Powerpoint 2003 - Display answer digit by digit 1

[CharlieBabbage]

I'm just starting PP, so excuse me if this appears a simple question.

I'm preparing a slide with a simple addition sum e.g.,

12
6 +
25 +
43

When the slide is first displayed, I don't want any answer to be displayed! On the first click, the units should be displayed, on the second click the tens ... and so on. I've tried Custom Animation, highlighted the '3', chosen 'Appear' and chosen 'Mouse click'. I've then gone on to the subsequuent digits and done the same.

The only problem with this is that when it is run the whole answer appears on the first click, not just the units figure.

Any assitance given will be much appreciated

 

[Hasit]

Not sure how you have added the 4 and 3 in your answer. Easiest way to achieve what you need without going into nauseating detail of why what you have tried does not work is to create 2 text boxes. In one, enter 3 and in the second enter 4. Choose to animate the text box (not the 3 or 4). Then choose the action that will make the each text box appear (in your case a mouse click).

That should do it.

 

[fneily]

Or you could do an Interactive Slide which is more impressive 'cause few people do it:
To do your addition - Open a blank slide. Click on View, then Toolbars, then Control Toolbox to bring up the Toolbox. Click on the Text Box control and draw a box on the slide. Create three more Text boxes next to the first. Right click on the first box and choose Properties. Set the following – EnterKeyBehavior to True, Multiline to True, WordWrap to True and Font to your desire (The font size etc. you'll see when you click on the Font box). Also give the box a name such as Sum1. Close the Property Sheet. Repeat for the other three boxes naming them Sum2, Sum3 and Answer.
From the Control Toolbox, click on the Command Button control and create a button below the four boxes. Create another next to it.
Right click on the first Command Button and choose Properties. Click on the Caption box and name it Calculate. Name the other Clear.
Right click the first Command Button and click View Code. Type the following:
Dim S1 as single
Dim S2 as single
Dim S3 as single
Dim A as single
S1 = Sum1
S2 = Sum2
S3 = Sum3
A = S1 + S2 + S3
Answer = A

Right click the other Command Button and click View Code. Type the following:
Sum1 = “ “
Sum2 = “ “
Sum3 = “ “

Try the boxes in Slide Show. You can type in the boxes and then hit calculate to produce the answer.

 

[mintjulep]

What Hasit says is correct.

If you have entered "43" as a single item, when you apply your animation you are applying it to the entire text "43", not just to the "3", even if you highlight only the "3".

You need to enter the 4 and the 3 as separate items.

 

[CharlieBabbage]

Thank you everyone for helping me - you are a great bunch!

Following the original tip by Hasit I realised my original mistake was to make the whole slide a text box rather than a separate text box for each digit!