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MS Office Forum / General PowerPoint Questions / May 2008Powerpoint hyperlink not working correctly
Hi I inserted a hyperlink in powerpoint 2003 with the url address: knowledgeonline.ca.nortel.com/sws/livelink.exe?func=ll&objId=5078920 I get prompted for a user name and password. The hyperlink works. However, after I login, I get redirected to the home page as opposed to that specific page (which is a drill down 3 levels down the home page). When I try to go to that page directly using the browser (both IE and FIREFOX), I am directed to the correct page after I login. It seems that Powerpoint picks up whatever is in the IE cache. I need to be able to access the desired page directly after I put in my credentials by cliking the hyperlink in powerpoint. What am I missing? Any help is much appreciated Houh Just a question: why in the URL adress you don't have http://www. etc. ? > Hi > I inserted a hyperlink in powerpoint 2003 with the url address: [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Houh Thnx a lot Jean-Pierre for your reply. Infact this URL is in the private network of Nortel. No need for www. The thing I do not comprehend is when I access the hyperlink from powerpoint, I get redirected to the home page of this link as opposed to the actual drill down page that it points to after I get the login. However, typing this URL in the browser takes me straight to the page I want after I log in. Tx again Houh > Just a question: why in the URL adress you don't have http://www. etc. ? > > Hi [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > > > Houh did you by chance clear your cache? or try accessing the PPT from another computer? > Thnx a lot Jean-Pierre for your reply. > Infact this URL is in the private network of Nortel. No need for www. [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > > > > > > Houh Tx Diane In fact I tried clearing the cache and the same problem is encountered on my machine and colleagues'. Need to mention that this URL accesses SAMS Nortel Server. In order to access the hyperlink in the first place, the user needs to be logged on to the server at least once. So, when accessing the hyperlink from powerpoint, the user is directed to the home page which he previously logged on into. The purpose of this hyperlink is that the user will be able to fetch the actual report files that are graphed in the powerpoint slide by cliking the hyperlink. Asking the user to manually putting in the url in the browser to fetch the report files defeats the purpose of the hyperlink in the powerpoint slide. Iam not sure why the hyperlink does not direct me to the desired location that is the same when entering it in the browser directly. Tx a lot for you help Houh > did you by chance clear your cache? or try accessing the PPT from another > computer? [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > > > > > > > > Houh |
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