folder contents

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gary-yg

hello

I am looking for a way to click on a button in a menu within Powerpoint so
that the contents of a folder are displayed. I know how to create buttons and
hyperlink to a file which will open say a Word document, but cant find a way
to open a folder.

Can it be done in Powerpoint or is there a separate application that would
have to be used?

thanx
 
Gary Yg

Add any shape

right click it - > choose "action settings"

choose "run program"

enter something like this in the box

"C:\WINDOWS\explorer.exe" c:\windows

Then during a slideshow if you click the box - and say yes to the warning,
then

explorer will run showing the windows folder


change the windows folder the the folder you wish to show

cheers
TAJ Simmons
Microsoft Powerpoint MVP

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Thanks TAJ

OK this launches explorer which shows the layout of every folder on the
computer, but how do I show the contents of the specific folder that relates
to the Powerpoint presentation?

The idea is here is a one click to show all the relevant files as the user
doesnt know where these files are.


Gary
 
Hi TAJ and Steve


I have got it to work now just as I want.



I was not clear that you had to add the location of the folder on to the end
of the Windows Explorer command.
So thanks to both of you, I can now create custom menu panels for our
presentations.

This is a very usefull technique, it saves users from wandering all over the
place to find relevant files.

regards
Gary
 
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