hyper link

A

afdmello

I am inserting a shape( block arrow) and hyperlinking it to another slide,
however, when the mouse is on the arrow it does not change into a hand but
when I right click it there is a option of going to the slide. any idea for
this behavior.

Afd
 
E

Echo S

Did you select the arrow itself when applying the link, or did you click
inside the arrow? Inside just applies the link to the text, and if you don't
have text, well...

To make sure you've selected the entire object, click inside the arrow, then
hit Esc to select the arrow itself.

Additionally, if you don't have a fill color in the arrow, the link won't
work when you hover over anything but the edge.
 
A

afdmello

I followed ur instructions and it did not work in my home pc as well. I
inserted fill to the arrow and using the selection pane I selected the arrow
and added the hyper link but still it is not activating

I am using ppt 2007

Afd
Echo S said:
Did you select the arrow itself when applying the link, or did you click
inside the arrow? Inside just applies the link to the text, and if you
don't have text, well...

To make sure you've selected the entire object, click inside the arrow,
then hit Esc to select the arrow itself.

Additionally, if you don't have a fill color in the arrow, the link won't
work when you hover over anything but the edge.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx


afdmello said:
I am inserting a shape( block arrow) and hyperlinking it to another slide,
however, when the mouse is on the arrow it does not change into a hand but
when I right click it there is a option of going to the slide. any idea
for this behavior.

Afd
 
E

Echo S

How are you adding the hyperlink, and what is the title of the slide you
are linking to?

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx


afdmello said:
I followed ur instructions and it did not work in my home pc as well. I
inserted fill to the arrow and using the selection pane I selected the
arrow and added the hyper link but still it is not activating

I am using ppt 2007

Afd
Echo S said:
Did you select the arrow itself when applying the link, or did you click
inside the arrow? Inside just applies the link to the text, and if you
don't have text, well...

To make sure you've selected the entire object, click inside the arrow,
then hit Esc to select the arrow itself.

Additionally, if you don't have a fill color in the arrow, the link won't
work when you hover over anything but the edge.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx


afdmello said:
I am inserting a shape( block arrow) and hyperlinking it to another
slide, however, when the mouse is on the arrow it does not change into a
hand but when I right click it there is a option of going to the slide.
any idea for this behavior.

Afd
 
D

David Marcovitz

Hyperlinks only work in Slide Show view. It seems that you are trying to
activate the hyperlink in Normal/Edit view. Start up the slide show, and
your hyperlink will work.
--David

--
David Marcovitz
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP
Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
http://www.PowerfulPowerPoint.com/

afdmello said:
I followed ur instructions and it did not work in my home pc as well. I
inserted fill to the arrow and using the selection pane I selected the arrow
and added the hyper link but still it is not activating

I am using ppt 2007

Afd
Echo S said:
Did you select the arrow itself when applying the link, or did you click
inside the arrow? Inside just applies the link to the text, and if you
don't have text, well...

To make sure you've selected the entire object, click inside the arrow,
then hit Esc to select the arrow itself.

Additionally, if you don't have a fill color in the arrow, the link won't
work when you hover over anything but the edge.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx


afdmello said:
I am inserting a shape( block arrow) and hyperlinking it to another slide,
however, when the mouse is on the arrow it does not change into a hand but
when I right click it there is a option of going to the slide. any idea
for this behavior.

Afd
 
A

afdmello

David u hit the bull's eye.
A million thanks

Afd
David Marcovitz said:
Hyperlinks only work in Slide Show view. It seems that you are trying to
activate the hyperlink in Normal/Edit view. Start up the slide show, and
your hyperlink will work.
--David

--
David Marcovitz
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP
Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
http://www.PowerfulPowerPoint.com/

afdmello said:
I followed ur instructions and it did not work in my home pc as well. I
inserted fill to the arrow and using the selection pane I selected the
arrow
and added the hyper link but still it is not activating

I am using ppt 2007

Afd
Echo S said:
Did you select the arrow itself when applying the link, or did you
click
inside the arrow? Inside just applies the link to the text, and if you
don't have text, well...

To make sure you've selected the entire object, click inside the arrow,
then hit Esc to select the arrow itself.

Additionally, if you don't have a fill color in the arrow, the link
won't
work when you hover over anything but the edge.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://tinyurl.com/36grcd
PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/32a7nx


I am inserting a shape( block arrow) and hyperlinking it to another
slide,
however, when the mouse is on the arrow it does not change into a hand
but
when I right click it there is a option of going to the slide. any idea
for this behavior.

Afd
 

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