Make linked files use relative paths from the start
davision
be relinked with relative paths. But it would be far more convenient if PPT
allowed relative paths from the start. Is there a software switch which
keeps paths relative at all times.
Steve Rindsberg
wrote:
No, afraid not.
For *some* file types (movies, sounds) if you put the file in the same folder
as the PPT before inserting it, you'll get a pathless link (ie, just the file
name, no path).
For other file types (images) the link will always be fully pathed.
For still other file types (OLE links) they'll be fully pathed but if the
file's not where the path points and IS in the same folder as the PPT, PPT can
usually locate it.
As with all exceptionally weird and exceptionally inconsistent behaviors, there
are exceptions.
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Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com
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davision
Troy @ TLC
piece of software that does go in and convert all to true relative paths
(except for maybe a few exceptionally weird items). Costs a few dollars, but
I use it all the time. Check out Fix Links Pro at
http://www.pptools.com/fixlinks/index.html.
Here is sample of it in use I posted a while back:
http://pptblog.tlccreative.com/index.php/all/2006/10/25/fix_links_pro_fixes_a_hidden_problem
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- Troy Chollar
- TLC Creative Services, Inc.
- A MS PowerPoint MVP
- Host of www.ThePowerPointBlog.com
"Steve Rindsberg" <ab...@localhost.com> wrote in message
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Steve Rindsberg
> What Steve has humbly not mentioned, is that he has created an very good
> piece of software that does go in and convert all to true relative paths
> (except for maybe a few exceptionally weird items). Costs a few dollars, but
> I use it all the time. Check out Fix Links Pro at
> http://www.pptools.com/fixlinks/index.html.
Humility never stopped me before, kind sir. It's MS what done it.
Davison mentioned that PPT 2007's the version in use, and MS changed the way hyperlinks work
in 2007, so until we figure some workarounds or they fix it, Fixlinks in 2007's a nonstarter,
I'm afraid.
>
> Here is sample of it in use I posted a while back:
> http://pptblog.tlccreative.com/index.php/all/2006/10/25/fix_links_pro_fixes_a_hidden_problem
>
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Kai --
Create a .bat file (named ABCD.bat, for example, in the same directory (MYDIRECORY) as your power point document. The file that I wished to access was and executable PROGRAM.exe in a folder (myfolder) in the same directory MYDIRECTORY as the PPT file.
ABCD.bat can be created and edit with notepad.exe, example:
CD/myfolder
PROGRAM.exe
Now you can embed links to program ABCD.bat in a powerpoint slide, be sure to truncate the path to just the program name.
Now you can transfer the entire folder and its contents to a CD or USB drive or another computer, and the relative paths will work just fine.
That's it! Now I can export
davisio wrote:
Make linked files use relative paths from the start
29-Jun-07
Previous Posts In This Thread:
On Friday, June 29, 2007 2:50 PM
davisio wrote:
Make linked files use relative paths from the start
On Friday, June 29, 2007 8:26 PM
davisio wrote:
Thank you for confirming the "exceptionally weird behavior".
Thank you for confirming the "exceptionally weird behavior".
"Steve Rindsberg" wrote:
On Saturday, June 30, 2007 12:59 AM
Troy wrote:
What Steve has humbly not mentioned, is that he has created an very good piece
What Steve has humbly not mentioned, is that he has created an very good
piece of software that does go in and convert all to true relative paths
(except for maybe a few exceptionally weird items). Costs a few dollars, but
I use it all the time. Check out Fix Links Pro at
http://www.pptools.com/fixlinks/index.html.
Here is sample of it in use I posted a while back:
http://pptblog.tlccreative.com/index.php/all/2006/10/25/fix_links_pro_fixes_a_hidden_problem
--
- Troy Chollar
- TLC Creative Services, Inc.
- A MS PowerPoint MVP
- Host of www.ThePowerPointBlog.com
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On Monday, July 09, 2007 11:38 PM
Steve Rindsberg wrote:
Re: Make linked files use relative paths from the start
In article <103A3560-8ED2-42E3...@microsoft.com>, Davision
wrote:
No, afraid not.
For *some* file types (movies, sounds) if you put the file in the same folder
as the PPT before inserting it, you'll get a pathless link (ie, just the file
name, no path).
For other file types (images) the link will always be fully pathed.
For still other file types (OLE links) they'll be fully pathed but if the
file's not where the path points and IS in the same folder as the PPT, PPT can
usually locate it.
As with all exceptionally weird and exceptionally inconsistent behaviors, there
are exceptions.
-----------------------------------------
Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com
================================================
On Monday, July 09, 2007 11:38 PM
Steve Rindsberg wrote:
Re: Make linked files use relative paths from the start
In article <DF821F44-FE0B-44E9...@microsoft.com>, Troy @ TLC wrote:
Humility never stopped me before, kind sir. It's MS what done it.
Davison mentioned that PPT 2007's the version in use, and MS changed the way hyperlinks work
in 2007, so until we figure some workarounds or they fix it, Fixlinks in 2007's a nonstarter,
I'm afraid.
-----------------------------------------
Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com
================================================
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