PPT97: PowerPoint Hyperlinks Cannot Contain the Number Sign (#)

ID: Q167626

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SYMPTOMS

When you use the Save As HTML command (on the File menu) to convert your presentation into a Web page, some or all of the hyperlinks may not be translated correctly.


CAUSE

PowerPoint does not preserve hyperlinks that include a reference to an bookmark within the same HyperText Markup Language (HTML) document or another 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 bookmark within the destination link. For Example: 


<A HREF="/www.microsoft.com/office/ork/020/020.htm#ORK020C1">...</A>
Additionally, if a folder contains a number sign (#), (for example 'user#1') and the hyperlinked document is in a subfolder. the hyperlink will break when the presentation is saved.


WORKAROUND

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

Method 1. Avoid References That use Unique Identifiers.

Do not use bookmarks in hyperlinks in Powerpoint HTML documents.

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: 

<A HREF="/www.microsoft.com/office/ork/020/020.htm">
to this: 

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


STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in PowerPoint 97.

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Keywords          : kbdta kbhtml 
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS 
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: June 7, 1999