How to Make Hyperlinks in PowerPoint

Hyperlinks or active links in Microsoft PowerPoint do have many uses, besides we can link links (links) between slides we are also able to create outgoing links to web pages in MS PowerPoint. Therefore, many people use this feature to show a reference or a more related picture of the material they convey.

The existence of hyperlinks in PowerPoint also makes it easier for us to move from one PowerPoint slide to another, automatically without having to skip the previous slide. More interestingly, we can just create hyperlinks in PowerPoint to other file formats, for example, if you want to create hyperlinks in PowerPoint to Excel or Word.

Well, if you want to include a hyperlink in PowerPoint to a specific email address, this can be done very quickly and easily. The hyperlink feature in PowerPoint already includes various types, not only links to website pages but also includes other types of documents such as pdf, doc, and csv.

In addition, you can also edit the PowerPoint hyperlink, such as changing the color of the hyperlink text and changing the hyperlink to a shape or other form. This active link in PowerPoint does have many uses, so it's not surprising that this hyperlink is often used by a presenter in explaining his presentation slides.

Immediately, here's a guide on how to properly create hyperlinks in PowerPoint that you can follow easily and quickly.

How to Create Hyperlinks in PowerPoint

In this tutorial for creating PowerPoint hyperlinks, there are three chapters, namely hyperlinks between files, hyperlinks between slides, and external hyperlinks.

1. Create Hyperlinks Between PowerPoint Slides

The first and often used guide is that we create a hyperlink that connects one slide to another, here's the tutorial.

Steps to Create Hyperlinks Between Slides in PowerPoint

1. The initial picture to create a hyperlink on the NEXT button is similar to the image below, we will try to insert a hyperlink on the NEXT button.

2. Please open the tab Insert then select slide which you will add the hyperlink to, next you Click on the section you want to hyperlink here it is in the shape chapter. You can also use other objects such as images and plain text.

If you have selected a classification Links then click Link to create a hyperlink button, on the box Insert Hyperlink You click the section Place In This Document . Next you hover over the chapter Slider Titles to select the destination of the link that we want to create. Here I choose Slide 3 as the goal is complete, then automatically when I click the NEXT button it will go directly to Slide 3 without going to Slide 2 first. When you're done, press OK to end it.

3. Curious about the results of adding the hyperlink, you can check it in the chapter Slide Show to display the slide in its entirety, next you press the hyperlink button that you have made. Whether directly leads to the destination slide or not, if you do a good job, it means that the hyperlink button has been successfully created.

2. Create Hyperlinks Between PowerPoint Files

In this session you can create hyperlinks in PowerPoint that are directed to open other file formats not only for PPT or PowerPoint files but also many document files such as Excel, Word, and PDF. Well, this time the sample that we will practice is to create a hyperlink in PowerPoint to a PDF.

Steps to Create Hyperlinks to Other Files in PowerPoint

1. Choose a slide which you want to insert a hyperlink, if you have entered the tab Insert then choose what section to hyperlink . Here I try it on the shape object (OPEN) as a hyperlink button, continue on classification Links You choose Link to insert a hyperlink in PowerPoint. You can also use keyboard shortcuts Ctrl+K to create hyperlinks.

2. A box appears Edit Hyperlink in section Links to: You choose Existing File or Web Page , next you choose what file format to link to PowerPoint slides. If you have finished, click OK .

3. Finally, you can try opening the presentation slide by clicking the bottom on the Slide Show (number 8). Usually a celebration box will appear, just press it OK to agree to it.

4. After that, the file will usually open, for example, what I call here is a PDF file, it will automatically open to the desktop screen.

In this case you can also create hyperlinks in PowerPoint to Word and Excel easily as above, more than that this method also applies when you want to create hyperlinks in PowerPoint to external pages or websites. Just link the website address link to the url box that has been offered.

3. Create a PowerPoint Webpage Hyperlink

If you want to link to a web page, please follow these tips for creating hyperlinks in PowerPoint. You can link an active link as a reference for the material, here is an explanation.

Steps to Create a Hyperlink to a Webpage in PowerPoint

You can choose and use this tutorial on how to create hyperlinks in PowerPoint, as you wish, moreover, these hyperlinks can also take the form of other media such as images, shapes, and text as usual. Microsoft PowerPoint does have many advantages, especially as the best presentation software that you can use. That's it for this edition of the tutorial on creating active links (links) in MS PowerPoint, see you in another PowerPoint guide.