Highlight textbox Hyperlinks

[Guest]

I have used textboxes [and autoshapes] in my presentation. Most of these are
hyperlinks to other slides within the presentation. Now my problem is that
since it is the textboxes that I have hyperlinked, one cannot know looking at
the slide which tabs [boxes] are hyperlinks. I would like to know if there is
some way I can do some highlighting or stuff so that one is able to know that
these are hyperlinks. I would not like to change the look as such, and that
is why hyperlinking the text within the textbox is ruled out. HELP! I am in
dire need of it.

 

[Bill Foley]

If you used the "Action Settings", "Hyperlink to..." option to hyperlink
your text boxes, you need to click the "Highlight Click" check box at the
bottom left of the dialog box before closing out. This will show the
"Pointing Hand" cursor when over the textbox.

 

[Guest]

I am sorry I was not clear in my previous post. Actually, I need to identify
the textboxes which are hyperlinks just by *looking* at the slide, the way a
text hyperlink is identified by its *underline* feature. I want to know if
there is some way to identify the boxes just by looking at the slide [not
even using the mouse over]. As it is, I have many slides and I need to
maintain a consistent look.

If you used the "Action Settings", "Hyperlink to..." option to hyperlink
your text boxes, you need to click the "Highlight Click" check box at the
bottom left of the dialog box before closing out. This will show the
"Pointing Hand" cursor when over the textbox.

--
Bill Foley, Microsoft MVP (PowerPoint)
Microsoft Office Specialist Master Instructor - XP
www.pttinc.com
Check out PPT FAQs at: http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/

I have used textboxes [and autoshapes] in my presentation. Most of these are
hyperlinks to other slides within the presentation. Now my problem is that
since it is the textboxes that I have hyperlinked, one cannot know looking at
the slide which tabs [boxes] are hyperlinks. I would like to know if there is
some way I can do some highlighting or stuff so that one is able to know that
these are hyperlinks. I would not like to change the look as such, and that
is why hyperlinking the text within the textbox is ruled out. HELP! I am in
dire need of it.

 

[Bill Foley]

Short of changing the border color, font color, etc. of the text box, there
isn't an inherent way to tell that this object has a hyperlink without
moving your mouse over it (at least that I know of). SORRY!

--
Bill Foley, Microsoft MVP (PowerPoint)
Microsoft Office Specialist Master Instructor - XP
www.pttinc.com
Check out PPT FAQs at: http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/

I am sorry I was not clear in my previous post. Actually, I need to identify
the textboxes which are hyperlinks just by *looking* at the slide, the way a
text hyperlink is identified by its *underline* feature. I want to know if
there is some way to identify the boxes just by looking at the slide [not
even using the mouse over]. As it is, I have many slides and I need to
maintain a consistent look.

If you used the "Action Settings", "Hyperlink to..." option to hyperlink
your text boxes, you need to click the "Highlight Click" check box at the
bottom left of the dialog box before closing out. This will show the
"Pointing Hand" cursor when over the textbox.

--
Bill Foley, Microsoft MVP (PowerPoint)
Microsoft Office Specialist Master Instructor - XP
www.pttinc.com
Check out PPT FAQs at: http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/

I have used textboxes [and autoshapes] in my presentation. Most of

these
are

hyperlinks to other slides within the presentation. Now my problem is that
since it is the textboxes that I have hyperlinked, one cannot know

looking
at

the slide which tabs [boxes] are hyperlinks. I would like to know if

there
is

some way I can do some highlighting or stuff so that one is able to

know
that

these are hyperlinks. I would not like to change the look as such, and that
is why hyperlinking the text within the textbox is ruled out. HELP! I

am
in

dire need of it.

 

[David M. Marcovitz]

I think this is a design question more than a PowerPoint question.
Things that look like links tend to be blue and/or underlined (based on
the web model), or they look like buttons. If you want boxes to look
like links, I would make them buttons. You can put lots of text in
buttons, or you can fill the background with a picture. If there is
something else that you think will make users think the object is
clickable, you can probably create the effect with the drawing tools.
--David

--
David M. Marcovitz
Director of Graduate Programs in Educational Technology
Loyola College in Maryland
Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
http://www.loyola.edu/education/PowerfulPowerPoint/

I am sorry I was not clear in my previous post. Actually, I need to
identify the textboxes which are hyperlinks just by *looking* at the
slide, the way a text hyperlink is identified by its *underline*
feature. I want to know if there is some way to identify the boxes
just by looking at the slide [not even using the mouse over]. As it
is, I have many slides and I need to maintain a consistent look.

