I have a presentation that contains a hyperlink to a local HTML file. Each
time I click the hyperlink, I get a security warning about proceeding, which
is annoying. I know I can reduce my security settings, but this presentation
needs to be distributed to a large number of machines and I'm not about to
go changing settings on a large number of machines.

I apprecite warnings to external websites are valid, but surely not local
files. Does any know of a way round this? I'm running Powerpoint 2003, but
I'm guessing previous versions do something similar.

Thanks

Try this option:

http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00587.htm

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"Toby" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I have a presentation that contains a hyperlink to a local HTML file. Each
> time I click the hyperlink, I get a security warning about proceeding,
which
> is annoying. I know I can reduce my security settings, but this
presentation
> needs to be distributed to a large number of machines and I'm not about to
> go changing settings on a large number of machines.
>
> I apprecite warnings to external websites are valid, but surely not local
> files. Does any know of a way round this? I'm running Powerpoint 2003, but
> I'm guessing previous versions do something similar.
>
> Thanks
>
>

[CRITICAL UPDATE - Anyone using Office 2003 should install the critical
update as soon as possible. From PowerPoint, choose "Help -> Check for
Updates".]

Hello,

PowerPoint does not have the specific capability that you are looking for.
The warning will come up each time you follow a link a potentially harmful
file.

If you (or anyone else reading this message) think that PowerPoint should
have additional options for how to handle navigating links to potentially
harmful files, don't forget to send your feedback to Microsoft at:

http://register.microsoft.com/mswish/suggestion.asp

It's VERY important that, for EACH wish, you describe in detail, WHY it is
important TO YOU that your product suggestion be implemented. A good wish
submssion includes WHAT scenario, work-flow, or end-result is blocked by
not having a specific feature, HOW MUCH time and effort ($$$) is spent
working around a specific limitation of the current product, etc. Remember
that Microsoft receives THOUSANDS of product suggestions every day and we
read each one but, in any given product development cycle, there are ONLY
sufficient resources to address the ones that are MOST IMPORTANT to our
customers so take the extra time to state your case as CLEARLY and
COMPLETELY as possible so that we can FEEL YOUR PAIN.

IMPORTANT: Each submission should be a single suggestion (not a list of
suggestions).

John Langhans
Microsoft Corporation
Supportability Program Manager
Microsoft Office PowerPoint for Windows
Microsoft Office Picture Manager for Windows

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