PPT98: Hyperlink to Non-PowerPoint Object Opens on Wrong Screen (187760)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft PowerPoint 98 Macintosh Edition
This article was previously published under Q187760 SYMPTOMS
If you are running PowerPoint 98 on a Macintosh that has more than one
monitor attached to it, and if your presentation contains hyperlinks to non-
PowerPoint files, those files may appear on a different monitor from the
one on which your PowerPoint slide show appears.
For example, suppose you are running PowerPoint on a PowerBook 5300c with
an external monitor attached to it. If you set your presentation to display
on the external monitor, but it contains hyperlinks to a Web site (such as
www.microsoft.com), when you click that hyperlink, Internet Explorer
appears on your built-in display instead of the external monitor.
The same thing happens if your presentation contains hyperlinks to Word
documents, Microsoft Excel spreadsheets, or any kind of non-PowerPoint
document file.
CAUSE
When you follow a hyperlink to a non-PowerPoint file, the program that
"owns" that document type starts. Because most programs save their window
size and position, the program window appears on the screen it was on when
you last closed that program.
RESOLUTION
These steps assume you want to open a Web site using Microsoft Internet
Explorer during your presentation. The steps for opening any other type of
linked document are very similar.
Before you start your presentation, follow these steps:
- Start Microsoft Internet Explorer.
- Drag the Internet Explorer window to the screen you will be using to
show your slide show.
- Close Internet Explorer.
Now, if you start PowerPoint and run your presentation, Internet Explorer
will appear on the correct screen when you click on a hyperlink to a Web
page.
Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 10/3/2002 |
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Keywords: | kbbug KB187760 |
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