autorun problems

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Scenario: My students are creating eBooks for younger students using
PowerPoint. They have written their stories and recorded themselves
reading them. They have hyperlinked the wave files to the text and
everything runs fine - younger students can click the text read AND
listen to the stories.
Problem: When I try to save the work using PACKAGE FOR CD in
PowerPoint 2003 the presentation doesn't run the same way. Instead of
being able to read AND listen to the PowerPoint presentation, the
hyperlink opens up Windows Media Player. So, the kids can listen or
read; but not do both - which is the whole point of creating eBooks in
the first place.
How can I get the autorun to actually run the PowerPoint as normal
 
The wave files are inserted as a hyperlink to the text box (not the
text as this causes everything to be underlined). This also means
that the kids can click anywhere near the text. I have discovered
that I can insert the text as an action button and link this to 'play
sound' - however, this also results in the text being underlined.
Works fine - but doesn't look as good. Also requires me to teach my
students to alter the default colour schemes - which is complicated as
I am teaching nine year olds to create these eBooks.
I would still prefer to just work with hyperlinks - especially so that
I don't have to get my students to fix all of the hyperlinks they have
already done.
 
Okay. Since the media player is opening, I thought maybe you'd inserted the
WAVs using Insert | Object or Action Settings | Hyperlink to File. If that's
not the case, then I'm out of ideas for now.

Hopefully others will have some ideas about why the packaged presentation is
calling Windows Media Player to play sounds.

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Actually, let me back up and ask you to clarify what you mean by "The wave
files are inserted as a hyperlink to the text box." How exactly are the WAVs
being inserted/linked? If you would specify step-by-step, that would be
helpful.

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Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PowerPoint 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
(New!) The PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/2qzlpl
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/index.html

Echo S said:
Okay. Since the media player is opening, I thought maybe you'd inserted
the WAVs using Insert | Object or Action Settings | Hyperlink to File. If
that's not the case, then I'm out of ideas for now.

Hopefully others will have some ideas about why the packaged presentation
is calling Windows Media Player to play sounds.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PowerPoint 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
(New!) The PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/2qzlpl
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/index.html

The wave files are inserted as a hyperlink to the text box (not the
text as this causes everything to be underlined). This also means
that the kids can click anywhere near the text. I have discovered
that I can insert the text as an action button and link this to 'play
sound' - however, this also results in the text being underlined.
Works fine - but doesn't look as good. Also requires me to teach my
students to alter the default colour schemes - which is complicated as
I am teaching nine year olds to create these eBooks.
I would still prefer to just work with hyperlinks - especially so that
I don't have to get my students to fix all of the hyperlinks they have
already done.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Is the packaged material packaged with the Viewer? ISTR the viewer having problems with having things run the same as if you were using the Full PowerPoint program.

--
Michael Koerner
MS MVP - PowerPoint


Okay. Since the media player is opening, I thought maybe you'd inserted the
WAVs using Insert | Object or Action Settings | Hyperlink to File. If that's
not the case, then I'm out of ideas for now.

Hopefully others will have some ideas about why the packaged presentation is
calling Windows Media Player to play sounds.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PowerPoint 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
(New!) The PowerPoint 2007 Complete Makeover Kit http://tinyurl.com/2qzlpl
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/index.html
 
The wave files are inserted as a hyperlink to the text box (not the
text as this causes everything to be underlined). This also means
that the kids can click anywhere near the text. I have discovered
that I can insert the text as an action button and link this to 'play
sound' - however, this also results in the text being underlined.
Works fine - but doesn't look as good. Also requires me to teach my
students to alter the default colour schemes - which is complicated as
I am teaching nine year olds to create these eBooks.
I would still prefer to just work with hyperlinks - especially so that
I don't have to get my students to fix all of the hyperlinks they have
already done.
Click to expand...

I don't think that'll be possible. Clicking a hyperlink to a file is
essentially the same as doubleclicking the file in Windows Explorer. Windows
will do with it whatever it normally does with files of that type. Sometimes
you can change this by fiddling with the file associations, but that only works
on computers you can control yourself.
 
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