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--- en-us:10.0:how_to_v10:create_menu [2020/06/26 11:20] – davegee
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 //Note that the Object chosen for the Hyperlink should be "on top" of any other Objects in the Slide. If the Object with the Hyperlink is overlaid by other Objects such as a Frame or Transparent Rectangle then the overlying object must have its "Transparent to Selection" box ticked to allow the Mouse Cursor to "see" it.//
-The illustration below shows the Objects and Animation (O&A) screen for a slide which has two Hyperlinks to external shows (EXE Files etc). Hyperlinks can be "attached" to either Images or Text. In O&A click on an image or text and it will be highlighted in the Objects Panel. Click on "Action on //(Left)// Mouse Click" and the Options are shown. In this case the setting of "Run Slideshow with return is shown which is ideal for Slideshows made in the same version of Picturestoex and the show containing the Hyperlinks. Immediately below, you can browse for the show (exe) that you want to link to.
+The illustration below shows the Objects and Animation (O&A) screen for a slide which has three Hyperlinks to external shows (EXE Files etc). Hyperlinks can be "attached" to either Images or Text or a Button. In O&A click on an image or text and it will be highlighted in the Objects Panel. Click on "Action on //(Left)// Mouse Click" and the Options are shown. In this case the setting of "Run Slideshow with return is shown which is ideal for Slideshows made in the same version of Picturestoex and the show containing the Hyperlinks. Immediately below, you can browse for the show (exe) that you want to link to.
 When the show is Saved and Published as an EXE (or when it is run in Preview) Left Clicking on the Hyperlinked Object (Image or Text) will initiate the chosen (external) show. When the external show is completed you will be returned to the original slide in the original show to continue with your presentation.
+  * Transparent Objects can also be used as "Invisible" Hyperlinks
 Note that a slide containing Hyperlinks should (normally) be set to "Wait for key press to show next slide".
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 ==== Run Slideshow ====
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 ==== Run Application or open file ====
   * Will open a Slideshow or another Application such as Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Word etc. Alternatively point the link to a JPEG or Word Document and, if the default opening program for those files is Photoshop or Word, the file will open in the corresponding application. In the OPEN window select "all files" from the dropdown menu to select JPEGs or Word documents etc. When the selected File/Application is closed you are returned to the slide containing the Hyperlink
+  * To open a FOLDER in Windows Explorer (or MAC Equivalent) type in the PATH of the folder in quotes (".....") e.g. "D:\Images\Favourites". In Windows it is possible to Right Click (or Shift and Right Click) on a Folder and choose to COPY PATH. The Path can then be pasted into the Action on Mouse Click Box