Launch POWERPNT.EXE warning when linking from PDF

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Hello,

Every month I put together a long presentation that combines the work of
many individuals who work in both PPT and PDF. I include links for them to
navigate around easily and rather flawlessly, which is much easier than the
ALT + TAB switch.

However, the first time the presentation links from PDF to PPT, I get a
warning about the powerpnt.exe that it is trying to open being potentially
harmful. Is there any way to permanently disable this feature? Clicking the
"Do not show this message again" box only works until Acrobat is closed.
Next time it happens again.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!
 
This sounds like an Acrobat question to me. You might want to ask it also on
the Adobe boards.
 
However, the first time the presentation links from PDF to PPT, I get a
warning about the powerpnt.exe that it is trying to open being potentially
harmful. Is there any way to permanently disable this feature? Clicking the
"Do not show this message again" box only works until Acrobat is closed.
Next time it happens again.
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Echo's correct, this is to do with Adobe Reader/Acrobat. The same thing would
happen with many other different types of files linked from a PDF, it's not
specific to PPT files.

If you can't find a way to turn it off entirely (and I suspect that you won't be
able to) another approach is to put a dummy page at the beginning of your PDF
and include a link to an external file on it.

Before giving a talk, the user could open the PDF, click the link, tell the
Nag-O-Matic "Yes dear, now BUZZ OFF" and give the rest of the presentation in
peace.
 
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