link files in power point

[Guest]

I have linked files to pdf, word, and excel files. When I click on the link
the related program only pops up and then immediately closes, never seeing
the file open?
Is there something I need to do? Running XP, Office 2003, Adobe
Professional 7.

 

[Guest]

This is a known bug for Adobe. Try upgrading to the latest version (I think
you need 7.0.2 or greater), and it should be a free upgrade. I don't know why
it would be happening to files other than PDF files. Are you, by any chance,
double-clicking on the link? That might explain it if the first click opens
it, and the second click takes you back to PowerPoint.
--David

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

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

I have linked files to pdf, word, and excel files. When I click on the link
the related program only pops up and then immediately closes, never seeing
the file open?
Is there something I need to do? Running XP, Office 2003, Adobe
Professional 7.

There's a bug in Adobe Acrobat Reader 7, the original released version, that
causes this. I don't know whether it also happens in Acrobat but either way
you'll want to let the Adobe software update itself.

But this also happens with Word and Excel?

After it happens, try Alt+Tab to see if you can switch to Word/Excel.