PPT4: Using Playlists and the Insert Command
  
PSS ID Number: Q118334
Article last modified on 05-16-1998
 
windows:4.0,4.0a,4.0c
 
WINDOWS
 

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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows, versions 4.0, 4.0a, and 4.0c
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SUMMARY
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You can use a list (.LST) file to incorporate many presentations, or
individual slides within presentations, into one file. This can be
accomplished by using the Run command from either the File menu of Program
Manager or File Manager, and then typing the following in the Command Line
box:
 
   powerpnt.exe -i <insert.lst> -s <savename.ppt>
 
The -i parameter followed by the .LST filename tells PowerPoint to
insert the following list of files into a single presentation. The
Slide Master of the first presentation file in the list will be
applied to the entire presentation.
 
If the -s parameter is used, PowerPoint inserts the presentations
and saves the file using the filename listed following the -s parameter.
If a file currently exists with the same name, PowerPoint prompts
you to confirm the operation. If the -s parameter is not specified,
the file remains open in Slide Sorter view as an untitled presentation.
 
The command
 
   powerpnt.exe -i show.lst -s trade.ppt
 
opens PowerPoint, incorporates all the presentations specified in the
SHOW.LST file, and saves it with the name TRADE.PPT.
 
MORE INFORMATION
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To create a list file that calls an individual slide, or range of
slides, two line characters "||" (usually found above the \ on the
keyboard) must separate the filename from the slide range. For example, a
list file that contained the following lines
 
   SALES.PPT || 1-3,8
   REPORT.PPT || 2,5,7
 
would insert slides 1-3 and 8 from the first presentation and slides 2, 5,
and 7 from the second.
 
PowerPoint ignores the information following the "||" characters if the
.LST file is used to launch a slide show. All slides in that case are
displayed.
 
There are currently no limits to the number of presentations you can have
listed in a .LST file. In addition to .PPT files, .LST files can also be
included. Fully qualified path names are also supported within the .LST
file. If a file is not found or the slide range is invalid, no errors will
be given until PowerPoint has completed the instructions in the .LST file.
 
PowerPoint skips a file without generating an error if the file is not
found in the indicated path. If a specified slide number is not found, that
slide will be skipped without generating an error. If a slide range is
listed incorrectly, PowerPoint grabs whatever files are available within
that
range without generating an error. When PowerPoint has finished running
through the .LST file, one of the following warning messages is
displayed:
 
   One of the presentation files listed could not be found.
 
   -or-
 
   One or more slides specified could not be found in the presentation
   listed.
 
Additional query words: 4.0 4.0a 4.00 4.00a 4.00c 4.0c power point
macppt winppt powerpt
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Keywords          : kbusage
Version           : windows:4.0,4.0a,4.0c
Platform          : WINDOWS
Hardware          : x86
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Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1998.