When inserting a link
containing a # or hash mark (i.e: http://www.example.com/index.html#toc) into a PowerPoint presentation, a
problem is encountered in Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 or 2010 if the file is saved as
PPTX/PPSX/PPTM format.
The link works when
testing it, but after saving and reopened the file, the link no longer works.
Inspection reveals that PowerPoint has truncated the hash mark (#) and everything
beyond it. Replacing the hash mark (#)
with %23 does not resolve the issue as PowerPoint retains the link when
reopening the file until the next save and then truncates the address information again.
Resolution:
Save the file as PPT (97-2003) format instead of PPTX/PPSX/PPTM. The older format does not truncate the link.
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