Double Clicking on Hyperlinks (PPT viewer, ppt 2007)

[Thoman]

I have a hyperlink that opens up another presentation. In testing this, it
seems that folks want to double click on the hyperlink. This opens up the
presentation twice, and starts narrating twice.

Any way to stop this? Or work around?

I figured out how to accomplish this in VB (so I didn't need to hyperlink),
but then learned that PPT Viewer does not support VB. Aaargh.

 

[David Marcovitz]

I have a hyperlink that opens up another presentation. In testing this, it
seems that folks want to double click on the hyperlink. This opens up the
presentation twice, and starts narrating twice.

Any way to stop this? Or work around?

I figured out how to accomplish this in VB (so I didn't need to hyperlink),
but then learned that PPT Viewer does not support VB. Aaargh.

Here's a crazy thought: in addition to the hyperlink (if this is a button
being clicked), set a trigger animation that will make the button disappear
or a 99% transparent shape appear over the button without a hyperlink. The
first click should both do the hyperlink and trigger the animation, which
will, in effect, disable the second click.
--David

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David M. Marcovitz
Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
http://www.PowerfulPowerPoint.com/
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP
Associate Professor, Loyola University Maryland