Section 5 - Inserting Hyperlinks

In PowerPoint, a hyperlink is a connection from a slide to another slide, another presentation, a Web page, or a file. The hyperlink itself can be text or an object such as an image , graph, shape, or WordArt.

Insert a Text Hyperlink

• Select the object to be linked.
• In PowerPoint XP or MAC PowerPoint 2004, from the InsertMenu select Hyperlink.
  In PowerPoint 2007, click the Insert tab and then click the Hyperlink button.
• To create a link to the following documents do this:
• Web Page – type the full address in the Address: text box (For example: http://www.abcnews.com).
• File – click the drop-down menu of the Look in: box and select the location and file on your computer that you want to link to (Files can include Word documents, Excel Spreadsheets, PowerPoint Presentations, etc.).
• Place in This Document – select Place in this document an d t hen the particular slide you want to link to in the current PowerPoint presentation.
• Create New Document – link to a new blank document by choosing its location and name on your computer (Be sure to type in the file extension such as .doc, .htm, .ppt, etc. so that the appropriate type of document is created).
• Email Address – link to an email message by typing in an email address.

NOTE : To test the link in Normal View, press the [CTRL] key and click the link or to test the link in Slide Show View, point to and click the link