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How to edit movie option (movie clip path) in PPT 2003?
I have just upgraded to PPT 2003 and found one annonyance which I hope
someone can help me with. In previous versions of PPT, when I click on a movie clip that PPT cannot find, it tells me that it cannot find the clip and prompts me to look for it. After locating the clip, the next time I click on the movie clip, PPT plays it and remembers the new location the clip is in. In 2003, when PPT cannot find the clip, it just tells me that there is a problem. I am no longer given the prompt to look for the clip. When I right click on the movie, I can see the wrong path of the clip in the movie object box under information. Can someone tell me how I can change the path of the clip. I know the work around is to delete the clip and locate the clip to reinsert it into PPT. But with so many movie clips in my PPT, it is really a pain. The other option is to copy the clips into the same directory as the PPT, but that will just duplicate the clips and clog up my HDD. I can't imagine PPT 2003 took away this simple file relocation funtion and hope that someone can help me. Thanks |
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In article , Anthony wrote:
I have just upgraded to PPT 2003 and found one annonyance which I hope someone can help me with. In previous versions of PPT, when I click on a movie clip that PPT cannot find, it tells me that it cannot find the clip and prompts me to look for it. After locating the clip, the next time I click on the movie clip, PPT plays it and remembers the new location the clip is in. In 2003, when PPT cannot find the clip, it just tells me that there is a problem. I am no longer given the prompt to look for the clip. When I right click on the movie, I can see the wrong path of the clip in the movie object box under information. Can someone tell me how I can change the path of the clip. I know the work around is to delete the clip and locate the clip to reinsert it into PPT. But with so many movie clips in my PPT, it is really a pain. The other option is to copy the clips into the same directory as the PPT, but that will just duplicate the clips and clog up my HDD. There's a snippet of VBA code here that'll help: Show me the link and let me edit it http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00433.htm ----------------------------------------- Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================ |
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Thanks Steve, the code worked well. It was really helpful. You indeed
saved me lots of time. Now I know it's asking a bit too much but is there anyway I can insert a windows file directory function to get to the file by navigation rather than type the entire path in? |
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I never type paths to files. I consistently make mistakes, no matter how hard I
try. Instead, I copy and paste the path. I use a tiny little free utility called Path Copy which is an extension for the right click menu. Right click a file in Windows Explorer and you can copy the filename or the full path in one click. Then paste it anywhere. Works in all applications - - http://home.worldonline.dk/ninotech/freeutil.htm -- Sonia Coleman Microsoft PowerPoint MVP Team Autorun Software, Templates and Tutorials http://www.soniacoleman.com wrote in message oups.com... Thanks Steve, the code worked well. It was really helpful. You indeed saved me lots of time. Now I know it's asking a bit too much but is there anyway I can insert a windows file directory function to get to the file by navigation rather than type the entire path in? |
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In article .com,
wrote: Thanks Steve, the code worked well. It was really helpful. You indeed saved me lots of time. Now I know it's asking a bit too much but is there anyway I can insert a windows file directory function to get to the file by navigation rather than type the entire path in? Go to www.mvps.org, locate Randy Birch's VBNet (note: NOT Dot Net) site and search for Windows Common Dialog code. He's got a good example there. You can also use the report tool in our FixLinks (the demo is free and includes reporting functions) to locate the linked and mislinked files quickly. http://fixlinks.pptools.com The full version locates, copies and relinks automatically. Saves all that nasty coding. ;-) ----------------------------------------- Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com PPTools: www.pptools.com ================================================ |
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