Timing

Can you find out the total time of a slide presentation without adding every slide or going thru rehearsing the show and waiting until the end where it then shows you the total time?

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Can you find out the total time of a slide presentation without adding every slide or going thru rehearsing the show and waiting until the end where it then shows you the total time?


See if this helps:

Show me the transition time of each slide and total running time of the show
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How do I start the pp presentation at the 2nd or 3rd song instead of
listening to the whole thing when I'm trying to time the music to the
pictures? Is there a way to pick a certain slide and start the show from
there?
Heather

First, see this site for setting up your music:
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00047.htm

Then, go to the slide in question and press F5, it should play from that
slide, but you need to have your music also start on that slide to hear it.

Glenna

"mark summers" wrote:

How do I start the pp presentation at the 2nd or 3rd song instead of
listening to the whole thing when I'm trying to time the music to the
pictures? Is there a way to pick a certain slide and start the show from
there?
Heather

Dear Michele - Did you get an answer to your query because I've got the same
question? If not does anyone have an answer to the following - how to find
out the total time of a presentation without adding each slide or running
through the presentation? I can't find it in the properties panels.

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RUBY


"Michele" wrote:

Can you find out the total time of a slide presentation without adding every slide or going thru rehearsing the show and waiting until the end where it then shows you the total time?

I have a slightly differnt problem. I want the speaker to stop his
presentation and he does not do that within his allocated time. I want the
computer to stop playing powerpoint presentation after say 10 minutes. How do
I impose this limit?

A K Butt

"RUBY MOON" wrote:

Dear Michele - Did you get an answer to your query because I've got the same
question? If not does anyone have an answer to the following - how to find
out the total time of a presentation without adding each slide or running
through the presentation? I can't find it in the properties panels.

--
RUBY


"Michele" wrote:

Can you find out the total time of a slide presentation without adding every slide or going thru rehearsing the show and waiting until the end where it then shows you the total time?

It seems a bit a dictatorial method.
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I have a slightly differnt problem. I want the speaker to stop his
presentation and he does not do that within his allocated time. I want the
computer to stop playing powerpoint presentation after say 10 minutes. How
do
I impose this limit?

A K Butt

"RUBY MOON" wrote:

Dear Michele - Did you get an answer to your query because I've got the
same
question? If not does anyone have an answer to the following - how to
find
out the total time of a presentation without adding each slide or running
through the presentation? I can't find it in the properties panels.

--
RUBY


"Michele" wrote:

Can you find out the total time of a slide presentation without adding
every slide or going thru rehearsing the show and waiting until the end
where it then shows you the total time?

In article , A K Butt wrote:
I have a slightly differnt problem. I want the speaker to stop his
presentation and he does not do that within his allocated time. I want the
computer to stop playing powerpoint presentation after say 10 minutes. How do
I impose this limit?

[semi-seriously] Stand up, begin applauding and in a loud, friendly voice say "Thank you, Mr.
Jones, for that VERY entertaining and informative presntation."

If the projector has a remote control, hang onto it; when the speaker goes into overtime,
signal (hand at throat making a "chopping off head" motion is a good one). If that doesn't wrap
things up, use the remote to blank the projector. And of course, you'll have warned the speaker
in advance that this will happen.

There's no feature in PowerPoint that'll make this happen automatically.




A K Butt

"RUBY MOON" wrote:

Dear Michele - Did you get an answer to your query because I've got the same
question? If not does anyone have an answer to the following - how to find
out the total time of a presentation without adding each slide or running
through the presentation? I can't find it in the properties panels.

--
RUBY


"Michele" wrote:

Can you find out the total time of a slide presentation without adding every slide or
going thru rehearsing the show and waiting until the end where it then shows you the total time?


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Hi AK,

You are asking for a software/hardware solution to a meatware problem.

The first suggestion I would make is allow the speaker to know the time.
There are several speaker timing and notification systems available
(yellow/red light on the podium type things). The problem comes with, what
do you do when the red light isn't enough? The speaker knows they are over
their time limit, but feels their talk is too important to cut off. Most
speakers are talking because they're excited about their topic, but the good
ones know how to communicate in the time allowed.

Steve's suggestion of an MC ending is a good one
I like the solution where you pull the Super-Soaker from under your
chair
A blast of 'accidental' feedback usually gets the point across, but also
upsets the audience.
You can try the Awards method, where you fade out their microphone and
fade up the exit music
It is kinda a shame that big white hooks went out of fashion
But really, it comes down to speaker selection. If a speaker is given a
set time frame, they should be able to come in close (barring special
circumstances like a fire drill in the middle of their talk - which could
also be a nifty solution as well -- don't pull it, that was humor). Let
the speaker know in advance that the time frame is set and rigid, and that
they are expected to finish on-time. If they start asking what you mean by
on-time, you may want to look for another speaker.



Bill Dilworth


"A K Butt" A K wrote in message
news
I have a slightly differnt problem. I want the speaker to stop his
presentation and he does not do that within his allocated time. I want the
computer to stop playing powerpoint presentation after say 10 minutes. How
do
I impose this limit?

A K Butt

"RUBY MOON" wrote:

Dear Michele - Did you get an answer to your query because I've got the
same
question? If not does anyone have an answer to the following - how to
find
out the total time of a presentation without adding each slide or running
through the presentation? I can't find it in the properties panels.

--
RUBY


"Michele" wrote:

Can you find out the total time of a slide presentation without adding
every slide or going thru rehearsing the show and waiting until the end
where it then shows you the total time?

Another thought ... do something like what Rick Altman does at PPT Live ...
someone shows up (WooWoo...Prize Train!) and does a prize drawing. Could be
something valuable or just a gag gift.

But the speaker knows up front that they'll show up and interrupt the
proceedings at exactly the time the speaker's supposed to stop.

Funny coincidence, that, eh?




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