I am trying to set a hyperlink to solitaire from a power point slide. I am
using 2003 version.

Sure can! Put some sort of autoshape (I use the top left Action Button) on
your slide. If you use an Action Button, when the "Action Settings" dialog
box comes up, click the "Run Program" option. Depending on the version of
Windows you have (I have Windows XP), you will need to enter the path to the
solitaire program. Something like:

C:\WINDOWS\system32\sol.exe

When you go into Slide Show mode and click the button, click "OK" to accept
the "Oh my god, the world is going to come to an end" dialog box that comes
up (sorry, getting a little melodramatic) and the game will start.

If you use something other than an Action Button, right-click the object and
select "Action Settings" to perform the above steps.

Of course, you can also put some sort of object on your slide, click
"Insert", "Hyperlink", browse to the same folder and select the "sol.exe"
file. This method, however, brings up two "Oh my god, the world is going to
come to an end" dialog boxes!

Holler back if you need help!

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Bill Foley
www.pttinc.com
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP
Microsoft Office Specialist Master Instructor
"cold as ice" <cold as (E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:52B81DE8-6C10-4B2D-80D6-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I am trying to set a hyperlink to solitaire from a power point slide. I
am
> using 2003 version.

In article <#(E-Mail Removed)>, Bill Foley wrote:
> Sure can! Put some sort of autoshape (I use the top left Action Button) on
> your slide. If you use an Action Button, when the "Action Settings" dialog
> box comes up, click the "Run Program" option. Depending on the version of
> Windows you have (I have Windows XP), you will need to enter the path to
the
> solitaire program. Something like:
>
> C:\WINDOWS\system32\sol.exe

I'd try just

sol.exe

The windows drive and directory name will vary depending on the Win version
and installation specifics, but the system folder will ALWAYS be on the path,
so you don't need to enter more than the name of the EXE

If you're running this on your own computer and don't mind setting macro
security to medium or low, you can have the action setting set to Run
Macro:Sol and add this macro in the VB editor:

Sub Sol()
Call Shell("sol.exe", vbNormalFocus)
End Sub


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Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com
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I seem to recall you correcting me on that last time! Must I continually be
re-trained? HA!

--
Bill Foley
www.pttinc.com
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP
Microsoft Office Specialist Master Instructor
"Steve Rindsberg" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> In article <#(E-Mail Removed)>, Bill Foley wrote:
> > Sure can! Put some sort of autoshape (I use the top left Action Button)
on
> > your slide. If you use an Action Button, when the "Action Settings"
dialog
> > box comes up, click the "Run Program" option. Depending on the version
of
> > Windows you have (I have Windows XP), you will need to enter the path to
> the
> > solitaire program. Something like:
> >
> > C:\WINDOWS\system32\sol.exe
>
> I'd try just
>
> sol.exe
>
> The windows drive and directory name will vary depending on the Win
version
> and installation specifics, but the system folder will ALWAYS be on the
path,
> so you don't need to enter more than the name of the EXE
>
> If you're running this on your own computer and don't mind setting macro
> security to medium or low, you can have the action setting set to Run
> Macro:Sol and add this macro in the VB editor:
>
> Sub Sol()
> Call Shell("sol.exe", vbNormalFocus)
> End Sub
>
>
> -----------------------------------------
> Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
> PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
> PPTools: www.pptools.com
> ================================================
>
>

In article <(E-Mail Removed)>, Bill Foley wrote:
> I seem to recall you correcting me on that last time! Must I continually be
> re-trained? HA!
>

I figure it takes about three good shots with the two by four to get any of use
up to speed. After that, the arm gets tired, attention wanders, we tend to ...
um ...

what?

Oh. We tend to forget what we ...


were



What were we talking about?

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Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com
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