I have been researching about rollover button in the PowerPoint. The most elegant way I found to do this is creating flash button swf and imported into PowerPoint. The only downside with this approach is that you have to pre-code the click function in the flash button itself. You can not changed this on "fly" in the PowerPoint.
The other way is to create duplicate slides but this will not work at all after articulate publish. So I am looking for another or a better way. Any suggestions are welcome.
Do it in flash is the only way really if you want rollovers, there is a quick and dirty widget to produce vertical and horizontal aligned flash buttons.
You could code the buttons to read from an xml and then you can change where the buttons go in the xml and not flash
I have tried the LoadVars and XML to load the variables into the swf (Coding with AS 2.0). It seems does not work when it is published. I got "undefined" message. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.
when you publish you need to move the xml into the published files, it really depends on where you reference them, but usually it is the root directory of the published files
hmm.. interesting that you are mentioning publishing. I was trying to get it to work in the preview feature.
Btw, having the "data" files in the root files does work.
If this is the case, then this will be very cumbersome. You want to make sure the buttons work properly. but in order to do that you have to publish it instead of using the preview feature. Is there a workaround to get it to work in the preview feature?
No way round it sorry, the only other way is just to edit the actionscript each time you do it. there is this http://elearningenhanced.com/community-files/fdneal, but the buttons need to be horizontal or vertical
It really depends on where you have asked your swf to look for the xml, we always look for an xml folder in the root
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Do it in flash is the only way really if you want rollovers, there is a quick and dirty widget to produce vertical and horizontal aligned flash buttons.
You could code the buttons to read from an xml and then you can change where the buttons go in the xml and not flash
Thank you Phil.
Can we use the FlashVars in the properties window? instead of xml. This way it will be easier for designers to work with the button.
the ppt properties? if thats what you mean then no, sorry
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Hi Phil,
I have tried the LoadVars and XML to load the variables into the swf (Coding with AS 2.0). It seems does not work when it is published. I got "undefined" message. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.
where are you putting the xml?
I have both files (.txt and .xml) in the same folder with the PPT file.
when you publish you need to move the xml into the published files, it really depends on where you reference them, but usually it is the root directory of the published files
hmm.. interesting that you are mentioning publishing. I was trying to get it to work in the preview feature.
Btw, having the "data" files in the root files does work.
If this is the case, then this will be very cumbersome. You want to make sure the buttons work properly. but in order to do that you have to publish it instead of using the preview feature. Is there a workaround to get it to work in the preview feature?
No way round it sorry, the only other way is just to edit the actionscript each time you do it. there is this http://elearningenhanced.com/community-files/fdneal, but the buttons need to be horizontal or vertical
It really depends on where you have asked your swf to look for the xml, we always look for an xml folder in the root
If its useful here is how to pass flashvars to flash in powerpoint
http://www.slidedynamic.com/support/forum/Flash-in-PowerPoint/15-Passing-Flashvars-via-VBA-to-flash-in-Powerpoint#15
or here is another approach
http://www.slidedynamic.com/support/forum/Flash-in-PowerPoint/12-tutorial-passing-flashvars-to-flash-in-powerpoint#12
both have the source files.
Just adjust for a rollover button
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