{"id":739,"date":"2020-02-23T17:40:34","date_gmt":"2020-02-23T16:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yourslidebuddy.com\/?p=739"},"modified":"2021-05-12T13:59:32","modified_gmt":"2021-05-12T13:59:32","slug":"how-to-create-a-hyperlink-in-powerpoint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yourslidebuddy.com\/how-to-create-a-hyperlink-in-powerpoint\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Create a Hyperlink in PowerPoint"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

How to create a Hyperlink in PowerPoint? When you use the internet, you use so-called hyperlinks to navigate from one web page to another. If you want to include a URL or e-mail in your PowerPoint presentation, you can choose to format the link as a helpful hyperlink so you can easily click on it. It is also possible to link to files outside your presentation, local files on your computer, as well as videos on e.g. YouTube or Vimeo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is actually straightforward to create a hyperlink in\nPowerPoint, just follow the steps below. However, there are a lot of delicate\nadjustments and tweaks you can apply to the hyperlinks in PowerPoint to make these\nlook and feel a lot more professional. Read the full article for more information.\n<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Select\nthe text you want to click to get to the Hyperlink.<\/strong><\/li>
  2. Right-click the selected text, and then\nclick Link<\/strong><\/li>
  3. The\nInsert Hyperlink dialog box opens.<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Hyperlinks in PowerPoint Explained<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Hyperlinks\nin PowerPoint can look different in several ways. They can simply display the\nweb page or e-mail address you are linking to, or you can select a specific\ntext to display instead of the entire link. This is by far the easiest way to\nuse hyperlinks in PowerPoint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    To\nvisualize what it can look like for real. The following texts are hyperlinks to\nmy channel on YouTube, where you can find more videos with PowerPoint<\/a>\ntutorials. The following text is a hyperlink that displays the URL exactly as\nit is, which is very clear: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC62BG_xfS4kw6scMlKpTS_g<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    If\nyou want a cleaner text, you can integrate the Hyperlink into a piece of text,\nfor example, as follows: Feel free to visit my YouTube channel<\/a>\nwhere you will find videos with PowerPoint tutorials. In my opinion, this is a more\ndelicate and more professional way to create a hyperlink in PowerPoint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Okay,\nnow we know what a hyperlink looks like and that you can vary the look. Now let\nme show you how to actually create these hyperlinks in PowerPoint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    How\nto Create a Hyperlink in PowerPoint<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    It is actually really simple to create a hyperlink in PowerPoint, just follow the steps below. However, there are a lot of delicate adjustments and tweaks you can apply to the hyperlinks in PowerPoint to make these look and feel a lot more professional. Read the full article for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Select the text you want to click to get to the Hyperlink.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \"How<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

    Right-click the selected text, and then click Link<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \"How<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

    The Insert Hyperlink dialog box opens.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    As\nyou can see in the menu on the left of the dialog, you have four different\noptions to choose from.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. Existing File or Web Page<\/strong><\/li>
    2. Place in This Document<\/strong><\/li>
    3. Create New Document<\/strong><\/li>
    4. E-mail Address<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
      \"How<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

      The\nthree most relevant hyperlinks I will discuss below. The one I will not focus\non is \u201cCreate New Document\u201d, mostly because I rarely use it and the principle\nis the same as for the other methods of how to create a hyperlink in\nPowerPoint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      How\nto Create a Hyperlink to an Existing File or Web Page in PowerPoint<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      Creating\na hyperlink to an existing file or web page in PowerPoint is by far the most\ncommon method of creating a hyperlink in PowerPoint. When you have the Insert\nHyperlink dialog open, click on \u201cExisting File or Web Page\u201d in the menu on the\nleft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      If\nyou have selected a piece of text, this will appear at the top of the \u201cText to\nDisplay\u201d field. If you have not chosen a piece of text, you can write a text\nthat you want to represent your Hyperlink in PowerPoint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \"How<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

