Hyperlinks to another networked computer

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Tom

For a classroom training presentation, would like to
cross link between marked-up (hyperlinks and
bookmarks) "source code" html files on one PC (or Unix
computer) and a second PC on the same network dedicated
to displaying a Powerpoint presentation with marked-
up "flowcharts". Can you add a hyperlink to a PowerPoint
slide that will open a html file at a bookmark ON ANOTHER
COMPUTER on the same local network? Vice versa, can you
open a PowerPoint presentation to a particular slide on
the dedicated PowerPoint PC from a hyperlink in a html
file ON ANOTHER PC (or Unix computer) on the same
network? One PC on the network will always display the
Presentation and another will always display the html
files. The hyperlinks should always cause the action to
occur on the OTHER computer, NOT on the computer they
were clicked on. Thanks for your help.
 
In HTML don't see why not, as long as you have the absolute paths well
defined, the < a href tags adequately configured for HTML > PPT > HTML
interaction and access permissions.

Link to HTML bookmark :

<a href="file.htm#anchor"> </a>

Link to PPoint slide :

<a href="file.ppt#-1,3"> </a> ( for slide Nº 3, for example )

Gus Collot

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Gus,

Thanks, will try it. But will a "file.htm#anchor" link
on a PowerPoint slide, for example, open the file on the
OTHER computer, or on the PC running the PowerPoint
presentation? When we tried this so far, the file (if
also present on the PowerPoint PC) opens on the
PowerPoint PC, not on the other computer. It covers up
the PowerPoint presentation (not good). There will be a
projector on each computer. Each computer should
continue displaying either the slide show or the htm
files at all times. To keep the files from opening on
the computer with the link, what is the link syntax? Do
you include the "sharename" of the other computer in the
link's path?

Tom
 
Gus,

Yes, want to control the action on the other PC from the
computer that the link is clicked on. The links in the
PowerPoint slide should invoke the other computer to open
a htm file at a bookmark and links in the htm file should
invoke the PowerPoint PC to go to a certain slide on the
PowerPoint PC. Will try NetMeeting suggestion. BTW, we
do not have a PC with two adapter cards. Thanks.

Tom
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Mmmmm...I see, you want to control the action from the PPoint PC but display
the show in the other PC. It occurs to me, have you tried NetMeeting ? This
resource comes packed with Windows, you just
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interconnect via IP address and
 
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