How do I link 2 presentations for the web.

[Guest]

I have a presentation that links to another presentation. The link works fine
in "regular" PC mode. Now, I'm ready to port both presentations to the web.
I've already tried saving both presentations as single web pages, but
obviously that doesn't give me a working link -- there's nothing in either
htm file that knows where each other resides. How do I link 2 presentations
for the web?

P.S. I'm using PP2003.

Thanks in advance for all repies.

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

I have a presentation that links to another presentation. The link works fine
in "regular" PC mode. Now, I'm ready to port both presentations to the web.
I've already tried saving both presentations as single web pages, but
obviously that doesn't give me a working link -- there's nothing in either
htm file that knows where each other resides. How do I link 2 presentations
for the web?

P.S. I'm using PP2003.

If the presentations are linked, it sounds like the links would be to other PPT
files, not to the HTML versions of the same files.

One bizarre sounding idea:

Convert both presentations to HTML.
Go back into the links and change them so they point to the HTML version of the
PPTs.
Reconvert to HTML, letting the new HTML overwrite the old.

 

[Guest]

Good morning Steve,

Your "bizarre sounding idea" seems promising -- I'll give it a try. However,
since the "calling" presentation links to multiple slides in the linked
presentation -- I'm linking from thumbnail pictures to enlarged pictures in
the linked presentation -- I'll have to link to the specific .htm slide file
for each thumbnail. That will be an interesting challenge. Anyway, I'll give
it a shot.

This is the same presentation that I originally had the question about how
to replay a slide on the CD version. I'm still working on that. With the HTML
version, there's an obvious -- to me -- workaround, but I'm a stubborn cuss,
so I'll exhaust all efforts trying to solve it first.

Thanks again for the help.

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

Good morning Steve,

Your "bizarre sounding idea" seems promising -- I'll give it a try. However,
since the "calling" presentation links to multiple slides in the linked
presentation -- I'm linking from thumbnail pictures to enlarged pictures in
the linked presentation -- I'll have to link to the specific .htm slide file
for each thumbnail. That will be an interesting challenge. Anyway, I'll give
it a shot.

I was afraid you might say that. It might get very tricky ...

Have a look at our PPT2HTML addin, though - it's a commercial product but has a free
fully functional demo. http://ppt2html.pptools.com

PPT2HTML can't preserve all the effects PPT can translate when it makes its own html
but it creates individual one-per-slide HTML files that you'd easily be able to link
to.

This is the same presentation that I originally had the question about how
to replay a slide on the CD version.

Y'know, I had a hunch ... ;-)

 

[Guest]

Your "bizarre sounding idea" WORKS! I'm able to link right down to the
specific slides that contain the enlarged pictures related to the thumbnails.

Great idea!

Thanks

 

[Guest]

You posted your caveat at the identical time that I posted success using your
suggestion (12:16 PST). Anyway, it works great and thanks again.

I had previously downloaded the demo of ppt2html and took a look. Since my
presentation includes animation and sound, it doesn't seem like it would work
in this case.

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

Dang, let's hear it for bizarre. <g>

What did you do to get a link to the specific slide?

 

[Guest]

As you know, saving as a Single File Web Page creates a smal "master" htm
file (about 3K in my case), and also a sub-folder with the various htm's,
jpg's, etc. for the bulk of the stuff. I simply viewed it in Explorer in
thumbnail mode, identified the slide numbers corresponding to the htm's I was
looking for and referenced those slide numbers in "Action Settings" for the
various thumbnails. The linking works perfectly.

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

As you know, saving as a Single File Web Page creates a smal "master" htm
file (about 3K in my case), and also a sub-folder with the various htm's,

Other way 'round, actually. Saving as normal HTML creates the little fella plus the
support folder full of goodies. Single file creates ... drumroll please, maestro ... a
single file.

But I get the idea ... thanks!

 

[Guest]

You're right of course -- but you knew that. In my multitasking mode, while
selecting "Save As Web Page," and seeing the file type at the bottom of the
ensuing dialogue box, I forgot that I chose to "Save A Copy and Customize Its
Contents." Anyway, it works. Thanks again. Now, back to the issue of
replaying a slide with animation when executing the presentation from
pptviewer.exe. I've got a "solution," but it's UGLY! I'll let you know if I
can refine it.

Thanks again,
Joe

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

You're right of course -- but you knew that. In my multitasking mode, while
selecting "Save As Web Page," and seeing the file type at the bottom of the
ensuing dialogue box, I forgot that I chose to "Save A Copy and Customize Its
Contents."