If you used the "Action Settings", "Hyperlink to..." option to
hyperlink your text boxes, you need to click the "Highlight Click"
check box at the bottom left of the dialog box before closing out.
This will show the "Pointing Hand" cursor when over the textbox.

--
Bill Foley, Microsoft MVP (PowerPoint)
Microsoft Office Specialist Master Instructor - XP
www.pttinc.com
Check out PPT FAQs at: http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/

I have used textboxes [and autoshapes] in my presentation. Most of
these are
hyperlinks to other slides within the presentation. Now my problem
is that since it is the textboxes that I have hyperlinked, one
cannot know looking at
the slide which tabs [boxes] are hyperlinks. I would like to know
if there is
some way I can do some highlighting or stuff so that one is able to
know that
these are hyperlinks. I would not like to change the look as such,
and that
is why hyperlinking the text within the textbox is ruled out. HELP!
I am in
dire need of it.

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

I am sorry I was not clear in my previous post. Actually, I need to identify
the textboxes which are hyperlinks just by *looking* at the slide, the way a
text hyperlink is identified by its *underline* feature. I want to know if
there is some way to identify the boxes just by looking at the slide [not
even using the mouse over]. As it is, I have many slides and I need to
maintain a consistent look.

Would it then be ok if the text boxes with hyperlinks had, say, a thin outline
of a specific color or the like? So long as it's consistent, that is.

If so:

Make links and action settings visible
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00643.htm

If you need to know how to run macros, see:
How do I USE this VBA stuff in PowerPoint?
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00033.htm

If you used the "Action Settings", "Hyperlink to..." option to hyperlink
your text boxes, you need to click the "Highlight Click" check box at the
bottom left of the dialog box before closing out. This will show the
"Pointing Hand" cursor when over the textbox.

--
Bill Foley, Microsoft MVP (PowerPoint)
Microsoft Office Specialist Master Instructor - XP
www.pttinc.com
Check out PPT FAQs at: http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/

I have used textboxes [and autoshapes] in my presentation. Most of these are
hyperlinks to other slides within the presentation. Now my problem is that
since it is the textboxes that I have hyperlinked, one cannot know looking at
the slide which tabs [boxes] are hyperlinks. I would like to know if there is
some way I can do some highlighting or stuff so that one is able to know that
these are hyperlinks. I would not like to change the look as such, and that
is why hyperlinking the text within the textbox is ruled out. HELP! I am in
dire need of it.

--
Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com
================================================
Apologies for the delayed response.
Just back from PowerPoint Live 2004
Had a great time, learned a lot
================================================

 

[Guest]

Thanks Steve. Though the links you gave contain the code that I wanted, the
problem unfortunately is that I get an error running them. The error says
"Method not found for this object." I tried checking what the object is, and
well, while going through the entire presentation, this gets stuck up at some
VB Textboxes that I created to represent a form in the slide. Now I dont know
why it stops at one particular textbox when it accepts the ones before it. I
hope I am not confusing you...

Thanks

I am sorry I was not clear in my previous post. Actually, I need to identify
the textboxes which are hyperlinks just by *looking* at the slide, the way a
text hyperlink is identified by its *underline* feature. I want to know if
there is some way to identify the boxes just by looking at the slide [not
even using the mouse over]. As it is, I have many slides and I need to
maintain a consistent look.

Would it then be ok if the text boxes with hyperlinks had, say, a thin outline
of a specific color or the like? So long as it's consistent, that is.

If so:

Make links and action settings visible
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00643.htm

If you need to know how to run macros, see:
How do I USE this VBA stuff in PowerPoint?
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00033.htm

If you used the "Action Settings", "Hyperlink to..." option to hyperlink
your text boxes, you need to click the "Highlight Click" check box at the
bottom left of the dialog box before closing out. This will show the
"Pointing Hand" cursor when over the textbox.

