microsoft.public.powerpoint

In article , Parth wrote:
> John I cannot share this presentation. I tried reopening this ppt multiple
> times on my machine but all the links work fine at my end. Infact i tried
> copying to different location on my pc but links still work.

In most cases, PowerPoint includes the full path to linked files in the link.
That means that you can move the main PPT file around on your own PC ... the links
will still point back to the original file in its original location.

But when you send me the files, PPT and all the linked files, the links still point
to the original location on your HDD; unless I can duplicate the director structure
on my HDD, PPT won't find the linked files.

If you can't release the file for one of us to have a look you might instead try
the free FixLinks demo at http://www.pptools.com/fixlinks/

It'll let you create a report of all the links in the presentation and will give
you some idea of the amount of link storage used.

You can post the report here if you like.

The moment i
> share this file or send it, most of the links go haywire. They start linking
> to different slides and files then they are suposed to.
> This ppt has a total of 22 slides each slide has an index of links to the
> other files in subfolders. To debug the same I even tried removing few slides
> and makng them 15 but the links still goes for a toss.
>
> "John Wilson" wrote:
>
> > There is an upper limit for internal link storage and because ppt stores
> > other things in the same location it's difficult to predict when it's "full"
> >
> > Usually though you would see the problem on your machine once the
> > presentation is saved and reopened.
> >
> > I am working on a possble solution and would really like tio see your
> > failing presentation if thats possible.
> >
> > -- email john ATSIGN technologytrish.co.uk
> > Amazing PPT Hints, Tips and Tutorials-
> > http://www.PPTAlchemy.co.uk
> > http://www.technologytrish.co.uk
> >
> >
> >
> > "Parth" wrote:
> >
> > > Hello all. Am facing this strange issue. A presentation that I am working on
> > > has quite few numbers of hyperlinks, few linking to other slides in the same
> > > ppt and others to different ppt in the subfolder and some to other word and
> > > excel files.
> > >
> > > Now things worked fine till i sent the file to someone else to view and at
> > > his end all the links have gone crazy and they link to totally different
> > > locations. I searched the net and came across this info "PowerPoint has a
> > > fixed limit upper limit on the amount of link information it can store. Once
> > > you exceed those limits, your links start acting crazy. They're liable to
> > > disappear or point to the wrong places" http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00683.htm
> > >
> > > Is this correct. How do I fix it. I tried using the vba code posted on the
> > > above site but in vain. Also searched the microsoft site but in vain...
> > > please help
> > >
> > > thanks
> > > Parth
>

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Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
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