Enable the Hide/Show Feature on PPT Export


Overview

To enable the Hide/Show feature, you need to add code references to the flattened file.

Step-by-Step Guide


  1. Follow the steps to Add Dynamic Variables for PPT Export and Add Dynamic Charts for PPT Export.

Hiding/Showing Slides


  1. Identify the slides that need to be hidden upon export.


  2. Open the flattened file and add code references for hiding slides.


  3. If new code references are added, then Click Import Model via Excel to upload the updated flattened file.


  4. Open the PPT and add the hide command <VR_CMD_DELETE_SLIDE_codereference_VR> anywhere on the slide.


  5. Upload the PPT after removing the earlier uploaded PPT.


  6. Click Value Collaborator and click the Save button on the top navigation. Then click Prototype.


  7. The code references created for hiding/showing the slides would appear as checkboxes (checkbox/dropdown/radio button as per client requirement).


  8. Click to unselect the checkboxes on the Prototype page to hide the slide/slides. Click Save.


  9. Click Export and then click Export PPT. The slide/slides would not be visible upon export.


  10. To unhide the slide/slides, click to select the checkbox and then click Save. Click Export and then Export PPT.

Hiding/Showing Table Rows/Columns



  1. Identify the table row/columns that need to be hidden upon export.


  2. Open the flattened file and create code references, if required, for hiding/showing table rows/columns.


  3. If new code references are added, then click Import Model via Excel and upload the updated flattened file.


  4. Open the PPT and add the hide command <VR_CMD_DEL_ROW_codereference_VR> to hide the row.


  5. Add the hide command <VR_CMD_DEL_COL_codereference_VR> to hide the column.


  6. Upload the PPT after removing the earlier uploaded PPT.


  7. Click Value Collaborator and click the Save button on the top navigation. Now click Prototype.


  8. Select/Deselect the checkboxes to implement the hide/show feature on the Word Export (checkbox/dropdown/radio button as per client requirement).


  9. Click to unselect the checkboxes on the Prototype page to hide table rows/columns. Click Save.


  10. Click Export and then click Export PPT. The table rows/columns would not be visible upon export.


  11. To unhide the table rows/columns, click to select the checkbox and then click Save. Click Export and then Export PPT.


Note:


  1. To hide/show extensions such as images and charts, follow the steps for hiding/showing slides.


  2. ENUM INPUTS cannot be directly used to delete slides or table rows/columns in a PPT. Though Enums work directly in the UI or Value Collaborator, in PPTs only an OUTPUT of the Enum Input can be used to delete slides/rows/columns.

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