Word file attachment in Powerpoint

[raka_mehra]

Hi,

I am working on a project where I convert PowerPoint presentation to
html pages. There html pages are loaded on a web server for sharing.

The PowerPoint presentation has multiple links to various bookmarks to
a word file. Using Macintosh Power Point (X for Mac Service Release 1),
when this file is converted to HTML, the bookmarks are lost. For
example, if the link is to /SystemPractices.doc#ACT1, after the
conversion, the "#ACT1" part is lost, so the word file opens at the
beginning.

This doesn't happen if the conversion is done using a PC (Power Point
2003). But to keep the HTML files compatible with non-IE browsers, I
have to use a Mac for conversion.

Any suggestions/ideas are greatly appreciated.

Raka

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

Hi,

I am working on a project where I convert PowerPoint presentation to
html pages. There html pages are loaded on a web server for sharing.

The PowerPoint presentation has multiple links to various bookmarks to
a word file. Using Macintosh Power Point (X for Mac Service Release 1),
when this file is converted to HTML, the bookmarks are lost. For
example, if the link is to /SystemPractices.doc#ACT1, after the
conversion, the "#ACT1" part is lost, so the word file opens at the
beginning.

This doesn't happen if the conversion is done using a PC (Power Point
2003). But to keep the HTML files compatible with non-IE browsers, I
have to use a Mac for conversion.

Any suggestions/ideas are greatly appreciated.

If compatibility is important and animation isn't a factor, have a look at our
PPT2HTML addin (http://ppt2html.pptools.com). It's a Windows-only affair, I'm
afraid, but will let you create HTML that meets whatever standards you like.

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Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com
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[Jim Gordon]

Hi Raka,

I gave it a whirl in PowerPoint 2004, and the anchor does indeed get
lost along the way.

I'd call this a bug.

The next version of PowerPoint is being written now. I hope they fix
this one along the way.

If you haven't already done so, consider using the Send Feedback feature
on the Help menu to alert Microsoft. However, I've noticed some
Microsoft folks responding to postings here lately so they may have
already seen your comments.

-Jim Gordon
Mac MVP

 

[raka_mehra]

Hi Steve,

Thank you for the response. I tried ppt2html and had 2 issues with it.

1. At the initial look it seems like that the bookmarks are maintained
by they don't work.
2. All JavaScript code is part of the html files. For my project, I
need a separate .js file to modify the code

Raka

 

[raka_mehra]

Thanks Jim. I will send the feedback to Microsoft.

Raka

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

Hi Steve,

Thank you for the response. I tried ppt2html and had 2 issues with it.

1. At the initial look it seems like that the bookmarks are maintained
by they don't work.

I'll have a look at that when I get a chance.

2. All JavaScript code is part of the html files. For my project, I
need a separate .js file to modify the code

Not sure I understand this one ... PPT2HTML doesn't include any javascript except
under very specific conditions. If you want to include javascript in your
template, you certainly can do that, and if it calls external .js files there
should be no problem with that either, but it'd depend on specifics.

I could give you a better idea if I had a link to a sample page that demonstrates
what you're after. I'd be happy to have a look.

Raka

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Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com
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[raka_mehra]

My project is a big flowcharting tool where all the slides are
interlinked many different ways. One of the features of my project is
that it keeps track of the visited slides and "Go Back" will take you
back through the path you came from.
The "Go Back" in PPT2HTML is hard coded with the slide numbers. In
PowerPoint conversion, it is done with JS code, which only keeps LAST
slide number. So, if your path is slide# 4, 15, 25, from 25 "Go back"
will take you to 15 and then back to 25.

As all the JS code is in .js file, I change the code by adding an array
and pushing slide numbers into it every time user goes to the next
slide. Original 'goback' function is also modified by adding an array
pop to get the last slide number.

I will send you the link as soon as the project is accessible from
outside.

We decide to use PowerPoint to create flowcharts instead of more
appropriate flowcharting tools because of its accessibility and usage
knowledge.

Thanks,
Raka

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

My project is a big flowcharting tool where all the slides are
interlinked many different ways. One of the features of my project is
that it keeps track of the visited slides and "Go Back" will take you
back through the path you came from.
The "Go Back" in PPT2HTML is hard coded with the slide numbers.

If you're looking at the html produced by Previous Slide links, yes, because in PPT
that's always a link to the slide just before the one you're currently viewing. The
point is to make the HTML and the PPT behave the same by and large.

If you use PowerPoint's Previously Viewed Slide action setting, then you get a
"javascript:history.back()" link, which should function the same as the browser's Back
button -- which is what you're after, no?

It then doesn't act like PPT's Previously Viewed Slide link, but since PPT's behavior
in this case is all but useless, nobody seems to miss it.

PowerPoint conversion, it is done with JS code, which only keeps LAST
slide number. So, if your path is slide# 4, 15, 25, from 25 "Go back"
will take you to 15 and then back to 25.

As all the JS code is in .js file, I change the code by adding an array
and pushing slide numbers into it every time user goes to the next
slide. Original 'goback' function is also modified by adding an array
pop to get the last slide number.

I will send you the link as soon as the project is accessible from
outside.

We decide to use PowerPoint to create flowcharts instead of more
appropriate flowcharting tools because of its accessibility and usage
knowledge.

Thanks,
Raka

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Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com
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