Re: Why won't PowerPoint deep link into my website?

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In article <A2BA4B7E-F0D0-4A46-96E4-F3243246B1F0@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
springmanh <springmanh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I have a link in my presentation that should deep link into a secure site.
Meaning that, initially the link should go to a log in page and then direct
the user to the correct page automatically. The link and process works fine
from e-mail; so, why won't it work from a ppt? It takes me to the log in
page, and when I log in it doesn't follow the path to the link I clicked on.


I have a hard time believing that this is a problem with PowerPoint
itself, but I could be wrong. Once PowerPoint passes the URL to the
browser, I think it is all in the browser's hands. Have you checked the
URL to make sure you have the right one? Try copying and pasting what
you have in PowerPoint directly into your browser.

OK, I take back part of what I said. PowerPoint could be messing up the
link if it has funky characters in it (commas, for example, might mess
things up). Try this. Go to http://tinyurl.com/ and create a small URL
for your link (you can use any service like tinyurl; that just happens
to be the one I know off the top of my head). Try linking to the tiny
URL that is created.

--David

--
David Marcovitz
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP
Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
http://www.PowerfulPowerPoint.com/
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