Re: Need to hyperlink from word to a .PPS so that it will autostar

Thanks Steve - that looks promising - I'll give it a go and let you know what
happens.

Thanks
mervB
:-)

"Steve Rindsberg" wrote:

> In article <8051D057-F64B-4432-9CDC-04FD81CAE644@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, MervB wrote:
> > I agree Steve but have not been able to trace it.
> >
> > Double Click on file in Windows Explorer works find - comes up fullscreen
>
> Ah. I didn't realize that ... well. Dang.
> I wonder if it'd work better if you simply shellexecute the PPS from your Word macro?
>
> Here's something that Word MVP Jonathan West posted in one of the Word groups
> recently:
>
> Paste the following into a separate module
>
> Option Explicit
>
> Private Declare Function ShellExecute Lib "shell32.dll" _
> Alias "ShellExecuteA" (ByVal hWnd As Long, _
> ByVal lpOperation As String, ByVal lpFile As String, _
> ByVal lpParameters As String, ByVal lpDirectory As String, _
> ByVal nShowCmd As Long) As Long
>
> Public Function OpenDoc(ByVal DocFile As String) As Long
> OpenDoc = ShellExecute(0&, "open", DocFile, vbNullString, vbNullString,
> vbNormalFocus)
> End Function
>
> If you pass a full pathname to the OpenDoc function, it will open the file
> using its default application, whatever that might be. You can use this to
> open a file of any type in its host application."
>
>
>
>
>
> >
> > Thanks
> > MervB
> > :-)
> >
> > "Steve Rindsberg" wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Merv,
> > >
> > > Normally, linking to or otherwise launching a PPS in any way will open it in full
> > > screen mode. The fact that it doesn't (on your system) suggests that there's
> > > probably something amiss ON your system.
> > >
> > > I'd be inclined to track down the problem and squish it rather than beating on it
> > > with vb code.
> > >
> > > What happens when you double click a PPS file?
> > >
> > >
> > > In article <2F771ACF-E022-4746-A6F0-111E31C9056C@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, MervB wrote:
> > > > Thanks bill:
> > > > It opens in PowerPoint but not fullscreen (ie. It has menubar and status bar
> > > > etc) and doesn't recognise mouse clicks - works OK with PageUp PageDown keys.
> > > >
> > > > I've working on a jerrimander in a Word macro that will open the PowerPoint
> > > > presentation and run a powerpoint macro - I'm hoping to write a macro that
> > > > wil force the presentation into full screen. It goes something like this:
> > > >
> > > > Sub PPTTest()
> > > > Dim PPT As Object
> > > > Set PPT = CreateObject("PowerPoint.Application")
> > > > Documents("test.doc").Hyperlinks(1).Follow
> > > > ' Note that the file name and the module
> > > > ' name are required to path the macro correctly.
> > > > PPT.Run "'PPTAutomation.ppt!Module1.AutomationTest'"
> > > > End Sub
> > > >
> > > > In this case I'm working with a .ppt but believe it will work on a .pps
> > > >
> > > > The steps you asked "what happens" is for a hyperlink between two PowerPoint
> > > > presentations - and in this case all works well - but I'm doing a hyperlink
> > > > between from Word to PowerPoint.
> > > >
> > > > This is annoying - I've brought my laptop to work this morning and later in
> > > > the day will test it on that - just to see if there is something in the
> > > > Desktop setup that is causing a problem.
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for your interest, much appreciated.
> > > >
> > > > "Bill Dilworth" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > So what happens when you ...
> > > > >
> > > > > -Select an object
> > > > > -Right click and select Action Settings
> > > > > -On the MouseClick menu, click next to the Hyperlink to option
> > > > > -Select Other PowerPoint Presentation from the pulldown
> > > > > -Navigate to the PPS presentation
> > > > > -Select a slide from the list
> > > > > -OK out of the dialogs.
> > > > >
> > > > > Does the presentation open in Internet Explorer or PowerPoint?
> > > > > In Edit View or in Show View?
> > > > >
> > > > > On my system, when the object is clicked on during a show, the linked show
> > > > > is immediately brought up in the full-screen show view. This is normal
> > > > > behavior. What is yours doing?
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Bill Dilworth
> > > > > A proud member of the Microsoft PPT MVP Team
> > > > > Users helping fellow users.
> > > > > billdilworth.mvps.org
> > > > > -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_
> > > > > yahoo2@ Please read the PowerPoint
> > > > > yahoo. FAQ pages. They answer most
> > > > > com of our questions.
> > > > > www.pptfaq.com
> > > > > ..
> > > > > ..
> > > > >
> > > > > "MervB" <MervB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > > > > news:5421EB76-3F8E-499B-BDE4-86E9E083567D@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > > Thanks Bill - I thought that would do the trick but it still doesn't
> > > > > > work -
> > > > > > it still comes up in edit mode and I need to manually select 'Full Screen'
> > > > > > form the 'Browse' menu to get it working - this is no good for my purpose.
> > > > > > Is
> > > > > > there an auto start macro I could put in that automatically starts the
> > > > > > .pps
> > > > > > in full screen show mode?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks for your help
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "Bill Dilworth" wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >> From word you will need to hold the CRTL key down to activate the
> > > > > >> hyperlink
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> If this is what you are doing, but the presentation is opening in edit
> > > > > >> mode,
> > > > > >> than you file associations are corrupted. This can be fixed by reading
> > > > > >> and
> > > > > >> following:
> > > > > >> **Changing a File Association, Repairing broken File Associations
> > > > > >> http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00355.htm
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> To start on a specific slide, append the '#' sign and the slide number to
> > > > > >> the end of the hyperlink.
> > > > > >> C:\Path\Presentation Name.pps#5
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> --
> > > > > >> Bill Dilworth
> > > > > >> A proud member of the Microsoft PPT MVP Team
> > > > > >> Users helping fellow users.
> > > > > >> http://billdilworth.mvps.org
> > > > > >> -_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_
> > > > > >> yahoo2@ Please read the PowerPoint
> > > > > >> yahoo. FAQ pages. They answer most
> > > > > >> com of our questions.
> > > > > >> www.pptfaq.com
> > > > > >> ..
> > > > > >> ..
> > > > > >> "MervB" <MervB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > > > > >> news:F4C1E689-4E9C-43B1-B006-029B7B7B24BF@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > > > >> > I'm trying to hyperlink from word to a .PPS but it wont auto sart - is
> > > > > >> > there
> > > > > >> > a way to get it to start automatically from the hyperlink. Better still
> > > > > >> > is
> > > > > >> > there a way to select the specific slide it should start on.
> > > > > >> >
> > > > > >> > Thanks
> > > > > >> > MervB
> > > > > >> > :-)
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > -----------------------------------------
> > > Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
> > > PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
> > > PPTools: www.pptools.com
> > > ================================================
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
>
> -----------------------------------------
> Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
> PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
> PPTools: www.pptools.com
> ================================================
>
>
>
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