Why does link to media item download the item

  • Hi,
    I have a PowerPoint presentation I’d like to show on via a link on one of my portfolio pages. It was uploaded to my media library as a Powerpoint ppsx file. When the link is click on, rather than just opening it up in a new screen (as I chose in the link options box), the file begins to download on the viewer’s computer. Please let me know how it can just open in a new screen and not download. Thank you.

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  • Hey,

    Can you link to an instance of a site doing what you want? I’m not finding much information about adding a powerpoint to your wordpress site, and am not sure if it’s possible to do the way that you’re thinking.

    -Kevin

    Thread Starter 55san

    (@55san)

    Hi Kevin,

    Yes, sure. It is https://www.kmagnerdesign.com/portfolio/powerpoint/ and then click on the link in the descriptive copy where it says “PowerPoint presentation”. Sorry that it is a rather large file, but this is just to test. Thank you!

    Sorry, I meant would it be possible for you to link to a website that is displaying the powerpoint as you’re hoping for? I don’t know if I’m understanding correctly.

    One possible solution would be to save each slide as an image and upload each image into a slider to show the powerpoint.

    I don’t think you can have a powerpoint posted to a site where it is viewable like in microsoft office.

    -Kevin

    Thread Starter 55san

    (@55san)

    Hi Kevin,

    It wouldn’t work to save as slide as an image because that wouldn’t show the animations and transitions in the PowerPoint.

    Here is a link to a site that it works on: https://www.novaty.com/en/work.html# be sure to click on one of the animated presentations like the Bradesco one.

    Thanks

    Since that’s not a wordpress site, I can’t really say how they accomplished that.

    I suggest going through this tutorial to see if any of the presented solutions will work for you:
    https://www.ispringsolutions.com/blog/4-ways-to-embed-powerpoint-presentations-on-a-wordpress-website/

    Or perhaps this video tutorial:

    -kevin

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