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Create a Hyperlink to a PowerPoint File

Creating a hyperlink to a PowerPoint file is a three-step process. First, you copy and paste the PowerPoint file in your portfolio Web site. Second, you open the PowerPoint file and save it as a Web page. Third, you create a hyperlink to the PowerPoint Web page.

IMPORTANT! Never hyperlink directly to a file that’s on your F: drive (or other drive) or your portfolio visitors will receive an error message when they click on the link. ALWAYS copy the file from your computer, paste it in your portfolio Web site, and then create a hyperlink to the PDF file that's in your portfolio Web site!

Step 1: Copy and Paste a PowerPoint File into Your Portfolio Web Site

To copy a PowerPoint file and paste it in your portfolio Web site:

1. Right-click on the PowerPoint file and select Copy.

2. Right-click on the top folder in the FrontPage Folder List and select Paste.

3. If necessary, right-click on the file that you just pasted, select Rename, change the file name to all lower-case letters and add hyphens between words (e.g., group-presentation.htm).

IMPORTANT! Be sure to leave the .htm extension on the file name.

Step 2: Open the PowerPoint File and Save It as a Web Page

1. In the Folder List, double-click on the PowerPoint file to open it.
    
2. If prompted, log in using NT1\ in front of your user name.
    
3. Click on the File menu and select Save as Web Page.

4. Click on the Save as type down arrow and select Web Page (*.htm;*html).

5. Click on the Save button.
    
6. Close the PowerPoint file.
    
7. Click on the Refresh button on your browser window. An .htm file of the presentation appears in the Folder List.

Step 3: Create a Hyperlink to the PowerPoint Web Page

To create a hyperlink to the PDF file that you've copied and pasted into your Web site:

1. Highlight the text that you want to make into a hyperlink and then right-click on the highlighted text and select Hyperlink.

2. Select the .htm file (NOT the .ppt file) from the list.

3. Click on the Target Frame button.

4. Click on New Window.

5. Click on the OK button.
    
6. Click on the OK button.
    
7. Click on the OK button.

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