What is supported in Windows vs. what is supported in Macintosh?
Windows 95 and newer will support all of the enhancements I cite below. In the case of the text-to speech, Microsoft Agent Technology, the Agent must be properly installed on the computer the slideshow is expected to run on, and the Agent Control must be embedded somewhere in the slideshow. The Agent will not work on a Macintosh. The Mac does not support the placement of Visual Basic controls directly into a slide. Version X of PowerPoint for Macintosh will support UserForms, so scanning support can be included in slideshows intended for Macintosh, with some limitations. What kinds of limitations do using Modules and UserForms place on a PowerPoint slideshow? While Visual Basic activity takes place the PowerPoint slideshow is on hold. This means that Custom Animations will not occur until after the Visual Basic action concludes. So, if you want to use Custom Animations and provide scanning support, you will need to use a method that lets you jump from the scanning supported slideshow t
