OUACTRL.ocx and powerpoint

[Henriette van de Haar]

Hi all,

within a powerpoint presentation I would like to work with a
CommandButton, which executes some Actions / Hyperlinks.
However this button cannot be programmed ("actions ..." in its context
menu is grey).

When I try to find some help to Actions within powerpoint's help file, I
get the message, that
- either my browser has too high security
- or OUACTRL.OCX is not there or badly installed

I reduced security of my Internet Explorer (until the system told me my
computer is at high security risk!).
Then I searched for this control and found it in programs/Microsoft
Office/Office.

I use Office 2000 and Internet Explorer 7.x. My system is Windows XP.

Can anybody help?

Note: as my system is German, I tried to translate messages, menu items.
Some translations might be a bit "funny".

Best Regards,
Henriette, Hamburg/Germany ou

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

Hi all,

within a powerpoint presentation I would like to work with a
CommandButton, which executes some Actions / Hyperlinks.
However this button cannot be programmed ("actions ..." in its context
menu is grey).

You can't assign actions or hyperlinks to command buttons.

Instead, use AutoShapes on the Draw menu and add an Action Button.

 

[Henriette van de Haar]

You can't assign actions or hyperlinks to command buttons.

Instead, use AutoShapes on the Draw menu and add an Action Button.

Hi Steve,

Thanks!!!! It worked. I added the "unspecialized" Action Button and
could assign actions and hyperlinks plus format it the way I wanted it!

Best Regards,
Henriette, Hamburg/Germany

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

Hi Steve,

Thanks!!!! It worked. I added the "unspecialized" Action Button and
could assign actions and hyperlinks plus format it the way I wanted it!

Excellent ... and by the way, Action settings on buttons and other shapes will
work in the free viewer as long as they don't call VBA code; command buttons
won't.