ID: Q176676
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If you create a hyperlink within a PowerPoint 97 presentation, and you have more than 252 characters within the title field, the title field does not appear in the Hyperlink To Slide dialog box.
The Hyperlink To Slide dialog box is limited to 255 characters. The slide number, the period, and the space between these and the title of the slide in the list count against this total.
So, if you have a 252-character title on slide 22, it would not be available in the Hyperlink To Slide dialog box.
For slides numbered from 1 to 9, select all words that take you past the 252nd character, and then cut and paste them into a separate text frame on your slide. For slides numbered from 10 to 99, select all words that take you past the 251st character, and then cut and paste them into a separate text frame on your slide. For slides numbered from 100 to 999, select all words that take you past the 250th character, and then cut and paste them into a separate text frame on your slide.
To determine the valid length that you can use for the title, count the number of characters in the slide number and add 2 to that number, and then subtract that from 255. The result is the number of characters you can use for title text.
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Avoid using slide titles that exceed this limit.
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows 97. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
Additional query words: number PPT97 hyperlinking goto slide where's my slide I can't see it long title too many characters 2^8 256 8.00 powerpt missing invisible gone lost
Keywords : kbFont kbformat
Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprbLast Reviewed: November 28, 1998