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If you go into Powerpoint and go View - Toolbars - Visual basic you'll get a toolbar through which you can add VB code to your powerpoint presentation.<br />
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To run an executable:<br />
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Public Sub DoIt()<br />
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Shell &quot;Notepad.exe&quot;<br />
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End Sub<br />
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Put something on a slide, right-click on the object, go to Action Settings. Now you can choose to run a macro. Choose DoIt<br />
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If you go into Powerpoint and go View - Toolbars - Visual basic you'll get a toolbar through which you can add VB code to your powerpoint presentation.

To run an executable:

e.g.
Public Sub DoIt()

Shell "Notepad.exe"

End Sub

Put something on a slide, right-click on the object, go to Action Settings. Now you can choose to run a macro. Choose DoIt



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How do I get the program foreground automatically??? (instead of Alt-Tab)
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How do I get the program foreground automatically??? (instead of Alt-Tab)

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Good question. I noticed this as well... Sorry I don't have the answer.
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Good question. I noticed this as well... Sorry I don't have the answer.

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I draw a button in Paint and used the Action Settings option.<br />
It's not what I was looking for, but it works, so thanks.<br />

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I draw a button in Paint and used the Action Settings option.
It's not what I was looking for, but it works, so thanks.


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How do you want it to work then de wagter?
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How do you want it to work then de wagter?

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How can I open a compiled *.exe program in a Powerpoint presentation?<br />

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How can I open a compiled *.exe program in a Powerpoint presentation?


Open VB prog in Powerpoint

Visual Basic is Microsoft’s event-driven programming language and integrated development environment (IDE) for its Component Object Model (COM) programming model. It is relatively easy to learn and use because of its graphical development features and BASIC heritage. It has been replaced with VB.NET, and is very similar to VBA (Visual Basic for Applications), the programming language for the Microsoft Office product line.