PowerPoint Show - Force Minimum Time Per Slide?

[TSDible]

I would like to create a PowerPoint show for local distribution that everyone here is required to read. The end will have a certificate for them to print out and turn in.

I feel that often when they are presented in this way, people simply skip to the end and print the certificate.

Is there a way to require a minimum time per slide? I plan on saving the file as a PowerPoint Show .PPS so that they can't simply skip to the end.

Any ideas?

 

[Snapster]

Just some quick thoughts, you're probably going to need to use VBA for this, and override an event like SlideShowNextSlide and stop the user moving to the next slide based on a timer which starts when you first load the slide. Or if you are not too bothered you can set automatic timing per slide and disable mouse clicks so they have to watch all 30 seconds or so and the next slide is automatically shown. That last option is under advanced in transitions if I recall.

 

[TSDible]

Originally posted by: Snapster
Just some quick thoughts, you're probably going to need to use VBA for this, and override an event like SlideShowNextSlide and stop the user moving to the next slide based on a timer which starts when you first load the slide. Or if you are not too bothered you can set automatic timing per slide and disable mouse clicks so they have to watch all 30 seconds or so and the next slide is automatically shown. That last option is under advanced in transitions if I recall.

Thanks for the idea... I have no problem using VBA. I will have to see what I can work out, or if it is really worth the trouble.

🙂