In this blog, we are going to learn how we can insert a hyperlink in Slides in PowerPoint? As we know that when we talk about the hyperlink then it leads to a web page also we can insert hyperlinks in PowerPoint slides and with the help of that link we can go to a web page while within our presentation.
Note: In this article, we are sharing the screenshot of Microsoft PowerPoint 2019. If you are using Mac or any older version you can also follow the blog post. That will definitely help you in inserting hyperlinks in slides.
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Table of Content
What is Slide in PowerPoint?
What is a hyperlink?
How to Insert Hyperlink in Slides?
Benefits of Hyperlink
Conclusion
What is Slide in PowerPoint?
We name pages as slides. If we are working with PowerPoint presentations then we say we are designing, organizing PowerPoint slides. In another way, we can say that were are designing pages either in Microsoft Word.
While if we are working with PowerPoint then we name it we are working on slides. There is two sizes for PowerPoint slides by default.
Standard Size (4:3)
Widescreen Size (16:9)
What is a hyperlink?
The hyperlink is a text or link of text which leads to a specific page or document. Hyperlinks are open in any web browser containing the web pages. you will see the text hyperlinks are mostly in blue and must be underlined.
How to Insert Hyperlink in Slides?
The first step is to open PowerPoint Presentation to which you are going to insert hyperlinks. You can insert the hyperlink to the text and shapes in PowerPoint. We will insert the hyperlink to the text in the same way you can insert the hyperlink to the shapes in PowerPoint.
In this case, I am going to insert the hyperlink to the text for this purpose I have to open Microsoft PowerPoint then if there is text then you can select the text to which you are going to insert the link.
As you can see that there is one big text and one small text and we are going to first select the small text to which we are going to add hyperlink.
I am going to zoom in on the slide so that I can see the slide clearly, as well as you can see it by yourself.
As "Good Buildings" are selected and I am going to search for a good building in Google then there will be a link will be displayed. Then I am going to copy it.
Then go to the Insert tab > Links > Action.
As the text is selected then go to the Action then a new dialogue box will be open as you can see in the following screenshot. As you can see that action settings will be displayed.
For now, there is no hyperlink is inserted in slides. Go to the Hyperlink to then there will be more options to which we are going to proceed the link further in Slides.
You can link to hyperlink as you can see that there is an option for the URL. Then you will click on the URL. Then a new dialogue box is open and it asks for the URL option.
If your link is copied then paste the link there then preset OK.
As you can see now in the Action setting there is link is inserted in the slide then press OK.
As we can see that our hyperlink is inserted into the slide in PowerPoint. When we will move our cursor to the text of the Good buildings then the link will appear in the slide as we can see in the following screenshot.
In the same way, we can insert the hyperlink to the shapes then we can follow the link in the presentation mood.
Benefits of Hyperlink
With the help of the hyperlink we can follow the link and get information if we are in the presentation mood then we can get direct information or explain information from the web pages, other documents, other PowerPoint presentations.
We can easily approach the hyperlink with the help of inserting hyperlinks in Microsoft PowerPoint.
Conclusion
In this blog post, we learn how we can insert the hyperlink, types of the size of the slide that we normally deal with while working within the PowerPoint Presentation. After this article, you will be able to add hyperlinks to your slides and follow them while presenting your presentation.
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