powerpoints you have the ability to link
to a webpage email address file or a
slide you can do all of this using two
tools called hyperlinks and action
buttons let's take a look at how
hyperlinks work after the orientation
all the employees will receive an
electronic copy of these slides I want
to insert a new slide that includes a
list of resources for the new employees
some of these resources are websites I
can insert a hyperlink on this slide
that will link to a website a hyperlink
is a connection from one slide to a
webpage email address slide or file text
or an object such as a picture or shape
can be used as a hyperlink to insert a
hyperlink first select the text or
object that you want to use in this case
I want this text to be the hyperlink or
connection to the website so I'll just
select it then select the insert tab in
the links' group click the hyperlink
command
this opens the insert hyperlink dialog
box if you're using text at the top
you'll see a text to display field that
is active the text we selected on the
slide appears there on the left of the
dialog box you'll see four options
existing file or web page place in this
document creates new documents and email
address I want this text to connect to a
web page so I'll leave that selected now
in the address field I need to enter the
website address
but I want to display when the link is
clicked so I'll just type wwg CF
learnfree org once you've entered the
web address decide whether you want a
screen tip to appear when you hover over
the hyperlink screen tips are the little
boxes of text that appear when you hover
over a command the tips provide
directions or explain more about the
command if you do want to insert a
screen tip just click screen tip and a
small dialog box appears
just enter the text you want to appear
as the tip once you've entered your text
click OK and then click OK in the
inserts hyperlink dialog box if you're
working with text click anywhere on the
slide to deselect the text so you can
see the hyperlink since we are using
text right now you'll notice that
hyperlinked text is displayed underlined
and in a color that coordinates with the
color scheme if you are using an object
hyperlink it won't have additional
formatting powerpoints hyperlinks become
active when you run the presentation so
let's select slide show view as you move
the points or to warp the hyperlink it
becomes a hand this indicates that this
is something you can click this is
especially useful if you're using an
object like a picture or shape as a
hyperlink as you hover over the
hyperlink a screen tip will appear if
you insert one just click the
hyperlinked text to open the web page if
you are connected to the Internet as I
mentioned you can insert a hyperlink to
another slide in this presentation let's
add works managers have books and other
offline resources that they can lend to
employees
I may want to insert a hyperlink here
that connects to our organization chart
to do this select the text or object you
wish to use as a hyperlink and then
click the hyperlink command on the
insert tab the insert hyperlink dialog
box appears click place in this document
since we want to link to another slide
when you do this the dialog box will
change and you'll see a box with the
list of the slides in your presentation
you'll also see a more generic listing
of the slides such as first slide last
slide and next slide as you click a
slide a thumbnail image of it will
appear in the slide preview area select
the slide you wish to link to which in
this case is slide 6 our organization
slide if you want to include a screen
tip you can add that now and once you
are ready just click OK if you are
working with text you can see the
hyperlink on the slide let's take a look
at it in slide show view when we click
this hyperlink the organization slide
will appear see adding hyperlinks is not
difficult at all I'll just press escape
to return to normal view I mentioned
before that you can link to a file let's
say I want to link to a presentation
about financial and retirement planning
this hyperlink works just the same as a
two we've already looked at once you
have selected the text or object you
want to use as a hyperlink you can open
the insert hyperlink dialog box if I
wanted to I could create a new document
and link to it but honestly I never use
this option I'll let you explore this
option on your own I'm actually going to
select exist
file or webpage in the center I have all
the tools I need to locate the file the
file I need is right here on my desktop
so I'll just select it you'll notice
that the file name appears in the
address field click the bookmark button
and a dialog box appears from here you
need to select the slide in your
financial planning presentation that you
want to link to and then click OK if you
have a screen tip to enter you can do
that now then click OK to close the
insert hyperlink dialog box if you go to
slideshow view and click the hyperlink
this slide we bookmarked in our
financial planning slideshow will appear
knowing how to hyperlink files slides
web pages and email addresses can be
quite convenient
during a slideshow presentation try it
out for yourself to see how simple it is
to create hyperlinks