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Hi,  
  
I have a map showing the boundaries of the states of the United States.  
  
As part of a presentation one of my colleagues wants to be able to  
  
highlight each state as they are named in a workshop. The order that  
  
the states are named is unknown as that will be dictated by the group  
  
work.  
  
We want to be able to click on a state and have a tick or other graphic  
  
reveal itself.  
  
I can't work out how to do this. Would somebody please help me.  
  
Many thanks,  
  
Jaim=E9

Jamié  
  
not random.... but if you click , then something can be revealed... with  
  
triggers....  
  
see  
  
http://www.echosvoice.com/triggers.htm  
  
Cheers  
  
TAJ Simmons  
  
microsoft powerpoint mvp  
  
awesome - powerpoint backgrounds,  
  
http://www.awesomebackgrounds.com  
  
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"" <jaimehawke@hotmail.com> wrote in message  
  
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Hi,  
  
I have a map showing the boundaries of the states of the United States.  
  
As part of a presentation one of my colleagues wants to be able to  
  
highlight each state as they are named in a workshop. The order that  
  
the states are named is unknown as that will be dictated by the group  
  
work.  
  
We want to be able to click on a state and have a tick or other graphic  
  
reveal itself.  
  
I can't work out how to do this. Would somebody please help me.  
  
Many thanks,  
  
Jaimé

FANTASTIC! Thank you :)  
  
One small thing - I have 50 clickable shapes (duplicating the State  
  
boundaries) on screen. PowerPoint's (2002) automatic naming (e.g. 'Oval  
  
13', 'Rectangle 9', 'Shape 18') makes it hard to match up the action  
  
object with its trigger object.  
  
Is there any way to re-name the shapes so that I can replace, for  
  
example, Oval 12 with "Washington" and make my job a lot easier?  
  
Thanks again,  
  
Jaim=E9

It's okay - I've found out how using Google (and Visual Basic)...  
  
http://www.accessdatabasetips.com/how-to-name-powerpoint-objects.html  
  
Thanks again.

Sorry - final (hopefully) problem:  
  
If the presenter accidently clicks an area not covered by one of my  
  
clickable shapes (i.e. they click on the background) then the slide  
  
moves on to the next. Is there any way to prevent the slide moving on  
  
with a mouse click - enforcing the use of a specific keyboard key?  
  
Jaim=E9  
  
PS For interest (maybe to those reading this after searching the  
  
newsgroup in order to solve a similar problem): A large red tick  
  
appears immediately over a State when the presenter clicks on the  
  
State. I've used TAJ Simmons' link to do that but had a problem that I  
  
didn't want the clickable shape to be visible (as the area is indicated  
  
on the bitmap map underneath). This caused problems until I realised  
  
that the way to do this is first to ensure the shape is at the front of  
  
the tick (right click, order) and then not to give the shape no fill -  
  
but to fill it with any color and then make it 100% transparent. Hope  
  
that makes sense.

I seem to be having a conversation with myself here - but I'm solving  
  
the problems before anyone else has a chance to read my posts!  
  
I solved this one by drawing a rectangle over the entire slide and put  
  
a trigger on it that reveals an invisible shape. Now the standard  
  
keyboard buttons move the slide on but clicking the slide doesn't :)  
  
Jaim=E9

Okay - it's done - just two small problems which I'd appreicate some  
  
help with:  
  
1=2E The above method of preventing the slide moving on doesn't work 100%  
  
of the time. I have some objects (rectangles) that are made invisible  
  
using a 'disappear' effect. Once the rectangle has disappeared, the  
  
area underneath (if clicked) will move the slide on. How do I stop  
  
this?  
  
2=2E I am fairly good at using VBA but my experience is with Microsoft  
  
Access only. When the presenter clicks each state a text box is  
  
revealed. I want to update a count of the number of visible text boxes  
  
each time the presenter clicks.  
  
I have found the Action Settings... Run macro setting and have put some  
  
code in to iterate the Shapes collection, identify all of the  
  
appropriate text boxes and interigate their properties. I don't know  
  
which property identifies shapes that have been revealed by the user.  
  
The line: If (oShp.visible) then intCount =3D intCount + 1 doesn't work.  
  
Which property should I be using?  
  
Thanks again!  
  
Jaim=E9

It seems as though you are entertaining yourself quite nicely!  You can  
  
prevent slide movement by going to "Slide Show", "Set up show" and setting  
  
your presentation to be "Browsed at a KIOSK".  This does, however, require  
  
navigation buttons on all slides (or code that takes you to the desired  
  
slide).  
  
