Triggering a VoIP call from PowerPoint?

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Hello.

How would one trigger a VoIP call from PowerPoint? For example, on my
presentation page, I have a button that says "call" - when I press it,
it would invoke VoIP client (skype or something) in the background and
initiate a call.

Many thanks in advance!!
 
Sure, why not.

In the action settings, select "On click" => Run Program => Navigate to your
Skype program +. Add the " /callto:" after the .exe and then add the
person's name. So, putting it all together, it would look like this ....
"C:\Program Files\Skype\Phone\Skype.exe /callto:home


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Sure, why not.

In the action settings, select "On click" => Run Program => Navigate to your
Skype program +. Add the " /callto:" after the .exe and then add the
person's name. So, putting it all together, it would look like this ....
"C:\Program Files\Skype\Phone\Skype.exe /callto:home
Click to expand...

Or -- innitsweet? -- insert a hyperlink to

callto://home

When you click it, PPT coughs up its usual Chicken Littleisms about how
clicking this hyperlink will bring an end to civilization as we know it,
trigger the next ice age, global warming and barometric stasis. But it works.
 
Thank you very much!!!!!

Bill said:
Sure, why not.

In the action settings, select "On click" => Run Program => Navigate to your
Skype program +. Add the " /callto:" after the .exe and then add the
person's name. So, putting it all together, it would look like this ....
"C:\Program Files\Skype\Phone\Skype.exe /callto:home


--
Bill Dilworth
A proud member of the Microsoft PPT MVP Team
Users helping fellow users.
http://billdilworth.mvps.org
-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_
vestprog2@ Please read the PowerPoint FAQ pages.
yahoo. They answer most of our questions.
com www.pptfaq.com
.
Click to expand...
 
Oh, one more thing - how do I keep the skype client in the background
while it's "dialing?" THANK YOU AGAIN!!!!!!
 
You could simply click on the presentation to re-hide the Skype window, or
set the Skype window to show on another monitor, or use code to hide it.
The easiest being to #2.

If you are using dual monitors, adjust the location of the Skype interface
so that it is on the primary monitor. The presentation may loose focus, but
the call won't appear on the screen.


--
Bill Dilworth
A proud member of the Microsoft PPT MVP Team
Users helping fellow users.
http://billdilworth.mvps.org
-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_
vestprog2@ Please read the PowerPoint FAQ pages.
yahoo. They answer most of our questions.
com www.pptfaq.com
..
 
Thanks again Bill - you rock.

Ideally though, we would like for the skype client not to show up (or
stay hidden) as the PP presentation is basically a prototype of a
future application. (That I, thank God, don't have to develop.) And
the two monitors scenario is not possible as we are running this
prototype on a Windows XP tablet and everything should be on this one,
self contained unit.

I am a total newbie in VBA and unfortunately need to get this done very
quickly - ugggghhhhh.

How would I accomplish this via VBA in PowerPoint? I hope this is
something simple as I never
programmed before.

Many, many thanks in advance!!!!!!
 
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