Powerpoint
Powerpoint slides can be linked to RDL entities, as a way to explain the meaning of symbols in diagrams and drawings.
The screenshots and walkthrough below uses Microsoft Powerpoint 2016.
The following excerpt from a Piping and instrumentation diagram (P&ID) is a bitmap image, containing symbols that will be unfamiliar to non-experts.
In Powerpoint, we have added transparent blue boxes on top of items of interest. These will be linked to RDL entities to make them “clickable”.
![](/ox-hugo/powerpoint-pnid-bluebox.png)
The (DEXPI) symbols in the example represent equipment types; note that they are rotated as used in the diagram.
symbol | DEXPI symbol name | RDL identifier | RDL name |
---|---|---|---|
![]() | Actuator Type W P D S | rdl:PCA_100004104 | Pneumatic Actuator |
![]() | Concentric Reducer | rdl:PCA_100004101 | Pipe Reducer |
![]() | Valve Ball | rdl:PCA_100004126 | Ball Valve |
To link an item on the Powerpoint slide, right-click and select Link. Here we have selected the transparent box that covers the Reducer symbol.
![](/ox-hugo/powerpoint-pnid-add-link.png)
Paste in the URI for Reducer.
![](/ox-hugo/reducer_link_address.png)
The item will now be clickable – on mouse-over in Powerpoint presentation mode, the RDL link is shown in a pop-up.
![](/ox-hugo/powerpoint-presentation-link.png)
It is possible, to some extent, to search for RDL links from within
Powerpoint. To try this out, right-click an object and select Search.
Combine a search term like “valve” with the string rds.posccaesar
, to
restrict hits to the RDL web pages.
Each search result has a context-menu button on the right, marked with
...
. This provides a simple way to add links to slide objects.
![](/ox-hugo/powerpoint-pnid-search.png)