Undo powerpoint link in Word?

[Jeff]

I've "sent" a PowerPoint presentation and notes to Word and formatted it to
suit me for lecture notes.

However, I believe the images in the resulting Word doc are still linked to
the original PowerPoint 2002 - which I do not want. Is there a way to
unlink the Word doc images from the PP presentation?

Thanks.

Jeff

 

[Guest]

In Word:

Edit > Links. Highlight the links in the Links dialog box. Click Break Link.

Does this work?

 

[Jeff]

Not sure what you mean. In Word 2002, under Edit there is no option called
"Links".

If I right click on an image, there is no option to break a link.

Jeff

 

[Echo S]

There should be a Links option on the Edit menu. It's at the bottom of the
menu, and it won't usually show up if you have the short menus turned on. If
you see a chevron at the bottom of the Edit menu, click it to expand the
menu -- you should be able to see "Links" then.

 

[Jeff]

Aha!

Actually "links" was there, but I could not see it because it was grayed out
and so faint I could not see it. It stays grayed out whether I have selected
an image or not.

Does this mean the images in the Word document I created by using "Send to"
from my PowerPoint 2002 to Word 2002 are NOT linked to the original
presentation and I can edit the images without messing up the PP
presentation? The reason I was worried is because when I double click on an
in image in the Word document the "Hyperlink" is not grayed out. How do I
find out?

Jeff

There should be a Links option on the Edit menu. It's at the bottom of the
menu, and it won't usually show up if you have the short menus turned on.
If you see a chevron at the bottom of the Edit menu, click it to expand
the menu -- you should be able to see "Links" then.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com

Not sure what you mean. In Word 2002, under Edit there is no option
called "Links".

If I right click on an image, there is no option to break a link.

Jeff

 

[Guest]

When you originally did File > Send to > Microsoft Word, in the resulting
dialog box did you select "Paste" or "Paste Link?" If you selected Paste
(default), your files are not linked. If you selected Paste Link they are. If
you aren't sure, redo your Send to Word, and make sure you select Paste.
--
Sandy

Aha!

Actually "links" was there, but I could not see it because it was grayed out
and so faint I could not see it. It stays grayed out whether I have selected
an image or not.

Does this mean the images in the Word document I created by using "Send to"
from my PowerPoint 2002 to Word 2002 are NOT linked to the original
presentation and I can edit the images without messing up the PP
presentation? The reason I was worried is because when I double click on an
in image in the Word document the "Hyperlink" is not grayed out. How do I
find out?

Jeff

There should be a Links option on the Edit menu. It's at the bottom of the
menu, and it won't usually show up if you have the short menus turned on.
If you see a chevron at the bottom of the Edit menu, click it to expand
the menu -- you should be able to see "Links" then.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com

Not sure what you mean. In Word 2002, under Edit there is no option
called "Links".

If I right click on an image, there is no option to break a link.

Jeff

Sandy wrote:
In Word:

Edit > Links. Highlight the links in the Links dialog box. Click
Break Link.

Does this work?

I've "sent" a PowerPoint presentation and notes to Word and
formatted it to suit me for lecture notes.

However, I believe the images in the resulting Word doc are still
linked to the original PowerPoint 2002 - which I do not want. Is
there a way to unlink the Word doc images from the PP presentation?

Thanks.

Jeff

 

[Jeff]

I chose just "Paste". Thanks for the help.

Jeff

When you originally did File > Send to > Microsoft Word, in the
resulting dialog box did you select "Paste" or "Paste Link?" If you
selected Paste (default), your files are not linked. If you selected
Paste Link they are. If you aren't sure, redo your Send to Word, and
make sure you select Paste.

Aha!

Actually "links" was there, but I could not see it because it was
grayed out and so faint I could not see it. It stays grayed out
whether I have selected an image or not.

Does this mean the images in the Word document I created by using
"Send to" from my PowerPoint 2002 to Word 2002 are NOT linked to the
original presentation and I can edit the images without messing up
the PP presentation? The reason I was worried is because when I
double click on an in image in the Word document the "Hyperlink" is
not grayed out. How do I find out?

Jeff

There should be a Links option on the Edit menu. It's at the bottom
of the menu, and it won't usually show up if you have the short
menus turned on. If you see a chevron at the bottom of the Edit
menu, click it to expand the menu -- you should be able to see
"Links" then.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com

Not sure what you mean. In Word 2002, under Edit there is no
option called "Links".

