This new feature is available in PowerPoint 2016 for Mac version 1000. In Normal view, select the text, shape, or picture that you want to use as a hyperlink.ġ - Text to Display: The linked text in the document.Ģ - ScreenTip: Text shown when you point your mouse at the linked text on the slide.Įnter the web address in the Address box. Select a heading below to open it and see the detailed instructions. You can link to a web page, link to a different place in your presentation, open a different presentation, or begin a message to an email address. The fastest way to create a basic web hyperlink on a PowerPoint slide is to press Enter after you type the address of an existing webpage (such as ). See AlsoĬhange the color of hyperlink text throughout a presentation
If you're a Microsoft 365 subscriber and want to use a feature like show and return, click here to read about linking to another slide by using Zoom for PowerPoint, and see the "Choose to return" feature discussed near the end of that article. The Show and return box is grayed out unless you are linking to a Custom Show in your presentation.
Once you've inserted the link, you can test it (in Normal view) by right-clicking the hyperlink and selecting Open Hyperlink. Select the color you want for the hyperlink. On the Home tab of the ribbon, select down arrow next to the Font Color button to open the menu of colors. Select the hyperlink you want to re-color. If you want to change the display text of a link, right-click it and select Edit Link. You can change the color of a hyperlink if you like. Place in This Document: Link to a specific slide in your presentation.Ĭreate New Document: Link from your presentation to another presentation.Į-mail Address: Link a displayed email address to open up a user's email program.įill in the Text to display, ScreenTip, and where you want to link to. Select Insert > Hyperlink and select an option: Link to a place in a document, new document, or email address If you link to a file on your computer, and move your PowerPoint presentation to another computer, you'll also need to move any linked files. ScreenTip: Type the text that you want to appear when the user hovers over the hyperlink (optional).Ĭurrent Folder, Browsed Pages, or Recent Files: Select where you want to link to.Īddress: If you haven't already selected a location above, insert the URL for the web site you want to link to. Text to display: Type the text that you want to appear as hyperlink. Select Existing File or Web Page, and add the: Select the text, shape, or picture that you want to use as a hyperlink.