      Then,\nyou can choose to either link to a folder on your computer, or enter a web page\nat the bottom of the \u201cAddress\u201d field. Be careful when linking to local files on\nyour computer. If you were to e-mail your PowerPoint presentation<\/a> to a\ncolleague or move it to another computer, you could not access the file you\nlinked to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      How\nto create a hyperlink in PowerPoint to a website? It\u2019s super simple! Just enter\nthe URL you want to link to at the bottom and click OK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      How\nto Create a Hyperlink to a Place in the Same Document in PowerPoint<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      Sometimes\nit can be a good idea to make internal hyperlinks in a document in PowerPoint.\nThis is especially useful if you have large slide decks and want to make a\ntable of content with clickable headings, or if you wish\nto link to the appendix in the same PowerPoint presentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      However,\nhow to create a hyperlink in PowerPoint to a slide<\/a> in the same document. It is\nalso very easy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Edit\n\u201cText to display\u201d if you want a text, otherwise the text representing the Hyperlink\nwill be the same as the title of the slide, such as Slide 1, Slide 2, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \"How<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

      Then\nyou select the slide you want to create a hyperlink to. If you are not sure if\nyou have linked to the correct slide in PowerPoint, you will find \u201cSlide\npreview\u201d to the right of the list of slides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      When\nyou find the right slide, click OK, and you\u2019re done!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      How\nto Create a Hyperlink to an E-mail Address in PowerPoint<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      Creating\na hyperlink in PowerPoint that represents an e-mail address is just as simple\nas the methods above. Here you select \u201cText to display\u201d, which e-mail the Hyperlink\nin PowerPoint should represent, then click OK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      A\nuseful feature when creating a hyperlink to an e-mail is that you can select a \u201csubject\u201d\nby default. This way, you can choose a subject that allows you to track your\ne-mail from this particular PowerPoint presentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      Now\nyou probably have a good idea of\nhow to create a hyperlink in PowerPoint. However, there are a few other tips\nand tricks that are good to know when working with hyperlinks in PowerPoint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Test your Hyperlink in PowerPoint before publishing<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      When\nyour Hyperlink in PowerPoint is complete, it is easy to test it so that it\nlinks to the correct destination. Sometimes it can go a little bit fast when we\ncreate PowerPoint presentations, and you may have accidentally pasted the wrong\nlink into your Hyperlink.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \"\"<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

      I\nonce got a PowerPoint presentation<\/a> with a hyperlink to a financial report. The\nproblem was that when I clicked the link I was redirected to a YouTube video\nthat had nothing at all to do with the financial report I thought I would read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      It\nis easy to happen that something different from what you think in your mind\nwhen you press Ctrl + V. Therefore, it is super important to always go through\nall your Hyperlink before publishing your presentation. Okay, now you know how\nto create a hyperlink in PowerPoint. You will have a document filled with blue\nunderlined text – but how to change hyperlink color in PowerPoint?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      How to Change Hyperlink Color in PowerPoint<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      Once you have created your hyperlinks, they will always be so good looking. It is a cold blue underlined text that may differ a lot from your graphic profile. If you do not like this, I recommend you to change hyperlink color in PowerPoint. It\u2019s easier than you think.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Select the hyperlink text for which you want to change color.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Navigate to Home, continue to Font and click on the arrow to the right of \u201cA\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Here you can change hyperlink color to the color you think fits your PowerPoint<\/a> presentation best.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      Use\na <\/strong>Shape<\/strong> or image as a hyperlink in\nPowerPoint<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

      Sometimes\nyou may want to format objects – including shapes, text boxes, and images – as\nhyperlinks. This is especially valuable if you want the item to function as a\nkind of button. To do this, right-click on the desired item and select \u201cLink\u201d\nfrom the pop-up menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Now\nyou do just as you did to create a hyperlink represented by text. More complicated\nthan that, it is not to create a hyperlink in PowerPoint represented by an\nimage or an object.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Final Words<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

      Thank you for reading! As usual, feel free to contact me if you have any questions or if you have any ideas for future articles and tutorials. Concat me on social media or at contact@yourslidebuddy.com<\/a> yes, it is a hyperlink \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Visit my YoutTube channel for more PowerPoint tutorials \ud83d\udc47<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC62BG_xfS4kw6scMlKpTS_g<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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