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Hi,
I am trying to get powerpoint to change the color of a link AFTER IT has
been clicked on. This is kinda like the way a web browser works. These are
not text links, but links to a box. Can anyone tell me a way to make them
change colors or mark themselves in such a way as to know which ones have
been clicked on when you return to the master screen?
Any help would be most appreicated.
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the color of a followed hyperlink is controlled by the color scheme of
the slide. Go to Format/Slide Color Scheme to change this.

If you're in 2002/2003, you'll have to go to Format/Slide Design and
then to Color Schemes and click the Edit button at the bottom of the
task pane.
 
Like a browser, PPT shows linked *text* and visited link text in different
colors from normal text. These you can control with the color scheme.

I don't know of any way (other than using VBA macros) to control the color
of shapes that are visited links.
 
Hello,

If you're using PowerPoint 2002 or PowerPoint 2003 you can use the
"Trigger" custom animation effects option to simulate this behavior for
shapes using the "Change Fill Color" emphasis effect. However, unlike
hyperlink text color, the fill of the shape will be reset to it's original
color in a continuous looping presentation the next time you return to that
slide following the normal slide sequence.

1) Draw shape
2) Use the Action Settings to add hyperlink to shape
3) Change fill color of shape to the 7th color in the color scheme
(hyperlink text color)
4) Apply the "Change Fill Color" emphasis effect to the shape and make the
the color it changes to the 8th color scheme color (followed hyperlink text
color)
5) Bring up the "Timing" dialog for the "Change Fill Color" effect and make
the change happen very fast and set it's "Trigger" to when the shape is
clicked.

So, in slide show, when you click on the shape it will follow the hyperlink
and change the fill color of the shape at the same time.

John Langhans
Microsoft Corporation
Supportability Program Manager
Microsoft Office PowerPoint for Windows
Microsoft Office Picture Manager for Windows

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