--
Bill Foley, Microsoft MVP (PowerPoint)
Microsoft Office Specialist Master Instructor - XP
www.pttinc.com
Check out PPT FAQs at: http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/


I have used textboxes [and autoshapes] in my presentation. Most of these
are
hyperlinks to other slides within the presentation. Now my problem is that
since it is the textboxes that I have hyperlinked, one cannot know looking
at
the slide which tabs [boxes] are hyperlinks. I would like to know if there
is
some way I can do some highlighting or stuff so that one is able to know
that
these are hyperlinks. I would not like to change the look as such, and
that
is why hyperlinking the text within the textbox is ruled out. HELP! I am
in
dire need of it.

--
Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com
================================================
Apologies for the delayed response.
Just back from PowerPoint Live 2004
Had a great time, learned a lot
================================================

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

Thanks Steve. Though the links you gave contain the code that I wanted, the
problem unfortunately is that I get an error running them. The error says
"Method not found for this object." I tried checking what the object is, and
well, while going through the entire presentation, this gets stuck up at some
VB Textboxes that I created to represent a form in the slide. Now I dont know
why it stops at one particular textbox when it accepts the ones before it. I
hope I am not confusing you...

No problem. I use PowerPoint a lot. I'm used to confusion. ;-)

Can you send me a one-slide presentation that reproduces the problem?
I'd be happy to have a look at it.

email to steve atsignthingie pptools dot com

Thanks

I am sorry I was not clear in my previous post. Actually, I need to identify
the textboxes which are hyperlinks just by *looking* at the slide, the way a
text hyperlink is identified by its *underline* feature. I want to know if
there is some way to identify the boxes just by looking at the slide [not
even using the mouse over]. As it is, I have many slides and I need to
maintain a consistent look.

Would it then be ok if the text boxes with hyperlinks had, say, a thin outline
of a specific color or the like? So long as it's consistent, that is.

If so:

Make links and action settings visible
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00643.htm

If you need to know how to run macros, see:
How do I USE this VBA stuff in PowerPoint?
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00033.htm

:

If you used the "Action Settings", "Hyperlink to..." option to hyperlink
your text boxes, you need to click the "Highlight Click" check box at the
bottom left of the dialog box before closing out. This will show the
"Pointing Hand" cursor when over the textbox.

--
Bill Foley, Microsoft MVP (PowerPoint)
Microsoft Office Specialist Master Instructor - XP
www.pttinc.com
Check out PPT FAQs at: http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/


I have used textboxes [and autoshapes] in my presentation. Most of these
are
hyperlinks to other slides within the presentation. Now my problem is that
since it is the textboxes that I have hyperlinked, one cannot know looking
at
the slide which tabs [boxes] are hyperlinks. I would like to know if there
is
some way I can do some highlighting or stuff so that one is able to know
that
these are hyperlinks. I would not like to change the look as such, and
that
is why hyperlinking the text within the textbox is ruled out. HELP! I am
in
dire need of it.

--
Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com
================================================
Apologies for the delayed response.
Just back from PowerPoint Live 2004
Had a great time, learned a lot
================================================

 

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Hello,

Without using the mouse you can tell which objects and text are contain
hyperlink or action settings by simply hitting the tab key. With each tab,
a dashed line rectangle appears around the next item in the slide (z-order)
with hyperlink/action setting.

If you (or anyone else reading this message) have a suggestion about how
PowerPoint might otherwise indicate this (without requiring add-ins or
ActiveX controls), don't forget to send your feedback (in YOUR OWN WORDS,
please) to Microsoft by either:

PREFERRED METHOD:

A) If you are using Microsoft's web-based, online newsreader for Office
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ublic.powerpoint), check to see whether or not the suggestion has been
submitted before (Show -> Suggestions for Microsoft) and, if so, add your
vote to the suggestion submission. If the suggestion has not been submitted
before, click on the "New" drop-down menu and choose "Suggestion for
Microsoft" from directly within the newsreader web page.

OR, NEXT BEST METHOD:

B) If you are using another newsreader (such as Microsoft Outlook Express),
submit your suggestion using your web browser at the following address:
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