If I right click on an image, there is no option to break a link.

Jeff

Sandy wrote:
In Word:

Edit > Links. Highlight the links in the Links dialog box. Click
Break Link.

Does this work?

I've "sent" a PowerPoint presentation and notes to Word and
formatted it to suit me for lecture notes.

However, I believe the images in the resulting Word doc are still
linked to the original PowerPoint 2002 - which I do not want. Is
there a way to unlink the Word doc images from the PP
presentation?

Thanks.

Jeff

 

[Echo S]

Then, as Sandy explained, they are not linked.

If you wish to make your Word files a bit smaller, choose Paste Link
instead, and then in Word, Edit|Links|Break Links. It's counter-intuitive, I
know, but breaking the links this way does make smaller files than a regular
"Paste" does when using File|Send to|Word.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com

I chose just "Paste". Thanks for the help.

Jeff

When you originally did File > Send to > Microsoft Word, in the
resulting dialog box did you select "Paste" or "Paste Link?" If you
selected Paste (default), your files are not linked. If you selected
Paste Link they are. If you aren't sure, redo your Send to Word, and
make sure you select Paste.

Aha!

Actually "links" was there, but I could not see it because it was
grayed out and so faint I could not see it. It stays grayed out
whether I have selected an image or not.

Does this mean the images in the Word document I created by using
"Send to" from my PowerPoint 2002 to Word 2002 are NOT linked to the
original presentation and I can edit the images without messing up
the PP presentation? The reason I was worried is because when I
double click on an in image in the Word document the "Hyperlink" is
not grayed out. How do I find out?

Jeff


There should be a Links option on the Edit menu. It's at the bottom
of the menu, and it won't usually show up if you have the short
menus turned on. If you see a chevron at the bottom of the Edit
menu, click it to expand the menu -- you should be able to see
"Links" then.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com

Not sure what you mean. In Word 2002, under Edit there is no
option called "Links".

If I right click on an image, there is no option to break a link.

Jeff

Sandy wrote:
In Word:

Edit > Links. Highlight the links in the Links dialog box. Click
Break Link.

Does this work?

I've "sent" a PowerPoint presentation and notes to Word and
formatted it to suit me for lecture notes.

However, I believe the images in the resulting Word doc are still
linked to the original PowerPoint 2002 - which I do not want. Is
there a way to unlink the Word doc images from the PP
presentation?

Thanks.

Jeff

 

[Jeff]

Thank you.

Jeff

Then, as Sandy explained, they are not linked.

If you wish to make your Word files a bit smaller, choose Paste Link
instead, and then in Word, Edit|Links|Break Links. It's
counter-intuitive, I know, but breaking the links this way does make
smaller files than a regular "Paste" does when using File|Send
to|Word.

I chose just "Paste". Thanks for the help.

Jeff

When you originally did File > Send to > Microsoft Word, in the
resulting dialog box did you select "Paste" or "Paste Link?" If you
selected Paste (default), your files are not linked. If you selected
Paste Link they are. If you aren't sure, redo your Send to Word, and
make sure you select Paste.

Aha!

Actually "links" was there, but I could not see it because it was
grayed out and so faint I could not see it. It stays grayed out
whether I have selected an image or not.

Does this mean the images in the Word document I created by using
"Send to" from my PowerPoint 2002 to Word 2002 are NOT linked to
the original presentation and I can edit the images without
messing up the PP presentation? The reason I was worried is because
when I
double click on an in image in the Word document the "Hyperlink" is
not grayed out. How do I find out?

Jeff


There should be a Links option on the Edit menu. It's at the
bottom of the menu, and it won't usually show up if you have the short
menus turned on. If you see a chevron at the bottom of the Edit
menu, click it to expand the menu -- you should be able to see
"Links" then.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com

Not sure what you mean. In Word 2002, under Edit there is no
option called "Links".

If I right click on an image, there is no option to break a link.

Jeff

Sandy wrote:
In Word:

Edit > Links. Highlight the links in the Links dialog box. Click
Break Link.

Does this work?

I've "sent" a PowerPoint presentation and notes to Word and
formatted it to suit me for lecture notes.

However, I believe the images in the resulting Word doc are
still linked to the original PowerPoint 2002 - which I do not
want. Is there a way to unlink the Word doc images from the PP
presentation?

Thanks.

Jeff