customizing random transition list
Jeff Stoltz
Does anyone know if there is a way to use the random transition setting for
a powerpoint slideshow, but be able to customize the list of transitions
that the presentation will pick from. There are certain transitions that do
not work real well or have a less than desirable effect, but I do not feel
like going through every slide manually and changing the transitions to a
set one. I would like to still keep the random function, just slim down the
list that it chooses from. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Patrick Hawkins
I'm not aware of a way to customize the random transitions setting. You
might want to re-think using the random transitions though. Just as food
for thought, it's usually better from the corporate viewpoint to stick with
one transition for the sake of consistency. Or, to use different transitions
for certain segments of a presentation in order to tie them together or set
them apart. But, to have each slide coming in a different way is often
distracts the audience from the presenter and leaves them guessing which way
it'll change next. Good luck!
Patrick Hawkins
Brainbench MVP for MS PowerPoint
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"Jeff Stoltz" <stolt...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Brian Reilly, MVP
on the full version of PPT and not on the Viewer. But there is no
native way to do this internally in PPT itself.
Brian Reilly, PowerPoint MVP
Steve Rindsberg
Personal opinion, granted, but random transitions make me crazy.
(Most everybody here will concur as to the result, if not as to the cause)
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Patrick Hawkins <hawk...@home.com> wrote in message
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Sonia
Although I fully agree with Patrick's view about the use of random transitions (confusing,
distracting, etc.), I might try this to quickly accomplish what you desire, especially if this is
not something you need to do every day.
(Please note that I'm "VB Challenged" and since I usually find myself using the Viewer, I can't use
VB, if it must run when running the presentation.)
Jot down a list of the subset of transitions that you favor. Let's say it's a list of six
transitions. Open your presentation in PowerPoint and go to Slide Sorter View. Hold down the Shift
key and select/click on Slide #1, Slide #7, Slide #13, etc. and then go to Slide Show > Slide
Transition and select the first transition on your list. Then repeat the process, selecting Slide
nos. 2,8,14, etc. and apply the second transition on your list. Continue until you have applied a
transition to all of your slides.
I know, it's not random! However, you can select your slides more randomly than the method above.
In total, it'll take 1/6th the time to set the transitions for your slides than doing them one by
one. I'll bet that you could accomplish this in a lot less time than it would take to write the VB
code - - and that doesn't even take into consideration the de-bugging time.
Okay, all you VB fans can now beat me up real good! I just think that sometimes we get enamored
with automation and spend far more time developing the code than it would take to just bite the
bullet and do it manually. Like I said, if this is a needed repetitive task then automation makes a
whole lot of sense.
That's my opinion and I'm stickin' to it!
"Jeff Stoltz" <stolt...@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:e3f3YIoQAHA.243@cppssbbsa05...
echos
to apply only a select few transitions to happen "randomly." I don't use this technique very often
(prefer to stick with one transition as others have suggested), but I haven't found anything better when
I do. Only takes a couple minutes....
Echo
TAJ Simmons
graphics cards.
So it's best avoided
Shame really.
I really like the effect called "superimpose" on some software called Scala.
now it only powerpoint could do that!
cheers
TAJ simmons
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