The Power of ppt?

I'm rather curious as to the capabilities of powerpoint.
I'm quite familiar with it and have created some fantastic
presentations, but I have never been aware of its full
potential. My company has recently purchased a powerpoint-
like application that has mini and large quizes, among
other things, which are graded immediately and the
resulting scores can be uploaded to one of our databases
using dhtml. This also entails that the individuals have
to log in with a name and employee number, which must be
kept track of, as well. In the interest of saving money,
does powerpoint have such a capability? If so, would this
be difficult to incorporate, and would other software be
necessary to do this?

Thank you

It is possible to do things you want to do, but I wouldn't say it is
easy. Check out some examples on my Web site:

http://www.loyola.edu/education/PowerfulPowerPoint/

And if you like what you see, my book will get you started in the right
direction.

--David

--
David M. Marcovitz, Ph.D.
Director of Graduate Programs in Educational Technology
Loyola College in Maryland
Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
http://www.loyola.edu/education/PowerfulPowerPoint/

"Kevin" wrote in news:21c6401c45adf
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I'm rather curious as to the capabilities of powerpoint.
I'm quite familiar with it and have created some fantastic
presentations, but I have never been aware of its full
potential. My company has recently purchased a powerpoint-
like application that has mini and large quizes, among
other things, which are graded immediately and the
resulting scores can be uploaded to one of our databases
using dhtml. This also entails that the individuals have
to log in with a name and employee number, which must be
kept track of, as well. In the interest of saving money,
does powerpoint have such a capability? If so, would this
be difficult to incorporate, and would other software be
necessary to do this?

Thank you

In article , Kevin wrote:
I'm rather curious as to the capabilities of powerpoint.
I'm quite familiar with it and have created some fantastic
presentations, but I have never been aware of its full
potential. My company has recently purchased a powerpoint-
like application that has mini and large quizes, among
other things, which are graded immediately and the
resulting scores can be uploaded to one of our databases
using dhtml. This also entails that the individuals have
to log in with a name and employee number, which must be
kept track of, as well. In the interest of saving money,
does powerpoint have such a capability? If so, would this
be difficult to incorporate, and would other software be
necessary to do this?

Out of the box, no.
You can get it to do all manner of wondrous things using VBA, but whether
that's a solution depends on:

- Whether you can program in VBA, have staff to do it or budget to hire someone
- Whether you will run the result on your own PCs, or those you have control
over, or need to run it on any old PC any old where.

--
Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com
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