The PowerShow Controller utility enables you to launch single shows with PowerShow support from command-line. This utility named PowerShowControl.exe is available in the folder that was specified while installing PowerShow. This is usually C:\Program Files\OfficeOne\PowerShow\.

Usage

The PowerShow Controller accepts the following syntax:

PowerShowControl <command> <params>

The following is a list of valid commands:

The <row> parameter corresponds to the row number in PowerShow Session Settings dialog box:

The first row in this dialog box corresponds to row number 1.

Examples

In the above PowerShow Session Settings dialog box, Metropolitan.ppt is at row 1, Pyramids.ppt is at row 3 and Seven Wonders.ppt is at row 4. The following are example commands and their effects:

PowerShowControl first 1

This instructs PowerShow to go to the first slide for the slide show of row 1. The effect would be to navigate Metropolitan.ppt to first slide.

PowerShowControl next 4

This instructs PowerShow to go to the next slide for the slide show of row 4. This would navigate Seven Wonders.ppt to next slide.

System Requirements

PowerShow: Should be installed and loaded in PowerPoint environment.