Link to Slide Problem between PPT2000 and PPT2002/2003

  • Thread starter Thread starter Steve
  • Start date Start date
S

Steve

Hi!

I have some Powerpoint presentations with approx. 30-40 slides.
In each presentation, slide 2 contains a Table of contents with
approx. 40-50 links to slides inside of this presentation, and
navigation buttons (first page/prev/next/last/Contents/exit) are on
each slide.

With Powerpoint 2000 there is no problem, but when you use powerpoint
2002/2003 (SP1), no link is working anymore (they link to "0. Slide
0").

I already tried to find a solution for this, but wasn't very
successful.
The only interessting article I found was
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=827744 ("Some links in the
presentation may not work as expected or they may change or disappear
in PowerPoint 2003")

I wouldn't call the presentation large (filesize is around 600kB, it
contains images and text only), and in my opinion the limit of 32kB
for links isn't reached.

Is there any solution for this problem? or any other articles about
this?

with best regards
Steve
 
Hi!
I have some Powerpoint presentations with approx. 30-40 slides.
In each presentation, slide 2 contains a Table of contents with
approx. 40-50 links to slides inside of this presentation, and
navigation buttons (first page/prev/next/last/Contents/exit) are on
each slide.

With Powerpoint 2000 there is no problem, but when you use powerpoint
2002/2003 (SP1), no link is working anymore (they link to "0. Slide
0").

I already tried to find a solution for this, but wasn't very
successful.
The only interessting article I found was
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=827744 ("Some links in the
presentation may not work as expected or they may change or disappear
in PowerPoint 2003")

I wouldn't call the presentation large (filesize is around 600kB, it
contains images and text only), and in my opinion the limit of 32kB
for links isn't reached.

Is there any solution for this problem? or any other articles about
this?
Click to expand...

Is there an incompatibility between PPT2000 and PPT2003 with links to
slides inside of a presentation?

with best regards
Steve
 
Steve said:
Is there an incompatibility between PPT2000 and PPT2003 with links to
slides inside of a presentation?
Click to expand...

Not that I'm aware, Steve.

I know that I see the links to 0, Slide 0 if I've deleted a linked-to slide,
or (I think) sometimes also if I've deleted other slides or reordered slides
way too much.

Are you moving some slides over to 2003, or are you opening the full
presentation in 2003? If it's the full presentation, and the links to other
slides in the presentation worked in 2000, they *should* work in 2003.

How did you create the links? Are you linking to slides with especially long
titles? (I ask because the more text in a title, the more space in that 32kb
limit they take up...)
 
[CRITICAL UPDATE - Anyone using Office 2003 should install the Critical
Update or Service Pack 1 for Office 2003 as soon as possible. From
PowerPoint, choose "Help -> Check for Updates".]

[TOP ISSUE - Are you having difficulty opening presentations in PowerPoint
that you just created (you can save, but not open)? -
http://support.microsoft.com/?id=329820]

Hello,

If you have a sample slide (unmodified) which works correctly in PPT 2002
but exhibits this problem in PPT 2003, I would be glad to have testing look
at it to determine whether or not it's a known issue or something new.

Just send it to me at the following address (after unscrambling) with the
word NEWSGROUP at the beginning of the e-mail title/subject line:

john_a_langhans
AT
hotmail
DOT
com

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

For FAQ's, highlights and top issues, visit the Microsoft PowerPoint
support center at: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=ppt
Search the Microsoft Knowledge Base at:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?pr=kbhowto

This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
 
Back
Top