hyperlink doesn't work

G

Guest

I have powerpoint 2003. I want to create a hyperlink to access a hidden
slide. I highlighted the text and rightclick to create the hyperlink. When
the hyperlink dialogue box appears I selected the option 'Place in this
Document' option and clicked on the slide i wanted to show the link in. (This
is all in the same presentation). When i replay the slide show i'm not able
to view the hyperlink i created. What have i done wrong? the colour of the
hyperlink is different from the rest of the text so i know it didn't work. I
need to be able to access the hyperlink whilst i'm running the slide show as
i'm showing it to 2 different groups of people during my presentation. Please
help!
 
G

Guest

It makes things much easier to follow if you stick to one post per question

When you highlighted the text are you sure you selected the text and not the
text box itself?

Did the text become underlined when you added the link?
 
G

Guest

sorry, this is the first time i'm using this, I didn't know i could reply
back. The highlighted text changed colour and is underlined. Do you know what
the source of the problem is? many thanks!
 
D

David M. Marcovitz

Does the title of the slide to which you are linking have a comma in it?
If so, remove the comma, and it should work.
--David

--
David M. Marcovitz
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP
Director of Graduate Programs in Educational Technology
Loyola College in Maryland
Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
http://www.PowerfulPowerPoint.com/
 
G

Guest

If the problem is a comma in the title just removing the comma does't always
work. This is because powerpoint "remembers" the old address for the link
with the comma, you should remove the comma, remove the hyperlink and remake
it.. You can use this to advantage because once the link works you can
probably put the comma back.
 
G

Guest

hello, there's no comma in the title. I have also tried going into Slide
Show-Action Settings and clicking on Hyperlink to and selecting the slide
number but it doesn't work. That is why i'm baffled, there must be something
wrong. This should be quite simple but i don't understand why it's not
working. Any help would be appreciated guys.
 
G

Guest

hello how can i send you the presentation? can you give me your email
address then? i'd appreciate it very much if you could find out the reason as
well as i've been trying to work it out for the past 2 days!
 
G

Guest

lucy at aneasiertomorrow dot com dot au replace the obvious bits :) Or you
can come through my website (link below). Sorry but if I write it properly
the spambots will get it...

Lucy
--
MOS Master Instructor
www.aneasiertomorrow.com.au

PowerPoint Live 2007 28-31 October in New Orleans www.pptlive.com
See you there
 

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