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Add and edit attachments
Attach web pages, documents, PDF files, FlashPaper documents, SWF files, or spreadsheets to your presentation. You can also add links to
websites or documents hosted by Adobe Connect Server or a third-party system.
Due to security restrictions added by Microsoft, attachments to presentations that are published locally instead of to Adobe Connect Server may
not be displayed properly in Internet Explorer. In Adobe Presenter, a presentation that has been published locally runs in Flash Player, and
Internet Explorer considers it unsafe to download a file from Flash Player.
You can work around this issue in two ways:
Use Adobe Connect Server (or another learning management system) to publish the presentation
Make the attached file available for download through a web browser or network drive accessible to users. Then, use the hyperlink feature of
PowerPoint to allow users to view the attachments.
Add an attachment to a presentation
1. In PowerPoint, open a presentation (PPT or PPTX file).
2. Click Adobe Presenter, and in the Tools group, click Settings.
3. In the Presentation menu, click Attachments.
4. Click Add.
5. Enter a unique name for the attachment.
6. From the Type pop-up menu, select File or Link.
To attach a file, click Browse and navigate to the file.
To attach a link, enter the full path in the URL text box.
7. Click OK.
Add and test links to documents
Links to documents on Adobe Connect Server or a third-party system are a type of attachment. For example, you could create a link from text on a
PowerPoint slide to a SWF file.
When linking to a document, it may be necessary to copy the document to the resource folder for the document to appear properly in the
presentation.
1. In PowerPoint, open a presentation (PPT or PPTX file).
2. Navigate to the slide to which you want to add the link.
3. Select the text you want to use as the link.
4. From the Insert menu, select Hyperlink.
5. Navigate to the file to which you want to link and click OK.
6. To test the link, preview the presentation by selecting Adobe Presenter > Publish.
7. Select My Computer.
8. Select View Output After Publishing.
9. Click Publish. (If a message appears stating that all files will be deleted, click Yes. Each time you generate your presentation, the files in
your current output folder are deleted and replaced by the newly generated files.)
10. Navigate to the slide containing the link and click the link.
11. If a message appears similar to “Cannot find ‘file://C:\Documents and Settings\jsmith\My Documents\My Adobe
Presentations\PresentationName\data\resources\sample.swf,” copy the file to the resources folder (located by default at C:\My
Documents\My Adobe Presentations\[presentation name]\data\resources). Note the path specified in the message and close the presentation
in your web browser.
12. Open Windows Explorer. Navigate to the current location of the file.
13. Right-click the file and select Copy.
14. Navigate to the location specified in the error message (for example, an address like the example in step 10).
PDF Adobe Reader, if installed
SWF file Default web browser, such as Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox
Image or graphic file Default web browser, such as Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox
URL Default web browser, such as Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox