Document Classes ⇒ beamer | Insert PDF and XLS Files

[paulosousa]

Hello,

I am trying to insert PDF and XLS files into beamer presentation. The idea is in slide / frame 4 I need to put

• a 'link' to open a certain PDF file and then get back to presentation
• a 'link' to open a certain XLS file and then get back to presentation
• a 'link' to open a certain internet page and then get back to presentation (do not work clicking on it)

Is this possible? How can I do it?

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\documentclass[11pt, compress, spanish]{beamer}
\usepackage{beamerthemeshadow}
\usepackage[spanish]{babel}
\usepackage[applemac]{inputenc}
\usepackage{amsmath,amssymb,amsfonts,textcomp,setspace,graphicx,lipsum,hanging,url}
\usepackage[bottom]{footmisc}
\usepackage[none]{hyphenat}

\usetheme{Warsaw}

\expandafter\def\expandafter\insertshorttitle\expandafter{%
  \insertshorttitle\hfill%
  \insertframenumber\,/\,\inserttotalframenumber}
  
\setbeamertemplate{footnote}{%
 \hangpara{0.25cm}{1}%
 \makebox[0.25cm][l]{\insertfootnotemark}\footnotesize\insertfootnotetext\par%
}

\renewcommand*{\footnoterule}{}

\title{TITLE}
\subtitle{...}
\author{name of author}
\institute {...}
\date{\footnotesize{29 enero 2013}}

\begin{document}
\setbeamertemplate{caption}[numbered]
\frame{\titlepage}
\frame{\tableofcontents}

\section{Introducción}
\begin{frame}
\frametitle{Introducción}
...fazer a introdução
\end{frame}

\begin{frame}
\frametitle{Introducción}
\begin{block}{...}
\begin{itemize}
\item  (open the pdf file)
\item  (open the xls file)
\item  \url{http://www.google.com}
\end{itemize}
\end{block}
\end{frame}

\section{Referencias Bibliográficas}
\begin{frame}
\frametitle{Referencias Bibliográficas}
\begin{thebibliography}{6}
\bibitem{ref1} AUTOR (ano) {\em título} ...
\bibitem{ref2} AUTOR (ano) {\em título} ...
\bibitem{ref3} AUTOR (ano) {\em título} ...
\end{thebibliography}
\end{frame}

\end{document}

[Stefan Kottwitz]

For links, hyperref is the best choice.

Regarding inserting XLS and other file formats, you could use

• the attachfile2 package,
• or embedfile and hypgotoe.

Stefan

[paulosousa]

Hi Stefan,

well I tryed but no success

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\usepackage{amsmath,amssymb,amsfonts,textcomp,setspace,graphicx,lipsum,hanging,url,hyperref,embedfile}

this doesn't work

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\embedfile{Workbook1.xlsx}

when I click on the link returns to page 1 of presentation!

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\hyperref[GoogleDocs]{http://www.google.com}

Also tryed to put color for the link but no success

Could you please help me?

[Stefan Kottwitz]

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\hyperref[GoogleDocs]{http://www.google.com}

This syntax would create a link to a reference made with \label{http://www.google.com}. This command would work in the way \hyperref{URL}{category}{name}{text} creating a link to URL#category.name.

However, I guess you would like to use the simpler \href:

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\href{http://www.google.com}{GoogleDocs}

Stefan

[paulosousa]

used your suggestion, but is suposed to open the wepage when I click it in the presentation? Did not work

I also need to open a pdf file and then return to the presentation but

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\embedfile{file.pdf}

did not work
and also

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\embedfile{Workbook1.xlsx}

did not work

do you have any suggestion?

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Try attachfile2. The attaching operation is different to embedding.

Stefan

[paulosousa]

Try attachfile2. The attaching operation is different to embedding.

Stefan

Can't do it Stefan, I tryied but it does not work
do you have any idea to help me please?

[Stefan Kottwitz]

I don't know what you tried, so I cannot say why it did not work. For general explanation I would have to repeat the manual first. Did you read it, and what did you try?

Stefan

[paulosousa]

I don't know what you tried, so I cannot say why it did not work. For general explanation I would have to repeat the manual first. Did you read it, and what did you try?

Stefan

1st
using

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\href{http://www.google.com}{GoogleDocs}

the webpage does not open? no action when clicking! Why?


2nd
to open an excel file and a pdf file I tried

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\attachfile{Workbook1.xlsx}

Paulo

[Stefan Kottwitz]

Hi Paulo,

using

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\href{http://www.google.com}{GoogleDocs}

the webpage does not open? no action when clicking! Why?

The syntax is correct. And it works for me, as in this example:

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\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{hyperref}
\begin{document}
\href{http://www.google.com}{GoogleDocs}
\end{document}

Perhaps try this small example first, before troubleshooting a big one. I also tried it in the document of your first post in this topic, i.e. inserting \usepackage{hyperref} and this line: it worked.

Links would be inactive if you would use the draft option. Another possibility is that your PDF viewer is not capable of opening links, or its security settings don't allow it. Which one do you use? Try a different one.

to open an excel file and a pdf file I tried

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\attachfile{Workbook1.xlsx}

Similar to above, the syntax is correct. Also here, possible the PDF viewer program doesn't support attachments. You could tell more details, such as giving a full minimal working example and posting the .log and the .pdf file as attachments.

Stefan