README.md

In thealk/gctriviar: Automate the making of powerpoint presentations

gctriviar :question: :beers:

A tiny package for automating the preparation of Western University Grad Club Trivia presentations

NB: THIS README IS OUT OF DATE

Given a spreadsheet containing the clever questions you plan to ask next time you host Trivia, this package will auto-populate a powerpoint presentation for you in the style of Grad Club Trivia.

Inputs

• A spreadsheet (.xlsx) that contains at least two columns ("Question", "QuestionN")
• Powerpoint template ("GC_Trivia_Template.pptx"), which can be downloaded from this repo
• Name of the host (defaults to Thea)

Output

• trivia.pptx: A powerpoint in the style of the provided template that contains one slide per question, a la Grad Club Trivia

Dependencies:

• officer (for generating the powerpoint object)
• readxl
• magrittr

Limitations, which future versions may or may not take care of

• The questions/question numbers must be in the exact order you want them to appear on the spreadsheet.
• The title slide and the intro slide to Round 1 are automatically generated, but Round 2 and Round 3 intro slides and Answer slides are not
• Text is input exactly as it appears in the Question column of the spreadsheet. This means the following types of questions will need to be manually edited:
• Multiple choice
• Multimedia (images, audio)

Super handy resources for making this thing:

• Generating powerpoints with officer
• Crafting a Powerpoint Presentation with R
• Using purrr with officer (though NB didn't wind up going this route, still a very helpful tutorial)

:wave: Hi Elizabeth.

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