Microsoft KB Archive/226602

= PPT2000: Cannot Create Link to HTML Document =

Article ID: 226602

Article Last Modified on 8/6/2002

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q226602



SYMPTOMS
If you attempt to create a link to an inserted HTML document, you will receive the following error message:

It isn't possible to create a link to \ .htm

Where  is the folder and file path to the document and , is the name of the HTML document.



CAUSE
PowerPoint can only create OLE based links to documents that have a valid OLE server. Because there is no OLE server for the HTML file type, it is not possible to create a link to an HTML file.



Create a Hyperlink
This is the preferred method of linking to an HTML document.
 * 1) Select the text or object you want to represent the hyperlink.
 * 2) On the Insert menu, click Hyperlink.
 * 3) Use one of the following steps:
 * 4) * To link to an existing file or Web page, under Link To, click Existing File or Web Page.
 * 5) * To link to a file that you have not created, under Link To, click Create New Document.
 * 6) Do one of the following:
 * 7) * If you clicked Existing File or Web Page in step 3, locate and select the file you want to link to.
 * 8) * If you clicked Create New Document in step 3, type a name for the new file. You can also specify the path to the new file, and choose whether you want to open the new file for editing now or later.
 * 9) To assign a tip to be displayed when the mouse pointer is over the hyperlink, click Screen Tip, and type the text you want. If you do not specify a tip, the path or URL of the file is used.
 * 10) Click OK.

Additional query words: PPT2K PPT2000 PPT POWERPNT 2000 PPT9 9.0

Keywords: kbbug kbhtml kbpending KB226602

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