Applies to all Ribbon versions of PowerPoint

Insert Slide Hyperlinks in PowerPoint

Insert slide hyperlinks in PowerPoint presentations to create a fast, smooth transition to another slide in your PowerPoint deck when running the slide show. You could have a list of products on Slide 2 and jump to the sales or production locations on Slide 9 by inserting a hyperlink in text or in an object on the first slide that links to the other.

What Objects Can be Linked?

Links can be created in most objects such as text, shapes, text boxes (or the text inside), along with pictures and SmartArt. To link directly from text inside objects, ensure the actual text is highlighted so that you have a targeted area for the mouse click.

Where Can Links be Directed?

Create hyperlinks and direct to:

1. Slide in same presentation
   
2. Slide in another presentation
   
3. A website address
   
4. A file (document, spreadsheet, etc.)
   

Create a Link to Another Slide

1. Select the slide and the text or object where you want to apply the link
   
2. CTRL K (Hold Ctrl key and tap and release k key) to display the Hyperlink dialog box
   

1. Click on Place in This Document under Link to: to display slide numbers under Select a place in this document:
   
2. Click desired slide number to link to and click OK
   

Test the Slide Link(s)

1. Run the slide show with the icon on the Quick Access toolbar or the Status bar (or my favorite – F5 function key)
   
2. When slide with hyperlink displays, click the link to leap to the linked slide
   
3. To return to original slide, right click and choose Last Viewed* so you can pick up where you left off

Tips:

-Your presentation theme will determine the color of hyperlinked object(s).

-Although the hyperlinks display in the slide(s), the actual links only work when running the slide show.

*The link(s) are only one-way so to jump back to original slide, you must create a back link or right click on destination slide during the presentation and choose Last Viewed.

Note: There is a new feature only available in PowerPoint 2019 and Office 365 called Zoom which allows for drag and drop linking, creating a summary slide and other helpful commands. A blog post on this update coming soon! But, good thing, the above steps for linking work in all versions of PowerPoint including the newest.

Make your bulleted slides more interesting and compelling by using Designer and/or SmartArt  to convert them to graphics . See my post here:   https://gaylelarson.com/powerpoint-designer-converts-lists-to-graphics/