How Did They Make a Text Box as Clickable Link?

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I'm looking at a ppt presentation. It has a text box that says "Click here
to hear sound" and sure enough, if you click on the text box you get the
sound.

But darned if I can find a link anywhere to the sound files (which are
embedded in the file). How is this done?

Thanks.
 
I have figured this one out. PP 2003, BTW. It seems that when a sound file
is embedded the "action settings", "play sound" goes away when one checks the
settings on the text box.

However, if one copys the text box to a new blank presenation, the action
settings do show up with the original name of the file used.

By saving the original presentation as a web file, I was able to extract the
wav files. Then, by creating a new presentation and copying over the text
buttons (or making new ones), I was able to change the sounds associated with
the text box(es). Once I saved my new file, it was the same as the old... no
"action settings" to the wav file.

Cheers.
 
The other way you could have found the sound source is to right click on the
text box select Custom Animation | Effect Options and the sound associated
will be displayed. If it is not one of the built in sounds that come with
PowerPoint, Applause, camera, arrow etc then do a search for the file name
that is provided. If it is a presentation that you received from somewhere
else, then the publish to web page is the way to get a copy of the file for
use in future presentations.

If you just want to change the sound, then the Custom Animation route is the
way to go.

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|I have figured this one out. PP 2003, BTW. It seems that when a sound
file
| is embedded the "action settings", "play sound" goes away when one checks
the
| settings on the text box.
|
| However, if one copys the text box to a new blank presenation, the action
| settings do show up with the original name of the file used.
|
| By saving the original presentation as a web file, I was able to extract
the
| wav files. Then, by creating a new presentation and copying over the text
| buttons (or making new ones), I was able to change the sounds associated
with
| the text box(es). Once I saved my new file, it was the same as the old...
no
| "action settings" to the wav file.
|
| Cheers.
|
| "Strong Eagle" wrote:
|
| > I'm looking at a ppt presentation. It has a text box that says "Click
here
| > to hear sound" and sure enough, if you click on the text box you get the
| > sound.
| >
| > But darned if I can find a link anywhere to the sound files (which are
| > embedded in the file). How is this done?
| >
| > Thanks.
 

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