org/animations.html
--
Shawn Toh (tohlz)
Microsoft MVP PowerPoint
http://pptheaven.mvps.org
PowerPoint Heaven - The Power to Animate


2007.ppt

Could someone please tell me what are triggers? I have a vague sense
that
it may have something to do with VBA? Still pressing buttons and
trying
to find my way around PowerPoint.
Still feel like a newbie when I don't understand things.

MoMo (Maureen)
Click to expand...

-----------------------------------------
Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com
================================================
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
It's good the way the messages show in RED. I would otherwise have missed
the last responses. I am now going to see if I can find your profile <g>

MoMo (alias Mortisha)! !


Steve Rindsberg said:
Oh Steve, I absolutely split my sides laughing when I read your reply :-)
My
husband asked me what had I been writing on the News Group ! !
You cheered me up no end. As I have said before this Group is just like a
family gathering.
Click to expand...

... though sometimes it helps to appreciate it if your family name is
Addams.
MoMo (Maureen)

Steve Rindsberg said:
Tohlz
Absolutely brilliant. My husband "unzipped"

TOO MUCH INFORMATION!!!

which was why I couldn't access
your web pages this morning. I visited your Christmas Room Escape.
Been
on
it for ages but I have had to close it down so that I can go
shoppping.
Will
have a go at "trigger-ing" when I have read and digested the
tutorial.
It
is in my PPT tips folder:-) The depths of this .ppt2007 is amazing ! !

Thanks a lot

MoMo (Maureen)
"tohlz" <pptheaven[at]gmail.com> wrote in message
Trigger is a feature introduced in PowerPoint XP / 2002 and the
later
versions. It allows object/s to be animated only when a specific
object
on
the Slide Show is clicked, hence triggering the animations. Check
out
this
tutorial for more information:
http://pptheaven.mvps.org/tutorials/trigger.html

Also, you might be interested to check out the Christmas Room Escape
which
make use of trigger animations:
http://pptheaven.mvps.org/animations.html
--
Shawn Toh (tohlz)
Microsoft MVP PowerPoint
http://pptheaven.mvps.org
PowerPoint Heaven - The Power to Animate


2007.ppt

Could someone please tell me what are triggers? I have a vague
sense
that
it may have something to do with VBA? Still pressing buttons and
trying
to find my way around PowerPoint.
Still feel like a newbie when I don't understand things.

MoMo (Maureen)




-----------------------------------------
Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com
================================================
Click to expand...
Click to expand...

-----------------------------------------
Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com
================================================
Click to expand...
 
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