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MS Office Forum / General PowerPoint Questions / November 2006hyperlink to "other file" problem
We've recently upgraded to 2003 and I have created hyperlinks in presentations in 2000 and had no problems. Now, when I create a new hyperlink and link to a PDF file located in the same folder as the presentation, Powerpoint isn't launching Adobe or the file automaticly. Only if the PDF file is already open does Powerpoint bring it to the active window. Is anyone else having this problem? IIRC, this is an Acrobat/Reader issue with one of the recent versions (7.0, maybe?). Update Acrobat/Adobe Reader, and it should work as expected.  SignatureEcho [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com > We've recently upgraded to 2003 and I have created hyperlinks in > presentations in 2000 and had no problems. Now, when I create a new hyperlink > and link to a PDF file located in the same folder as the presentation, > Powerpoint isn't launching Adobe or the file automaticly. Only if the PDF > file is already open does Powerpoint bring it to the active window. Is anyone > else having this problem? Yup - It is a problem with Acrobat 7.0. Upgrade to 7.1 and it will get better. SignatureKathryn Jacobs, Microsoft MVP PowerPoint and OneNote Author of Kathy Jacobs on PowerPoint - Available now from Holy Macro! Books Get PowerPoint answers at http://www.powerpointanswers.com I believe life is meant to be lived. But: if we live without making a difference, it makes no difference that we lived > IIRC, this is an Acrobat/Reader issue with one of the recent versions > (7.0, [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > anyone >> else having this problem? Stupid question, but I don't see that there is a version 7.1. Did you get it from the Adobe site? > Yup - It is a problem with Acrobat 7.0. Upgrade to 7.1 and it will get > better. [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > anyone > >> else having this problem? Hi, Within Adobe Reader, go to Help| Check for Updates, while connected to the internet. Signature-- Regards, Glen Millar Microsoft PPT MVP www.powerpointworkbench.com Australia Please tell us your PowerPoint version, whether you are using vba, whether your dog has fleas, or anything else relevant. > Stupid question, but I don't see that there is a version 7.1. Did you get > it [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] >> > anyone >> >> else having this problem? Thank you to everyone, my problem is solved. > Hi, > [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > >> > anyone > >> >> else having this problem? > Thank you to everyone, my problem is solved. > [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > >> > anyone > > >> >> else having this problem? > Thank you to everyone, my problem is solved. > [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > > > Interesting, I'm wrestling with the same problem. Thought I had it cracked when I found MSDN Knowledge Base item http://support.microsoft.com/kb/897755/en-us?spid=2529&sid=global Adobe website has Acrobat Reader 7.0.8 as their lasest version!! I'm running this and the problem described at the start of this thread is still happening. Any thoughts, anybody? I just created a workaround, because we are experiencing the same problem. Create an HTML file that has a redirect to the PDF. Within the HTML file there is a javascript that is triggered by the page load. The JavaScript will load the PDF file in the current browser window. This workaround allows you to open a new window outside the presentation and the PowerPoint/Reader issue. Here is the code: <head> <SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript"> <!-- Begin redirTime = "100"; redirURL = "BB8151.pdf"; function redirFile() { self.setTimeout("self.location.href = redirURL;",redirTime); } // End --> </script> </head> <body onLoad=redirFile()> </body> Hope this helps! > We've recently upgraded to 2003 and I have created hyperlinks in > presentations in 2000 and had no problems. Now, when I create a new hyperlink > and link to a PDF file located in the same folder as the presentation, > Powerpoint isn't launching Adobe or the file automaticly. Only if the PDF > file is already open does Powerpoint bring it to the active window. Is anyone > else having this problem? To make sure I have this right: You create a new HTML file as below and include a hyperlink to it in your PPT instead of linking directly to the PDF. VERY slick. Thanks for posting this. > I just created a workaround, because we are experiencing the same problem. > Create an HTML file that has a redirect to the PDF. Within the HTML file [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > file is already open does Powerpoint bring it to the active window. Is anyone > > else having this problem? ----------------------------------------- Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================ Steve - Please FAQ this! It is slick! > To make sure I have this right: > [quoted text clipped - 50 lines] > PPTools: www.pptools.com > ================================================ You are correct. Happy usage. > To make sure I have this right: > [quoted text clipped - 43 lines] > PPTools: www.pptools.com > ================================================ > You are correct. Happy usage. Thanks ... I've posted this here ... I hope that's ok with you: How to make links open in a new window from PowerPoint's HTML http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00829.htm |
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