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Old May 22nd, 2010, 05:04 PM posted to microsoft.public.powerpoint
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Default Inserting a button

PowerPoint 2007

Take the following actions:-

1. Open your Presentation and go to the slide where you want to add the link
(for example slide 2).

2. Insert / Shapes / Action Buttons (at the bottom) / click on Action
Button: Custom (far right hand side) / Action Settings window should launch.

3. Click on the Hyperlink to: radio button then select:-

Other PowerPoint Presentation . . .

- in the drop down.

4. Enter the path name of the file that you want to link to, for example:-

c:\presentations\Animation

- in the File name: field.

5. Open.

6. Hyperlink to Slide window should launch.

7. Click on the slide to which you want to link.

8. OK.

9. Hit OK once again (back in the Action Settings pop up window).

TO CHECK THAT THE ABOVE HAS WORKED

10. Slide Show / Start Slide Show group / click on From Current Slide

11. Click on the blue panel that should launch / answer Yes to the warning
that may launch.

If my comments have helped please hit Yes.








"Ron" wrote:

I want to insert a command button to open another PowerPoint presentation.
Putting a button was easy. Now how do I get it to open a ppt?
Can I do that? Help Obi-Wan.