PPT97: "Play Sound" Doesn't Convert Selection to Hyperlink

ID: Q164926

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft PowerPoint 97 for Windows

SYMPTOMS

When you apply the Play Sound on Mouse Click or Mouse Over action setting to a selection (text or graphics), the selection does not appear as a hyperlink. In other words, it does not change color and it is not underlined.

CAUSE

The Play Sound option in the Action Settings dialog box does not apply the hyperlink property to a selection.

NOTE: You can apply both a Play Sound and a Hyperlink action setting to a selection.

WORKAROUND

If you do not want to create a hyperlink, but you want the selection to appear as a hyperlink, manually change its color and add an underline.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in Microsoft PowerPoint 98 Macintosh Edition.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about interactive presentations, click Contents And Index on the Help menu, click the Index tab in PowerPoint Help, type the following text

   interactive presentations

double-click the selected text, and then double-click "about creating interactive presentations" to go to the "About creating interactive presentations" topic. If you are unable to find the information you need, ask the Office Assistant (PowerPoint 97 and 98 only).

Additional query words: 97 ppt97 8.0 action setting sound hyperlink

Keywords          : kbmm kbusage
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: November 25, 1998