"click to enlarge" enlarge picture capability?

Marc Ries

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Oct 28, 2002, 2:52:48 PM10/28/02

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I have a number of images (e.g., jpeg) that I want to arrange on a slide
(almost like thumbnails) [in the middle of an existing ppt show] and allow
the user to select the graphic and enlarge it (e.g., full-screen) and then
hit escape to return back to the thumbnails page.

I can do this one way by creating a slide with the enlarged version of the
picture and hyperlink to that slide from the thumbnail -- the downside being
that when the user "escapes" they get returned to the first slide. I could
hardcode a "Back" button hyperlink but that would be a problem if slides got
added or deleted in the presentation.

I thought I would be able to do this this via "Action Settings -> Object
Action -> Show" but this is greyed out when the object is just a image file
or a single slide in the ppt file.

Any ideas?

Thank.

Steve Barker

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Oct 28, 2002, 4:05:12 PM10/28/02

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put a hyperlink back to the index page on the enlarged version at the
bottom. Then click it instead of hitting esc.

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John O

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Oct 28, 2002, 3:21:50 PM10/28/02

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I could
> hardcode a "Back" button hyperlink but that would be a problem if slides
got
> added or deleted in the presentation.

If you're creating these links through the menus (as opposed to coding in
VBA) then they are relative. Add and delete slides like a madman...the links
should still work as long as the targets are still there.

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Michael Koerner

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Oct 28, 2002, 5:06:43 PM10/28/02

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I would put a blank slide with zero timings/transitions before the slide with
all the thumbnails. I would then set up the full size images to hyperlink back
to the blank slide on a mouse click. The reason for the blank slide, so that you
come back into the thumbnail slide before any events. linking directly back to
the thumbnail slide, will bring you in after all events and future hyperlinks
will work. then you can delete and add till your hearts content, as long as your
new full size images hyperlink to the blank slide.

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Amanda

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Oct 29, 2002, 2:42:27 PM10/29/02

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I had something similar to your problem. How about you
try this link?

http://www.powerpointbackgrounds.com/powerpointmenu.htm

Since you have a 'menu' of pictures, this should help out
lots, and you can add and delete slides with no problem.

Amanda

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Marc Ries

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Oct 30, 2002, 8:00:51 PM10/30/02

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Thanks to all for answering. You have given me a number of work-arounds...
so I can do what I need to do, however, I still don't have the answer to
what this one example ppt presentation did:

When the user clicked on the image, it became full screen.

When the user hit ESC, the original "parent" slide appeared (vs. exiting the
presentation, which is what would have happened if the user had hit ESC at
the parent slide).

Of course in the action properties the "Show" option was available to
select. This didn't happen to me when I tried to recreate the same thing
with either a jpeg file or another slide in the set -- the "Show" Action was
greyed out.

Marc