hyperlink folder and not just file?

[Lizzi]

is it possible to hyperlink the contents of an entire folder (using actions
buttons) instead of just a file from that folder?

 

[John Wilson]

It's not clear what you mean by "hyperlink the contents ..."
If you mean be able to go to a folder and choose a file, yes it is. If you
mean something else then maybe post back..

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

is it possible to hyperlink the contents of an entire folder (using
actions
buttons) instead of just a file from that folder?

If you use an action setting of Run Program and set it to e.g.

explorer c:\temp\

when you activate the link, it'll open an explorer window on the folder
you specified.

You may need to put the path to the folder in quotes if it has spaces in
it, and you'll probably get that imbecilic "You're about to destroy your
computer, are you sure" warning from MS' lawyers. See this:

Security warning message when clicking hyperlink in PowerPoint 2003:
"files might harm your computer"
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00587.htm

 

[Lizzi]

I want to be able to add a button to my powerpoint presentation....with the
contents of an entire folder hyperlinked with it. I have done it with just a
single file, but i would like to know if this is possible with an entire
folder

 

[David M. Marcovitz]

Are you saying that you want the link to open EVERY file in the folder.
That is, if the folder contains 2 Word documents, a Web page, another
PowerPoint, and 3 pictures, you want the hyperlink to launch Word with 2
files open, launch the browser to show the Web page, jump to the other
PowerPoint, and open Picture Viewer with 3 windows for 3 separate picture?

This seems a bit odd to me. I think that the only way to do this is to use
VBA.

--David

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David M. Marcovitz
Microsoft PowerPoint MVP
Director of Graduate Programs in Educational Technology
Loyola College in Maryland
Author of _Powerful PowerPoint for Educators_
http://www.PowerfulPowerPoint.com/