Hyperlink for Images

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Hi I am trying to hyperlink an image in PPT that opens up in a program other
than IE. IE seems to be the default program. If anyone could shed some
light on this I would appreciate it. Thanks in advance.
 
Brendon,
Select the image in Windows explorer, right click on the file and select
Open With in the contextmenu. Select Choose Program, select the program you
want the files of this type to open with. Check the box Always use the
selected program to open this kind of file, click OK.
Hope this helps.
 
Unfortunately this isn't what I am looking for...let me clarify. The file
when opened through Windows Explore opens in Microsoft Picture Editor. When
the same picture is hyper linked in the PPT presentation PPT opens IE and
displays the picture in there.
 
Hi I am trying to hyperlink an image in PPT that opens up in a program other
than IE. IE seems to be the default program. If anyone could shed some
light on this I would appreciate it. Thanks in advance.
Click to expand...

If you hyperlink to a file, then clicking on the link will open the file in
whatever program is "registered" with Windows as the "owner" of that file type
(ie, file extension like .jpg, .png, .ppt etc)

In other words, it works pretty much the same way as doubleclicking a file in
Windows Explorer.

You can change the way this works on your own computer by locating the file in
Windows Explorer then

Rightclick its icon
Choose Open With
Click Choose Program
Choose the program you want to open the file with
Put a check next to "Always use this program ..."
Click OK

You can't control the way it works on other computers, though.
 
Unfortunately this isn't what I am looking for...let me clarify. The file
when opened through Windows Explore opens in Microsoft Picture Editor. When
the same picture is hyper linked in the PPT presentation PPT opens IE and
displays the picture in there.
Click to expand...

I see.

What type of picture is it, how did you insert it into PPT and have you checked
the action settings for it?

Try: Rightclick the picture, choose Action Settings, and in the next dialog
box, choose Edit in the Object Action dropdown listbox.
 
Tom Conrad writes,

Brendon,
Since hyperlinks can start programs, it might be possible to create a
hyperlink that opens the picture using the desired program.

I have experimented, a little, and I can get the hyperlink to open MS Office
Picture manager (OIS.EXE) but I cannot figure out how to pass the filename to
OIS.EXE.

When I start picture manager using the Windows Start button, Run option
the syntax is "<path>OIS.EXE" "<path><filename>". This syntax fails within a
hyperlink.

Comment: An earlier reply post recommended checking the file associations
for the file that you are trying to open. This is very sound advice, if you
have multiple graphic programs on your system. I prefer the editing
capabilities of MS photo editor (office 97) vice the Picture Editor
capabilities. I changed some file associations, so that the default editor is
PhotoEd.exe, vice OIS.exe. The preview default is OIS.exe. From what you
describe in your post, I believe that your file associations may be
multi-leveled. (open, edit, open with, print, etc.)

Your posting did not mention if you are viewing the powerpoint via a web
browser or via powerpoint, or powerpoint viewer. If you are using a browser,
then the web browser will view the picture, if it is capable of doing so. I
don't know of any method to reset the browser associations.

If you prefer to use OIS.exe for most operations, then open MS Office
picture editor and click on the tools menu, file types. Select the file
format (.jpg, .png, etc.) that you are having issues with. This should reset
the association so that the file will open when hyperlinked.

As Steve pointed out you cannot control the association on a different
computer. So a client may not have this problem when opening the ppt.

Tom C

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I have experimented, a little, and I can get the hyperlink to open MS Office
Picture manager (OIS.EXE) but I cannot figure out how to pass the filename to
OIS.EXE.

When I start picture manager using the Windows Start button, Run option
the syntax is "<path>OIS.EXE" "<path><filename>". This syntax fails within a
hyperlink.
Click to expand...

Tom,

Try it as a Run Program action setting instead, though. It should work.
 
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