How about creating a hyperlink within the Word document that opens an associated html page that includes the WMF link but also a "Close this page" hyperlink? It would necessitate three (I think) extra mouse clicks on the part of the reader but would lead the reader through the process. Saturday, July 12, 2003, 5:14:08 AM, Dian wrote: > Well, you can click Insert/Object and insert a Windows Media File or other > files that you and the user would have on their PC (Windows Media File is > probably the safest as folks would have it with Windows, but might not have > the free upgraded version to show video files properly...Ver 9). > That would cause the file to run, but, although it'll hold Word open at the > present location, the user would have to close the player to return back to > the location. Can't have it close/return without writing some custom > programming code, as far as I know. > Dian Chapman > Technical Consultant > & Microsoft MVP > Free Word Tips & Tricks eBook: http://www.mousetrax.com/books.html > Free Tutorial site: http://www.mousetrax.com/techpage.html > Free Support Ezine: http://www.mousetrax.com/techtrax/ > -----Original Message----- > From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf > Of Robert Carneal > Sent: Friday, July 11, 2003 4:44 PM > To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [mso] Link from Word to play a movie? > Is it possible to embed links to play a short movie from Word? What I am > trying to do is write a family history book, and at various points I would > like to say "To see a movie of Grandpa Jones last camping trip, click > here: <CampingGrandpaJones> > After the movie is finished playing, have it return to the same place in > Word that it left? > Possible? > Thank you. > Robert > ************************************************************* > You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or > MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject line. > Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also > allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). > //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso > To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a > request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation > with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go > here to upload/download files: > http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles > ************************************************************* > ************************************************************* > You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or > MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to > mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in > the subject line. > Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also > allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). > //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso > To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a > request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation > with instructions. Once you are a member of > the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: > http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles > ************************************************************* -- Paul -------------------- Paul R. Darnell, D.Min. Pastoral Counselor Fellow, AAPC My opinions are my own and do not represent either of my employers: Richard H. Hutchings Psychiatric Center, or The Onondaga Pastoral Counseling Center, Inc., both in Syracuse, New York, USA or The American Association of Pastoral Counselors, or The United Methodist Church ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject line. Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles *************************************************************