[PPT2003 on XP] links to pictures

Lp12

Hi All,
I've created a PPT with links to JPG's. When running the slide show and
hitting the link, the picture opens up in IE7 instead of the regular Picture
and Fax viewer.
When openning the original JPG from its location, it opens up in the Picture
and Fax viewer.
How come? and how can I teach PPT to open up with same application?
I've done the same thing on an exact machine and it opened up the link in
the right application.!!! so it might says that the problem is local in this
one PC.
Any thoughts?
Thanks a lot in advance

Steve Rindsberg

In article <>, Lp12 wrote:
> Hi All,
> I've created a PPT with links to JPG's. When running the slide show and
> hitting the link, the picture opens up in IE7 instead of the regular Picture
> and Fax viewer.
> When openning the original JPG from its location, it opens up in the Picture
> and Fax viewer.
> How come? and how can I teach PPT to open up with same application?
> I've done the same thing on an exact machine and it opened up the link in
> the right application.!!! so it might says that the problem is local in this
> one PC.

Each PC (and each USER on each PC) can have its own settings for what programs
"own" different file types.

Try this to change the settings:

In Windows Explorer, right click a JPG and choose Open With.
Click Choose Program.
Pick the program you want to use to open JPGs, then put a check next to "Always
open ..."
Click OK

That should do it.

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Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ:
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John Wilson

Hi Steve

I've been playing with this for a while, some of our computers do it and
some don't. ALL have jpgs set to always open with Photoshop. It seems to me
that it's IE7 (the PC's where it works properly all have IE6). Maybe you
could check this out?
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"Steve Rindsberg" wrote:

> In article <>, Lp12 wrote:
> > Hi All,
> > I've created a PPT with links to JPG's. When running the slide show and
> > hitting the link, the picture opens up in IE7 instead of the regular Picture
> > and Fax viewer.
> > When openning the original JPG from its location, it opens up in the Picture
> > and Fax viewer.
> > How come? and how can I teach PPT to open up with same application?
> > I've done the same thing on an exact machine and it opened up the link in
> > the right application.!!! so it might says that the problem is local in this
> > one PC.
>
> Each PC (and each USER on each PC) can have its own settings for what programs
> "own" different file types.
>
> Try this to change the settings:
>
> In Windows Explorer, right click a JPG and choose Open With.
> Click Choose Program.
> Pick the program you want to use to open JPGs, then put a check next to "Always
> open ..."
> Click OK
>
> That should do it.
>
> -----------------------------------------
> Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
> PPT FAQ:
> PPTools:
> ================================================
>
>
>

Lp12

Thanks a lot but its already configured that ALL JPG's will open up with
picture and fax viewer. That’s why it’s so mysterious...
Any thoughts?

"Steve Rindsberg" wrote:

> In article <>, Lp12 wrote:
> > Hi All,
> > I've created a PPT with links to JPG's. When running the slide show and
> > hitting the link, the picture opens up in IE7 instead of the regular Picture
> > and Fax viewer.
> > When openning the original JPG from its location, it opens up in the Picture
> > and Fax viewer.
> > How come? and how can I teach PPT to open up with same application?
> > I've done the same thing on an exact machine and it opened up the link in
> > the right application.!!! so it might says that the problem is local in this
> > one PC.
>
> Each PC (and each USER on each PC) can have its own settings for what programs
> "own" different file types.
>
> Try this to change the settings:
>
> In Windows Explorer, right click a JPG and choose Open With.
> Click Choose Program.
> Pick the program you want to use to open JPGs, then put a check next to "Always
> open ..."
> Click OK
>
> That should do it.
>
> -----------------------------------------
> Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
> PPT FAQ:
> PPTools:
> ================================================
>
>
>