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How to open a linked graphic?
Excel 2003
I have many in-sheet hyperlinks that open files, and they open as expected in the program to which they are associated. BUT links to graphic files (jpg, png, etc) open only in Internet Explorer - not the associated program. It's driving me crazy. Why won't it open in the correct program? I'm simply selecting an in-sheet object such as a clipart, and then using INSERTHYPERLINK to enter the path to my picture object I want opened. What am I doing wrong? If nothing else, how can I put in a macro for the file to open in a PARTICULAR program (then I can assign the macro to my link object). (I first asked this in two other Excel non-programming groups but got no replies, so I'm trying here being I've such great help in the past from you folks.) Thanks, Melina |
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How to open a linked graphic?
Internet files open in your browser. You cannot open them in the Excel
application unless you save them in the Excel application. If you open them with hyperlinks, then expect them to open in the browser, just like email hyperlinks. "Mel" wrote in message ... Excel 2003 I have many in-sheet hyperlinks that open files, and they open as expected in the program to which they are associated. BUT links to graphic files (jpg, png, etc) open only in Internet Explorer - not the associated program. It's driving me crazy. Why won't it open in the correct program? I'm simply selecting an in-sheet object such as a clipart, and then using INSERTHYPERLINK to enter the path to my picture object I want opened. What am I doing wrong? If nothing else, how can I put in a macro for the file to open in a PARTICULAR program (then I can assign the macro to my link object). (I first asked this in two other Excel non-programming groups but got no replies, so I'm trying here being I've such great help in the past from you folks.) Thanks, Melina |
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How to open a linked graphic?
But... this is not an internet file. It's simply linked to open a JPG
file on my hard drive. Melina On Oct 2, 7:55*pm, "JLGWhiz" wrote: Internet files open in your browser. *You cannot open them in the Excel application unless you save them in the Excel application. *If you open them with hyperlinks, then expect them to open in the browser, just like email hyperlinks. "Mel" wrote in message ... Excel 2003 I have many in-sheet hyperlinks that open files, and they open as expected in the program to which they are associated. BUT links to graphic files (jpg, png, etc) open only in Internet Explorer - not the associated program. It's driving me crazy. Why won't it open in the correct program? I'm simply selecting an in-sheet object such as a clipart, and then using INSERTHYPERLINK to enter the path to my picture object I want opened. What am I doing wrong? If nothing else, how can I put in a macro for the file to open in a PARTICULAR program (then I can assign the macro to my link object). (I first asked this in two other Excel non-programming groups but got no replies, so I'm trying here being I've such great help in the past from you folks.) Thanks, Melina |
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How to open a linked graphic?
Ok, I'm being told now that this is a known design flaw in Excel.
Excel cannot open a graphic file (jpg, png, etc) in its associated program (as it can other file types). It is coded to always open such files in Internet Explorer instead. I found that surprising. -Melina On Oct 2, 6:05*pm, Mel wrote: Excel 2003 I have many in-sheet hyperlinks that open files, and they open as expected in the program to which they are associated. BUT links to graphic files (jpg, png, etc) open only in Internet Explorer - not the associated program. It's driving me crazy. Why won't it open in the correct program? I'm simply selecting an in-sheet object such as a clipart, and then using INSERTHYPERLINK to enter the path to my picture object I want opened. What am I doing wrong? If nothing else, how can I put in a macro for the file to open in a PARTICULAR program (then I can assign the macro to my link object). (I first asked this in two other Excel non-programming groups but got no replies, so I'm trying here being I've such great help in the past from you folks.) Thanks, Melina |
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How to open a linked graphic?
I have no run into the "design flaw" in Excel 2003.
I have no problem opening a hyperlink to a graphic *.jpg in my default graphics viewer which is FastStone Viewer. Have you checked your graphics file association? Sounds like it is set to IE Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP On Sun, 4 Oct 2009 00:45:52 -0700 (PDT), Mel wrote: Ok, I'm being told now that this is a known design flaw in Excel. Excel cannot open a graphic file (jpg, png, etc) in its associated program (as it can other file types). It is coded to always open such files in Internet Explorer instead. I found that surprising. -Melina On Oct 2, 6:05*pm, Mel wrote: Excel 2003 I have many in-sheet hyperlinks that open files, and they open as expected in the program to which they are associated. BUT links to graphic files (jpg, png, etc) open only in Internet Explorer - not the associated program. It's driving me crazy. Why won't it open in the correct program? I'm simply selecting an in-sheet object such as a clipart, and then using INSERTHYPERLINK to enter the path to my picture object I want opened. What am I doing wrong? If nothing else, how can I put in a macro for the file to open in a PARTICULAR program (then I can assign the macro to my link object). (I first asked this in two other Excel non-programming groups but got no replies, so I'm trying here being I've such great help in the past from you folks.) Thanks, Melina |
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