creating an interactive environment using vba

Transforming PowerPoint: Creating an Interactive Environment using VBA DTSD C.A.R.A.T.S.. Objective • Create interactive presentations adding Visual Basic scripting and tools in Micros

Creating an Interactive Environment

using VBA

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Transforming PowerPoint: Creating an Interactive

Environment using VBA

DTSD C.A.R.A.T.S Teacher Training

Melanie Wiscount mwiscount@hershey.k12.pa.us

Transforming PowerPoint Creating an Interactive Learning

Objective

• Create interactive presentations

adding Visual Basic scripting and tools in Microsoft PowerPoint to:

– gather student input

– create quizzes

– turn PowerPoint into more than just

a presentation of information

What is Presentation

Software?

• Create interactive presentations containing

text, art, animation, and audio and video elements

• Application program used to create

sequences of words and pictures

– Informative presentations

– Storytelling presentations

– Persuasive presentations

– Interactive presentations

What is MS PowerPoint?

• A presentation program developed by

Microsoft

• Part of the Microsoft Office system

• Runs on Microsoft Windows and the Mac OS

computer operating systems

• Most commonly-used presentation software

• Easy to learn & relearn

What is MS Visual Basic?

• An event driven programming language by

Microsoft

• Derived from BASIC

• Enables the RAD (Rapid Application Development)

– Of GUI (Graphical User Interface)

• Using:

– ActiveX controls (COM developed by Microsoft for

Windows platforms)

– VBA (present in Microsoft Office applications)

– VBScript (Visual Basic code object)

What is VBA?

• Visual Basic for applications

• Application edition of Microsoft's Visual Basic

programming language

What Are The Benefits Of Using

Presentations In The

Classroom?

• Appeals to our digital native students

• Introduces and reinforces content with

meaningful graphic support

• Create interactive presentations containing

text, art, animation, and audio and video

elements

What Are The Benefits Of Using

Presentations In The Classroom?

• Present information or instruction to an entire class

• Create graphically enhanced information and

instructions for the learning centers

• Create tutorials, reviews, or quizzes for individual

students

• Display student work and curriculum materials or

accompany teacher presentations at parent open houses or technology fairs

How to Use Interactive Presentations

• Start a New Presentation

• Save As VBA_PPT and save on Desktop

Visual Basic Application (VBA)

Kiosk Mode

• Controls navigation

• Viewers/Students navigate through

Buttons and Hyperlinks

• Only automatic animations will work

• Save presentation as a PowerPoint

Show - pps

Kiosk Mode

1 Slide Show Menu

2 Select Set-up Show

• Click “Browsed at a Kiosk (full screen)” & OK

1

2

Security Settings – Change Macro Settings

1 Tools Menu

2 Options

• Macro Security Button

• Choose Level – Medium or Low

1

2

ActiveX Controls

Fun with the Control ToolBox

Active X Control Toolbar

• View

• Toolbars

• Control ToolBox

Active X Control Toolbar

View

Code Textbox

Option Button

Combo Box

Spin Button Label

More Controls

Properties Check

Box

Command Button

List Box

Toggle Button

Scroll Bar Image

Type On Slides

Great Assessment Tool!

How to Create a “Type-On” Slide Recording Responses during a

Live Presentation

Type on Slides

• Add a picture

• Add textboxes to label parts of the picture

Type on Slides

1 Draw Textbox Control beside each part to

identify

2 Click on Properties Control

Find a picture that you would like students to

identify parts/components and paste it to

a slide

Type on Slides

1 Draw Textbox Control

2 Click on Properties Control

Type on Slides

1 Select True in Properties for EnterKeyBehavior

and Multiline

Textbox Control

Type on Slides

1 Click on Label control & draw over Textbox Control

2 Click on Properties & add text to Label Control Caption

property

In 2007, what was the special anniversary Hersheypark celebrated?

Type on Slides

1 Click on Action Button & draw under Textbox Control

2 Click on Properties & change Back Color, Caption, Font,

Fore Color

In 2007, what was the special anniversary Hersheypark celebrated?

Submit

Type on Slides

To add actions to the ActiveX controls:

1 Double-click the command button control

to display the Visual Basic Editor

2 Set a reference to the Microsoft Scripting

Runtime

– On the Tools menu, click References, and

then select the Microsoft Scripting Runtime check box

Type on Slides

• Insert the code between "Private Sub

CommandButton1_Click()" and "End Sub“

– Copy and paste the code in the txt file

Type_On_Slide_VBA_Code

• Click on SAVE & Close Visual Editor

• Click on SAVE & Run the Show

• Take the quiz

• Look for results

Type on Slides

• How to improve quiz?

– Add Name Label & Textbox controls

– Add option button questions

• Add label

– May “Copy & Paste”

– Add option button controls

– Edit properties

• Textbox - Select True in Properties for EnterKeyBehavior

and Multiline

– Edit code

VBA Scripting

Screen Shot of Visual Basic

Editor

Visual Basic for Applications

• Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)

– Classes = Types of Things

– Objects = Specific Things

– Methods = What You Do With Things

Class -> Object -> Method

Cars = Class of Thing Toyota Corolla = Specific Object in Class

Driving in my car = Specific method to do

with my car

– Boolean (True or False values)

• ‘ before a comment ( turns green )

Good Programming Practice

• Use LOTS of comments

– what your code does and why

• Comment each subroutine and function

with a description

– what it does

– what input and output it takes

Convert to VBA

• myCar = Object of Class Cars

• myCar.Drive = Method/Action that can be done on

Object of Class Cars

• “Hershey” = the Argument for the Method – Where

I am driving to

Dim myCar as Corolla myCar.Drive (“Hershey”)

Setting Variables

VBA –Message Box

• Hold Alt and F11

• Insert Module – If not there

Add VBA Script to Button

Assign the Hello macro to an action

button

• Draw Button from AutoShapes – Action

Buttons

• From Action Settings Select Run Macro

• Right Click on Button and Select Add

Text

• Add text to Action Button

VBA –Input Box

• Hold Alt and F11

• Insert Module – If not there Type

Any Questions? Thank you!!!