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Make a hidden phrase appear, letter by letter, in random order
how do I make a hidden phrase appear, letter by letter, in random order,
e.g., wheel of fortune style. I'm thinking of having all the letters of the alphabet on the bottom of the slide. When I click on a letter, the corresponding letters in the phrase would appear. Since the letters will be selected in random order, each letter needs to be a trigger for a separate action. I haven't been able to get multiple macros to work. Help! |
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What version of PowerPoint are you using? In 2002 and 2003, you can use
animation triggers to do exactly what you want. In earlier versions, you will need macros. For triggers, put a text box with a letter where you want. Give it an entry animation and set it to trigger on the click of the same letter down below. If you have an earlier version, give us more details about what you tried and what happened. It's not that hard to make it work with macros if you have already done something with macros. --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.loyola.edu/education/PowerfulPowerPoint/ "=?Utf-8?B?SmltbXkgRw==?=" wrote in : how do I make a hidden phrase appear, letter by letter, in random order, e.g., wheel of fortune style. I'm thinking of having all the letters of the alphabet on the bottom of the slide. When I click on a letter, the corresponding letters in the phrase would appear. Since the letters will be selected in random order, each letter needs to be a trigger for a separate action. I haven't been able to get multiple macros to work. Help! |
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David,
I have 2003. I've created the text boxes with the letters and the animation that has them appearing. How do I set the trigger to take effect when I click on same letter below? Also, it works in the same animation order, and I need it to be random, i.e., the letters will be chosen in different sequences? Jim "David M. Marcovitz" wrote: What version of PowerPoint are you using? In 2002 and 2003, you can use animation triggers to do exactly what you want. In earlier versions, you will need macros. For triggers, put a text box with a letter where you want. Give it an entry animation and set it to trigger on the click of the same letter down below. If you have an earlier version, give us more details about what you tried and what happened. It's not that hard to make it work with macros if you have already done something with macros. --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.loyola.edu/education/PowerfulPowerPoint/ "=?Utf-8?B?SmltbXkgRw==?=" wrote in : how do I make a hidden phrase appear, letter by letter, in random order, e.g., wheel of fortune style. I'm thinking of having all the letters of the alphabet on the bottom of the slide. When I click on a letter, the corresponding letters in the phrase would appear. Since the letters will be selected in random order, each letter needs to be a trigger for a separate action. I haven't been able to get multiple macros to work. Help! |
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OK, you said you have the letters in the right place up on the top. Do
you have text boxes for A through Z down below? If not create separate text boxes for those. Next, click on a letter above and choose Custom Animation from the Slide Show Window. You should see a list of animated objects on the right side of your screen. One of them shoudl have a box around it and a triangle next to it (signifying a pull-down menu). Click on the triangle to pull down a menu and choose "Timing..." A dialogue box should pop up. At the bottom of the dialog box should be a button named Triggers. Click on it. Then choose "Start effect on click of." Now you want to choose the shape to start the effect. If you have letters in a bunch of text boxes, this shouldn't be too difficult to find the right trigger. Repeat this for each of your letters, and you should be all set. It's really easier than it looks. Once you do a couple of them, you'll get the hang of it, and it will go quickly. --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.loyola.edu/education/PowerfulPowerPoint/ "=?Utf-8?B?SmltbXkgRw==?=" wrote in : David, I have 2003. I've created the text boxes with the letters and the animation that has them appearing. How do I set the trigger to take effect when I click on same letter below? Also, it works in the same animation order, and I need it to be random, i.e., the letters will be chosen in different sequences? Jim "David M. Marcovitz" wrote: What version of PowerPoint are you using? In 2002 and 2003, you can use animation triggers to do exactly what you want. In earlier versions, you will need macros. For triggers, put a text box with a letter where you want. Give it an entry animation and set it to trigger on the click of the same letter down below. If you have an earlier version, give us more details about what you tried and what happened. It's not that hard to make it work with macros if you have already done something with macros. --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.loyola.edu/education/PowerfulPowerPoint/ "=?Utf-8?B?SmltbXkgRw==?=" wrote in : how do I make a hidden phrase appear, letter by letter, in random order, e.g., wheel of fortune style. I'm thinking of having all the letters of the alphabet on the bottom of the slide. When I click on a letter, the corresponding letters in the phrase would appear. Since the letters will be selected in random order, each letter needs to be a trigger for a separate action. I haven't been able to get multiple macros to work. Help! |
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David,
Thanks for the instructions. After I made my last post, I looked at the "effect options" more closely and found what I needed. It is hard to find initially and I couldn't find any documentation on this. It might be worth suggesting for power user, although there may not be much demand for this. Thanks again. Jim "David M. Marcovitz" wrote: OK, you said you have the letters in the right place up on the top. Do you have text boxes for A through Z down below? If not create separate text boxes for those. Next, click on a letter above and choose Custom Animation from the Slide Show Window. You should see a list of animated objects on the right side of your screen. One of them shoudl have a box around it and a triangle next to it (signifying a pull-down menu). Click on the triangle to pull down a menu and choose "Timing..." A dialogue box should pop up. At the bottom of the dialog box should be a button named Triggers. Click on it. Then choose "Start effect on click of." Now you want to choose the shape to start the effect. If you have letters in a bunch of text boxes, this shouldn't be too difficult to find the right trigger. Repeat this for each of your letters, and you should be all set. It's really easier than it looks. Once you do a couple of them, you'll get the hang of it, and it will go quickly. --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.loyola.edu/education/PowerfulPowerPoint/ "=?Utf-8?B?SmltbXkgRw==?=" wrote in : David, I have 2003. I've created the text boxes with the letters and the animation that has them appearing. How do I set the trigger to take effect when I click on same letter below? Also, it works in the same animation order, and I need it to be random, i.e., the letters will be chosen in different sequences? Jim "David M. Marcovitz" wrote: What version of PowerPoint are you using? In 2002 and 2003, you can use animation triggers to do exactly what you want. In earlier versions, you will need macros. For triggers, put a text box with a letter where you want. Give it an entry animation and set it to trigger on the click of the same letter down below. If you have an earlier version, give us more details about what you tried and what happened. It's not that hard to make it work with macros if you have already done something with macros. --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.loyola.edu/education/PowerfulPowerPoint/ "=?Utf-8?B?SmltbXkgRw==?=" wrote in : how do I make a hidden phrase appear, letter by letter, in random order, e.g., wheel of fortune style. I'm thinking of having all the letters of the alphabet on the bottom of the slide. When I click on a letter, the corresponding letters in the phrase would appear. Since the letters will be selected in random order, each letter needs to be a trigger for a separate action. I haven't been able to get multiple macros to work. Help! |
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It appears that it is already the
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/as...873001033.aspx {begin extreme sarcasm} By the way, I find it hard to believe that you find the documentation on this (or any other feature of PowerPoint) to be lacking. I am shocked. {end extreme sarcasm} --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.loyola.edu/education/PowerfulPowerPoint/ "=?Utf-8?B?SmltbXkgRw==?=" wrote in : David, Thanks for the instructions. After I made my last post, I looked at the "effect options" more closely and found what I needed. It is hard to find initially and I couldn't find any documentation on this. It might be worth suggesting for power user, although there may not be much demand for this. Thanks again. Jim |
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