Embedding r-generated Interactive HTML pages in MS PowerPoint

Usually when I create slide decks these days I used Markdown and Slidy. However, I recently was asked to present using an existing Revolution Microsoft PowerPoint template.

Trouble is, I ' ve been spoilt with the advantages of using a html-based presentation technology and I wanted to include SOM  e Interactive web elements.  In particular, I wanted to use a motion chart generated with the fantastic Googlevis package. Of course, that presented an issue–how is I to include some interactive HTML elements in my PowerPoint deck?

The answer turned out to involve a PowerPoint plug-in called Liveweb. These were the steps I took:

• Download Liveweb from http://skp.mvps.org/liveweb.htm and install it. This adds a couple of buttons onto the PowerPoint tool bar (for me, it appears in the "Insert" part of the Ribbon)

• Generate your Web content. In my version, which meant using Googlevis to generate a Web page
• Use the Liveweb plugin to point your slide to the Web page
• Click play and wave hands like Hans Rosling which rapidly talking about your slide:

Btw–this also works for other HTML content, such as Shiny apps. Here's one from the RStudio Shiny Example page ...

So, if you had want to use MS PowerPoint, it was still possible to include r-generated interactive HTML content using the Above steps.

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