Scenario

1. I have PowerPoint 2010
2. On the "Transitions" tab the "Advance Slide On Mouse Click" check box is checked.
3. I have a long, slow, timed, non-repeating animation working in the background of the slide.
4. I click to advance the slide before the animation is finished, but ...
5. Instead of advancing the slide, the animation moves to the completed state ...
6. Forcing a second click to actually advance the slide.

Additionally

If I have other animations on the slide that are initiated by a click, the long animation also advances to a finished state before starting the new animation.

Desired Behavior

On click, I want the slide to advance or the next on-click animation to start whether the long animation is done or not, and without having that long animation first "complete" itself. In the case of another animation, I simply want the long animation to continue, while also doing the new animation.

Ultimate Question

Is there a way to either:

1. Set an option somewhere to not have that animation complete on click and simply "continue" to animate with the start of a new animation or to advance the slide (as the case may be)?
2. Create a VBA script that will produce the desired behavior for the long animation?