Re: Removing info from text box once it's saved to a file

David M. Marcovitz

If you have a shape named SecretButton, and that shape resides on Slide
2, then you can run a procedure, such as:

Sub HideSecretButton()
ActivePresentation.Slides(2).Shapes("SecretButton" ).Visible = msoTrue
End Sub

You could assign this procedure to some other button (possibly a button
on slide 1, and the shape on Slide 2 would hide. By the way, don't do
this in a new module. Multiple modules will just complicate things.

Look at Example 6.6 on my site for a simple example of hiding and showing
shapes.

--David

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David M. Marcovitz
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP
Director of Graduate Programs in Educational Technology
Loyola College in Maryland
Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
http://www.PowerfulPowerPoint.com/

=?Utf-8?B?U2VyZ2UgTS4=?= <SergeM@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
news:E41490E8-4C9B-475A-845B-E64B64C91348@microsoft.com:

> Hi David,
> I'm a bit confused. What do you mean by "hiding a shape" - to create
> it on a new slide (let's say Slide 2)? And then create a new module
> with code you gave
> me(ActivePresentation.Slides(2).Shapes("SecretButt on").Visible =
> msoTrue) and assign it to this shape? If yes, it doesn't work.
> How do I co-relate it with the click on shape SAVE on my 1st Slide?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Serge
>
>
> "David M. Marcovitz" wrote:
>
>> When you say that you called it SecretButton, how did you give it
>> that name. As far as I know, the name has to be given with code (see
>> Example 8.7 on my site). Now, you say that you inserted the shape and
>> used the code, but if you didn't use code to hide the shape, it
>> should already be visible. If it is not, you either didn't insert it,
>> you put it off of the slide, or you set an entrance animation. The
>> .Visible code doesn't trigger an entrance animation or move the
>> shape, it just makes it show up in whatever place and whatever state
>> it is in. --David
>>
>> --
>> David M. Marcovitz
>> Microsoft PowerPoint MVP
>> Director of Graduate Programs in Educational Technology
>> Loyola College in Maryland
>> Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
>> http://www.PowerfulPowerPoint.com/
>>
>> =?Utf-8?B?U2VyZ2UgTS4=?= <SergeM@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> news:6E165FA8-F1B2-468F-8291-B9A06416615D@microsoft.com:
>>
>> > Hi David,
>> > I created a shape on another slide #2, called it SecretButton,
>> > inserted in my code the line
>> > ActivePresentation.Slides(2).Shapes("SecretButton" ).Visible =
>> > msoTrue, and it doesn't work - the shape does not appear when the
>> > SAVE buttone is clicked.
>> >
>> > What do I do wrong?
>> >
>> > Thank you,
>> > Serge
>> >
>> > "David M. Marcovitz" wrote:
>> >
>> >> MsgBox is the easiest, but if you want your own shape, you could
>> >> use the AddShape method
>> >> (ActivePresentation.SlideShowWindow.View.Slide.Sha pes.AddShape) or
>> >> you could create a shape in advance and hide it. When the time is
>> >> right, have the shape become visible
>> >>
>> >> ActivePresentation.Slides(5).Shapes("SecretButton" ).Visible =
>> >> msoTrue
>> >>
>> >> This makes a shape named "SecretButton" on slide 5 become visible.
>> >> The code linked to that shape can be to make it invisible again
>> >> (change True to False above). However, once you're going this
>> >> route, you might as well go back to your original specification
>> >> and have the shape become visible, wait 2 seconds and have the
>> >> shape disappear. Example 8.4 on my site
>> >> (http://www.PowerfulPowerPoint.com/) shows how to do the delay.
>> >>
>> >> --David
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> David M. Marcovitz
>> >> Microsoft PowerPoint MVP
>> >> Director of Graduate Programs in Educational Technology
>> >> Loyola College in Maryland
>> >> Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
>> >> http://www.PowerfulPowerPoint.com/
>> >>
>> >> =?Utf-8?B?U2VyZ2UgTS4=?= <SergeM@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote
>> >> in news:BC88747C-BE92-49D9-9AE6-D95CE4FCACE9@microsoft.com:
>> >>
>> >> > Thank you very much guys - all works fine! You are the best!
>> >> >
>> >> > Steve,
>> >> > I'm sorry if it's too much to ask for, but is it possible
>> >> > instead of this standard pop-up text-box window, to have my own
>> >> > custom shape appear with words "THANK YOU.., etc." and button OK
>> >> > to dismiss it?
>> >> >
>> >> > Thank you,
>> >> >
>> >> > Serge
>> >> >
>> >> > "Steve Rindsberg" wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >> In article
>> >> >> <AD873AB9-3BAA-413F-831F-27E822A0F818@microsoft.com>,
>> >> >> Serge M. wrote:
>> >> >> > Thank you John,
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > It works fine now. Is it possible to put a pop-up "Thank You"
>> >> >> > note appearing for 1-2 seconds when users clicks SAVE, to let
>> >> >> > them know that their info is accepted?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Settle for a message that they can read and click OK to
>> >> >> dismiss?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Add this:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> MsgBox "Thanks a bunch. Loved your answers. Click OK to make
>> >> >> me go away"
>> >> >>
>> >> >> -----------------------------------------
>> >> >> Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
>> >> >> PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
>> >> >> PPTools: www.pptools.com
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