PPT2000: PowerPoint Hyperlinks Cannot Contain a Pound Sign (#) (226779)

CAUSE

PowerPoint does not preserve hyperlinks that include a reference to an anchor or bookmark within the same or another HyperText Markup Language (HTML)document. These types of hyperlinks include the Uniform Resource Locator (URL), followed by a number sign (#), followed by a unique identifier to designate the anchor or bookmark within the destination link, similar to the following:

HREF="/www.microsoft.com/office/ork/020/020.htm#ORK020C1

Additionally, if a folder contains a number sign (#), (for example 'user#1') and the hyperlinked document is in that folder, or subfolder, the hyperlink will break when the presentation is saved as a Web page.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, use one of the following methods.

Method 1: Avoid References That Use Unique Identifiers

You may avoid this problem by not using references that use unique identifiers, such as anchors or bookmarks.

Method 2: Edit The Converted File and Correct The Hyperlink

Edit the HTML file using an HTML editor, such as Microsoft FrontPage, or a text editor, such as Notepad. At the end of the URL, add the number sign (#) and the unique identifier. For example, change this:

HREF="/www.microsoft.com/office/ork/020/020.htm

to this:

HREF="/www.microsoft.com/office/ork/020/020.htm#ORK020C1

NOTE: The URL may be listed multiple times within your presentation. Use a search tool to locate and modify all references to the bookmark.

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