Re: Hyperlink to PDF File

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From: Bob I (birelan_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 03/08/05 

Date: Tue, 08 Mar 2005 08:17:48 -0600

Does Acrobat start up when you double click the hyperlink? Or does
something else start?

Alex Balfour wrote:

> Bob,
>
> I've done some more investigation.
>
> I can open a PDF file OK by double-clicking it. I can even
> programmatically make a PDF help file open from a Visual Basic program.
>
> However, the problem is maybe Office 2000 related since hyperlinks to a
> PDF file in an Excel spread*** and in a PowerPoint presentation
> produce the same problem as a hyperlink in Word.
>
> Alex
>
> "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:emN2c7xIFHA.1176@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
>
>> Does the PDF file open when you try a PDF link from Internet Explorer
>> or another program? You need to determine whether Acrobat reader is
>> even working properly as opposed to something caused by Word.
>>
>> Alex Balfour wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Bob,
>>>
>>> Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately it made no difference.
>>>
>>> Alex Balfour
>>>
>>> "Bob I" <birelan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>> news:%23J5S43LIFHA.2656@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>>>
>>>> Just a guess, but there may be a problem with your Acrobat Reader
>>>> installation, try a a reinstall with the latest version from Adobe.
>>>>
>>>> Alex Balfour wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> In a Word 2000 document, if I create a hyperlink to another word
>>>>> document, it opens OK when I click on the hyperlink.
>>>>>
>>>>> However, if I create a hyperlink to a PDF file, it opens for a
>>>>> fraction of a second when I click on the hyperlink, then closes again.
>>>>>
>>>>> Is there a solution to this problem?
>>>>>
>>>>> Alex Balfour
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>

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