Also, if you want to name shapes on your slide, here is a link to some code:  
  
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00584.htm  
  
--  
  
Bill Foley  
  
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP  
  
Microsoft Office Specialist Master Instructor  
  
www.pttinc.com  
  
"Jamié" <jaimehawke@hotmail.com> wrote in message  
  
news:1128158908.953556.321980@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...  
  
Sorry - final (hopefully) problem:  
  
If the presenter accidently clicks an area not covered by one of my  
  
clickable shapes (i.e. they click on the background) then the slide  
  
moves on to the next. Is there any way to prevent the slide moving on  
  
with a mouse click - enforcing the use of a specific keyboard key?  
  
Jaimé  
  
PS For interest (maybe to those reading this after searching the  
  
newsgroup in order to solve a similar problem): A large red tick  
  
appears immediately over a State when the presenter clicks on the  
  
State. I've used TAJ Simmons' link to do that but had a problem that I  
  
didn't want the clickable shape to be visible (as the area is indicated  
  
on the bitmap map underneath). This caused problems until I realised  
  
that the way to do this is first to ensure the shape is at the front of  
  
the tick (right click, order) and then not to give the shape no fill -  
  
but to fill it with any color and then make it 100% transparent. Hope  
  
that makes sense.

Jamié  
  
to stop the slide advancing when you click on any place....  
  
slideshow menu > slide transition > untick "advance on mouse click"  
  
Then add an action button marked "next slide" or similar. To give people the  
  
option to advance to the next slide  
  
cheers  
  
TAJ Simmons  
  
microsoft powerpoint mvp  
  
awesome - powerpoint backgrounds,  
  
http://www.awesomebackgrounds.com  
  
free powerpoint templates, tutorials, hints, tips and more...  
  
"Jamié" <jaimehawke@hotmail.com> wrote in message  
  
news:1128158908.953556.321980@o13g2000cwo.googlegroups.com...  
  
Sorry - final (hopefully) problem:  
  
If the presenter accidently clicks an area not covered by one of my  
  
clickable shapes (i.e. they click on the background) then the slide  
  
moves on to the next. Is there any way to prevent the slide moving on  
  
with a mouse click - enforcing the use of a specific keyboard key?  
  
Jaimé  
  
PS For interest (maybe to those reading this after searching the  
  
newsgroup in order to solve a similar problem): A large red tick  
  
appears immediately over a State when the presenter clicks on the  
  
State. I've used TAJ Simmons' link to do that but had a problem that I  
  
didn't want the clickable shape to be visible (as the area is indicated  
  
on the bitmap map underneath). This caused problems until I realised  
  
that the way to do this is first to ensure the shape is at the front of  
  
the tick (right click, order) and then not to give the shape no fill -  
  
but to fill it with any color and then make it 100% transparent. Hope  
  
that makes sense.

Yep! I had an entertaining day! Thought I'd document it for others who  
  
might seach and to save you guys the trouble of answering.  
  
Thanks TAJ Simmons for the 'advance on mouse click' setting - that's  
  
perfect.  
  
If anyone could help with the VBA count of revealed text boxes, I'd  
  
really appreciate it. Each time the presenter clicks a State and a  
  
marker is revealed, I want a count of how many States (markers) have  
  
been revealed.  
  
Jaim=E9

In article <1128248633.332150.129900@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>, Jamié  
  
wrote:  
  
And thanks for that!  This is The Good and Right Thing To Do.  
  
Insofar is it is in our power to ensure you a place in the hereafter of your  
  
choice, consider it granted.  
  
That and the price of a cup of coffee won't quite buy you a cup of coffee.  
  
Tax, y'know.  
  
What you had should have been pretty close but w/o context or the error message  
  
etc. it's hard to say.  (Yup, that was a hint for next time. <g>)  
  
This example works for the first slide of a presentation;  you should be able  
  
to modify it pretty easily:  
  
Sub AreYouHiding()  
  
Dim oSh As Shape  
  
Dim lShapeCount As Long  
  
For Each oSh In ActivePresentation.Slides(1).Shapes  
  
If oSh.Visible Then  
  
lShapeCount = lShapeCount + 1  
  
End If  
  
Next  
  
MsgBox CStr(lShapeCount)  
  
End Sub  
  
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Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP  
  
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