running a macro automatically when opening a powerpoint slide show

I'm trying to create a mouseover to display the definition of a word when
highlighted. I've created a VB Macro to render the definition visible on the
mouseover

Public Sub MouseOver_Maintenance_Check()
Application.ActivePresentation.Slides(9).Shapes("O bject 7").Visible =
msoCTrue
End Sub

My problem is that for this macro to work, the default value for the shape
("Object 7") would have to be false. I'm thinking the appropriate way to do
this would be a macro to run on opening, but am not sure how to do this.

Any help on this, or a possible easier method would be appreciated.

Thanks,

--
Frank

"Do or do not; There is no try"
-Yoda

You can run a macro when slide show starts by using the free Event Generator
add-in from http://officeone.mvps.org/addins.html.

- Chirag

PowerShow - View multiple shows simultaneously
http://officeone.mvps.org/powershow/powershow.html

"Phuelgod" wrote in message
...
I'm trying to create a mouseover to display the definition of a word when
highlighted. I've created a VB Macro to render the definition visible on
the
mouseover

Public Sub MouseOver_Maintenance_Check()
Application.ActivePresentation.Slides(9).Shapes("O bject 7").Visible =
msoCTrue
End Sub

My problem is that for this macro to work, the default value for the shape
("Object 7") would have to be false. I'm thinking the appropriate way to
do
this would be a macro to run on opening, but am not sure how to do this.

Any help on this, or a possible easier method would be appreciated.

Thanks,

--
Frank

"Do or do not; There is no try"
-Yoda

In article , Phuelgod wrote:
I'm trying to create a mouseover to display the definition of a word when
highlighted. I've created a VB Macro to render the definition visible on the
mouseover

Public Sub MouseOver_Maintenance_Check()
Application.ActivePresentation.Slides(9).Shapes("O bject 7").Visible =
msoCTrue
End Sub

My problem is that for this macro to work, the default value for the shape
("Object 7") would have to be false. I'm thinking the appropriate way to do
this would be a macro to run on opening, but am not sure how to do this.

That's one way. You could also create a macro that the user never sees, just
something you run yourself before saving the presentation to set Object 7
invisible. Once set to invisible it'll stay that way.



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

What Chirag and Steve said and ...

What I would do is one or both of the following.

Have the show in Kiosk mode and make all the navigation on mouse click.
The first click in the show takes you to the next slide and initializes
all the shapes to what you want (visible or invisible, red or blue, here
or there, ...).

You might also do what Steve said to set the shape to invisible and then
add:

ActivePresentation.Saved = False

to your macro, so PowerPoint doesn't realize that any changes have been
made and never asks to save the changes. Someone can still save changes
on their own unless it is run as a PPS in which case they are unlikely to
be in a mode where they can save.

--David

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

Steve Rindsberg wrote in
:

In article ,
Phuelgod wrote:
I'm trying to create a mouseover to display the definition of a word
when highlighted. I've created a VB Macro to render the definition
visible on the mouseover

Public Sub MouseOver_Maintenance_Check()
Application.ActivePresentation.Slides(9).Shapes("O bject
7").Visible =
msoCTrue
End Sub

My problem is that for this macro to work, the default value for the
shape ("Object 7") would have to be false. I'm thinking the
appropriate way to do this would be a macro to run on opening, but am
not sure how to do this.

That's one way. You could also create a macro that the user never
sees, just something you run yourself before saving the presentation
to set Object 7 invisible. Once set to invisible it'll stay that way.



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

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Hello,

Sounds like a lot of work...

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