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How do you indicate total number of slides in a footer?

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Dean Frisoli

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Mar 26, 2003, 4:27:01 PM3/26/03
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Is there a code for doing

Slide <#> of <??> slides, where <??> represents the total
number of slides in the presentation.

I am currently typing in the total number of slides, but
this is ineffective when slides are added and deleted.

TIA,
Dean

Michael Koerner

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Mar 26, 2003, 5:32:06 PM3/26/03
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You need to go into View, Slide Master, Bottom right of the screen in the
"Number Area" edit so that it looks like this Slide <#> of XX (XX being the
total number of sides in your presentation.) Then
click on View, Header and Footer, and put a check mark in the Slide number Box,
and click Apply


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Dean Frisoli

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Mar 27, 2003, 7:46:57 AM3/27/03
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Thanks, but I've got that part down already.

What I'm trying to accomplish is the "XX" part...

If I have a briefing with 10 slides, and then add 5, I'd
like the "XX" to automatically say "15" without me having
to physically go into the slide master and type the number
15.

Is that possible?

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Michael Koerner

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Mar 27, 2003, 8:15:04 AM3/27/03
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Probably through VBA, which is not my forte

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Echo S

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Mar 27, 2003, 8:35:42 AM3/27/03
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I've never seen anyone pop in with code to do this, Dean. I don't know
why, but it seems manual is the only way for this one.
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Steve Rindsberg

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Mar 27, 2003, 1:39:38 PM3/27/03
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> I've never seen anyone pop in with code to do this, Dean. I don't know
> why, but it seems manual is the only way for this one.

You can insert the slide count with VBA, but it's maybe kinda pointless,
since you'd still have to click a button or something to invoke the VBA to
update the thing. Easier just to go View, Headers/Footers and pop it in
there manually.

Between that and a few other problems that might crop up -- think about what
happens the second time you use it ... how's it know that the "42" in "...of
42 slides" is supposed to be the thing you want to replace? -- it's more
trouble than it's worth, or so it seems to me. That's my guess as to why
nobody's done it.

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