So I saw a great post last week on eLearningDesigner.com showing images of a Tabbed Training presentation they made for a client. Put simply, it inspired me to create my own! It turns out it’s actually pretty simple. I just needed some action buttons (graphics with actions / hyperlinks on them) and then to set up the presentation as a Kiosk presentation.
You can download my sample here.
Set up the PowerPoint as a Kiosk presentation
First create your training presentation, remembering that you are going to create tabs. Add images for each of the different tabs, with one page for each tab as shown in the pictures above. The image relating to the current page should be one colour, the others a different colour. You can use PowerPoint’s picture color correction tools to adjust the colour based on your color scheme. The image relating to the current page in my template is white, on the other pages, it is grey.
Incidentally, to save time only add the pictures to one page first, copy and paste the images to the other pages once you’ve added the actions / hyperlinks.
To add the actions, simply click on an image and then click on Insert > Action. Check the Hyperlink to checkbutton in the action settings pop menu box.
Click the drop down menu box, select slide… and then navigate to the slide you wish the user to navigate to when they click the image. Repeat for the other images and then copy and paste the images to the other slides, adjusting the colour as necessary.
Once your presentation is ready, you need to remove other methods of navigation. To do this, click on Slide Show > Set Up Slide Show. The pop up menu box as shown below will appear.
Ensure that Browsed at a kiosk (full screen) is selected and then click on the OK button. Finally, save your file.
Now when someone starts the presentation, they can:
- Click on hyperlinks or action buttons to navigate through the presentation ONLY – they cannot use the keyboard or the mouse!
- Press the ESC key to end the presentation
And that’s it! You can download my sample here.
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