Buttons are graphics that you click to go to another location (perhaps another slide or another presentation), buy a product, subscribe to a newsletter, and so on. Most often, we think of buttons as being on a website, but you can put them in PowerPoint, too. When you put a button on a slide, you […]
Link to a specific PowerPoint 2003, 2007 or 2010 slide from Microsoft Word or Excel
In another tip, “Hyperlink to a specific slide in another presentation, or specific location in another file,” one of the topics I cover is how to create a hyperlink in PowerPoint that links to a specific location in Word or Excel. I also explain that you can link to a specific slide in another PowerPoint […]
How to use your remote to switch to another presentation in PowerPoint 2007 & 2010
A friend asked me, “How can I link to another presentation and use my remote to get to that presentation?” Here’s the problem. You can easily link any shape to another presentation by hyperlinking it. I have instructions in my tip, “Link to other presentations and return to the original presentation.” But to activate that […]
Using hyperlinks
Hyperlinks are a great way to connect your presentation to other slides, presentations, documents, and the Web. You can use hyperlinks for the following: To enable you to jump to other slides quickly To switch to another presentation To open another file, such as a Word document or Excel spreadsheet To display a Web page […]
Use timing, animation, or sound in a presentation with hyperlinks
The problem: If you create a timed presentation that automatically advanced after a certain number of seconds — usually done in a kiosk situation where viewers view the presentation on their own — and include hyperlinks to allow viewers to review the presentation, after they click a hyperlink to go backwards, the presentation stops advancing. […]