Agreed!  It would be good to create a link to a PowerPoint file from within the description box.

Most of our recordings have associated PowerPoints and this would make for a far better and fuller experience for any listener. We always reference the documents so an automatic link would make real sense. I agree.

I agree with all of the above.  Please add this function!

Agreed!  We now have detailed sermon outline notes presented Sunday by Sunday - it's a shame if these are lost week by week so linking them to the relevant sermon makes complete sense.

Agree with the above need for PowerPoint & sermon notes links - we also need to link homegroup notes to a audio recording.  To save people having to go back to the audio page to find the recording, I've created a page with the notes link and a feed from the audio , but it would be much more useful to be able to link notes / PowerPoints and any other docs to the audio all in one place.

Makes complete sense. Just about every sermon now includes Powerpoint slides or an associate video file.

Great idea.

Hmm. Linking audio/video files with other media could be really helpful. Meanwhile, here's a pretty good next best thing:

Ensure that all the sermon media (MP3s etc) and notes PDFs are in two separate folders - you can also create content folders/groups which profile each sermon series, if you want.

Ensure that the both MP3 and PDF files which are related are named the same e.g.: John 1.1-5.

With longer titles (the end of which may be clipped), you can put the series number at the front of the name - 10: Faith in the Real World.

You'll need Theme & Layout permissions for the following, though you'll be doing it in the article which features the series.

Insert two Media List components - set one to show the MP3 files (don't forget to select the Download option) and the other the PDFs.

Set each one to display the media from the relevant sermon series folders (MP3 or PDF). Set the components to list in date order with the latest at the top of the list. Set them to display a number of files equal to (or greater) than the expected number of sessions in the series.

Consequently, the two different kinds of files will always be in the same order and it'll be easy to see what goes with which: MP3 + PDF.

The really neat thing is that whenever a new media file is added to the series folder - audio or document - it will automatically be added to the most important position at the top of the relevant media list in the sermon series page - no fiddling about. Now, that's working smarter - no point in having a dog and barking yourself ; )

Also, if you're comfortable using tables and have a reasonably wide content area in the Layout you're using, you could create a two column table and insert the two components in adjacent columns in the same row. You'll never get exact alignment as line lengths will invariably run differently and things can a bit squished, but it may work for you. Personally, I've not found it necessary to do this.

NB If you're interested in featuring or even embedding Powerpoint slides in your website, see www.slideshare.net, but make sure you're only using royalty-free images in any presentation, or those for which you have copyright clearance, otherwise BAD things may happen - see the following blog post for some image copyright help and a cautionary tale :

http://blog.churchinsight.com/Articles/277859/_Free_photo.aspx

Hope that helps!

Al, Director of Customer Experience