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MS Office Forum / General PowerPoint Questions / August 2006edit>links
I am linking JPEGs into the PP slide show. However, the Edit>Links menu is greyed. I cannot change the links. Any ideas? > I am linking JPEGs into the PP slide show. However, the Edit>Links menu is > greyed. I cannot change the links. Any ideas? There are quite a few different types of links in PPT. The Edit Links menu only gives you access to OLE links (e.g. stuff linked from Excel, Word, etc.) Two suggestions: The free FixLinks demo at http://fixlinks.pptools.com will repair broken image links and set them up so they're far less likely to break in the future, or will allow you to change the images from linked to embedded. This link has some other ideas, including several ways you can edit the link directly: Show me the link and let me edit it http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00433.htm ----------------------------------------- Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================ >I am linking JPEGs into the PP slide show. However, the Edit>Links menu is > greyed. I cannot change the links. Any ideas? How are you linking the JPGs? Edit|Links is for OLE links -- stuff you inserted using Insert|Object or Edit|Paste Special|Paste Link.  SignatureEcho [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/ PPTLive! Sept 17-20, 2006 http://www.pptlive.com I am inserting black and white JPEG illustrations into the PPT. First method was: Insert>Picture>From File>Link to File. The Edit>Links is greyed out. Second method was: Copy (the JPEG)>Paste Special>Paste Link. The Edit>Links is also greyed out. > >I am linking JPEGs into the PP slide show. However, the Edit>Links menu is > > greyed. I cannot change the links. Any ideas? > > How are you linking the JPGs? Edit|Links is for OLE links -- stuff you > inserted using Insert|Object or Edit|Paste Special|Paste Link. > I am inserting black and white JPEG illustrations into the PPT. First method > was: Insert>Picture>From File>Link to File. The Edit>Links is greyed out. > Second method was: Copy (the JPEG)>Paste Special>Paste Link. The Edit>Links > is also greyed out. Right in both cases. Did you read my answer earlier? > > >I am linking JPEGs into the PP slide show. However, the Edit>Links menu is > > > greyed. I cannot change the links. Any ideas? > > > > How are you linking the JPGs? Edit|Links is for OLE links -- stuff you > > inserted using Insert|Object or Edit|Paste Special|Paste Link. ----------------------------------------- Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================ >> I am inserting black and white JPEG illustrations into the PPT. First >> method [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Right in both cases. Did you read my answer earlier? Yup, my bad. Check Steve's answer. :-) SignatureEcho [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/ PPTLive! Sept 17-20, 2006 http://www.pptlive.com Thank you, I did. 1. I am working at a company office - due to security issues, cannot download any programs, etc. But will forward this info to IT services. perhaps they will approve the fix. 2. For same reason, cannot send the file or a portion of it, but I appreciate yr and Echo S help. If possible, I will experiment with the download at home. Thanks again. > > I am inserting black and white JPEG illustrations into the PPT. First method > > was: Insert>Picture>From File>Link to File. The Edit>Links is greyed out. [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > PPTools: www.pptools.com > ================================================ > Thank you, I did. > 1. I am working at a company office - due to security issues, cannot > download any programs, etc. But will forward this info to IT services. > perhaps they will approve the fix. The second link doesn't involve downloading a program; it's just a bit of macro code you can run from within your own copy of PPT. > 2. For same reason, cannot send the file or a portion of it, but I > appreciate yr and Echo S help. If possible, I will experiment with the [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > PPTools: www.pptools.com > > ================================================ ----------------------------------------- Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================ Can't seem to locate the "second link" - do you mean the "echosvoice" one? Thanks > > Thank you, I did. > > 1. I am working at a company office - due to security issues, cannot [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > PPTools: www.pptools.com > ================================================ > Can't seem to locate the "second link" - do you mean the "echosvoice" one? This one: Show me the link and let me edit it http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00433.htm > Thanks > [quoted text clipped - 35 lines] > > PPTools: www.pptools.com > > ================================================ ----------------------------------------- Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================ |
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