I need to format a link to a powerpoint document that when clicked would open
the presentation to a slide deep inside the presentation. This link would be
used as a URL in another application not in an MS Office Doc.

Steve -

Thanks so much. that was perfect.

Eileen

"Steve Rindsberg" wrote:

> In article <89B5ABBC-6C46-4857-B88A-(E-Mail Removed)>, Emlweinstein
> wrote:
> > I need to format a link to a powerpoint document that when clicked would open
> > the presentation to a slide deep inside the presentation. This link would be
> > used as a URL in another application not in an MS Office Doc.
>
> Try this:
>
> In any existing PPT presentation, draw a shape, rightclick it and choose Action
> Settings.
>
> In the Action Settings dialog box, choose Hyperlink to:, Other Presentation
>
> Choose the presentation you want to link to. PPT will open a dialog where you
> can choose the slide within the presentation you want to link to.
>
> OK your way out.
>
> Test to make sure it works as you expect it to.
>
> Now you can rightclick the shape and choose Edit Hyperlink to see the URL
> PowerPoint is actually linking to. On a network, it'll be something like:
>
> \\host\sharename\path\FileName.ppt#9, Slide Title
>
> where 9 is the slide number.
>
> You can delete everything past the 9 (, Slide Title) if you like.
>
>
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