creating a hyperlink to an email address
is just as easy since we've mainly been
working with text let me show you how
hyperlinks work with objects as well I
have this picture and I want to use it
as a hyperlink so people can email us I
just need to select the objects or text
in this case our picture then open the
insert hyperlink dialog box just like
before only this time we'll select email
address on the left if you are using
text as your hyperlink the text to
display fields will appear active and
have the selected text inside since
we're working with an object we don't
have to worry about that enter mail two
and a colon and then the email address
you want users to contact mail two with
a colon after it lets PowerPoint know
you are using an email address when
you're ready click OK in the insert
hyperlink dialog box
now that we've thoroughly covered
inserting hyperlinks you may want to
know how to edit or remove the hyperlink
to do this just select the text or
object that is hyperlinked and click
hyperlink on the insert tab the edit
hyperlink dialog box appears now you can
edit the selected hyperlink or click the
remove link button to remove the link
I'll just delete this another tool you
can use to connect to a web page file
email address or a slide is called an
action button action buttons are
built-in button shapes that you can add
to a presentation and assign a hyperlink
or action to hi
for links and action buttons are closely
connected and overlapping what they can
do action buttons are most often used
for self running presentations so people
can navigate the slides let's see how
action buttons work click the shapes
commands on the insert tab at the bottom
of the shapes list you'll see a section
called action buttons we have options
such as back next home information and
more let's see I think I like this home
button on all our slides so people can
quickly return to slide 1 to do this I
need to first go to the slide master I
can go back to the shapes command on the
insert tab and select the Home action
button as I move the pointer to Ward the
slide it will turn into a cross I can
insert the action button just as you
would any other shape I'll insert it in
the bottom left of the slide master I
just need to click and drag while
holding down the mouse button until this
shape is the desired size then release
the mouse button the actions settings
dialog box appears by default mouse
click is active but if we select the
mouse over tab we can see our options
are the same so basically we can decide
whether we want these actions to happen
on the click or when you move over the
button with the mouse
I'll leave the mouse click tab selects
it right now let's look at our hyperlink
options we can link to slides in the
same presentation websites and email
addresses other PowerPoint presentations
and other files everything works varies
similar in this dialogue box as it does
in the insert hyperlink dialog box I'm
not going to show you how to hyperlink
to each of these because if you
understand hyperlinks I know you can use
this dialog box to hyperlink to our
title slide just select first slide then
if you wanted to play a sound click play
sound and then select a sound from the
drop-down menu
this will cause a sound you select to
play when you click the action button if
you want the sound to play when you move
the mouse over the button just select
the mouse over tab click play sound and
then select a sound from the drop-down
menu we really don't need a sound here
but I'll choose a click sound just so
you can see how it works click OK
and now let's take a look at it in the
slideshow view now when I click the
button on any slide we'll go back to our
first slide to edit the action button
just select it and then click the action
command in the links group on the Home
tab
this opens the action settings dialog
box so you can make the necessary
changes you may have also noticed that
when the action button is selected the
format tab is available that is because
it is a shape if you want to change the
shape style or color so it looks better
with the presentation you can do this
from this tab you don't have to insert
action buttons on the side master they
work the same way on individual slides
in normal view now that you know how to
use hyperlinks and action buttons try
adding a few of your own to see how they
work remember to always double check the
file location or web address you insert
to avoid linking to the wrong and
formation