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MS Office Forum / General PowerPoint Questions / March 2008Compatibility issue playing linked media files
I have some hundred PP03 presentations on my external hd / network server. Most have linked wmv files. in PP03 I can take the HD drive, oder copy the folders and everything plays just fine. In PP07 these media links does't work. If I relink the media files it works, but this is impossible for the amount of files. What can I do? Is there a 'path variable' in PP07? Whenever linking files (sound, video, hyperlinks) to a PPT presentations that will have to play from another computer you should alway place the linked file in the same folder as your PPT file. Then make the link. PPT always first looks for linked files inside the same folder if it doesn't find the file and the path location is diffent from when the link was created it will ask you for the new location. The only suggestion is to try placing your PPT file in the same folder as your video and run it from there. It might work.  SignatureTbrox > I have some hundred PP03 presentations on my external hd / network server. > Most have linked wmv files. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > What can I do? Is there a 'path variable' in PP07? > I have some hundred PP03 presentations on my external hd / network server. > Most have linked wmv files. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > What can I do? Is there a 'path variable' in PP07? No, but you can edit the links. Show me the link and let me edit it http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00433.htm But PPT 2007 seems to have some issues with links to external files on network drives. If editing doesn't work, try making sure that the linked files are on the local hard drive, then re-create them. ----------------------------------------- Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================
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