1. What are Hyperlinks?
(Power Point)
a. A tool that you use to navigate from one webpage to another
b. A tool that you use to play in Power Point
c. A tool that you use to write an draw in Power Point
d. A tool that you use to navigate in Classroom
2. How many basic parts does the Hyperlinks have ?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 5 d. 9
3. What are the basic parts of the Hyperlinks?
a. Texts, design, picture, form, links, webpage, Power Point, etc.
b. The address of the webpage and the display text (which can also be a picture or a shape)
c. Display, text and image
d. PowerPoint, address bar
4. Another tool you can use to connect to a webpage, file, email address, or slide is called a
a. Hyperlinks b. Action buttons c. PowerPoint d. None of these
5. How are Actions Buttons built? (Power Point)
a. Are built-in shapes you can add to a presentation and set to link to another slide, play a sound or
perform a similar action.
b. Are built on a bar that you find in Power Point and you need to click on it to play a sound and to play
your presentation
6. Actions Buttons can do many of the same things as Hyperlinks?
a. Yes b. NO c. Maybe
7. What do you need to insert an Action Button in all the slides?
a. If you want to add you need to click in a bar that you find in the upside part in a Power Point
presentations
b. If you'd like to add an action button to every slide, you can do this with a feature called Slide Master
View
Introduction
When you're online, you're using hyperlinks to navigate from one webpage to
another. If you want to include a web address or email address in your PowerPoint
presentation, you can choose to format them as clickable hyperlinks. It's also possible
to link to files and other slides within a presentation. It's easy to do all of this using two
tools: hyperlinks and action buttons.
In this lesson, you will learn how to insert hyperlinks using text and objects and how
to insert action buttons.
Inserting hyperlinks
Adding hyperlinks to your presentation can help readers quickly access contact
information or information from the Internet. Additionally, hyperlinks in the form
of action buttons are useful for navigating your slide show. To use hyperlinks, you'll
need to know how to insert hyperlinks using text and objects, as well as how to insert
action buttons.
Optional: You can download this example for extra practice.
About hyperlinks
Hyperlinks have two basic parts: the address of the webpage, email address, or other
location they are linking to; and the display text, which can also be a picture or shape.
For example, the address could be https://www.youtube.com and the display text
could be YouTube. In some cases, the display text might be the same as the address.
When you're creating a hyperlink in PowerPoint, you'll be able to choose both the
address and the display text or image.
To insert a hyperlink:
1. Select the image or text you want to make a
hyperlink.
2. Right-click the selected text or image, then
click Hyperlink.
3. The Insert Hyperlink dialog box will open. You
can also get to this dialog box from the Insert
tab by clicking Hyperlink.
4. If you selected text, the words will appear in
the Text to display field at the top. You can
change this text if you want.
5. Type the address you want to link to in
the Address field.
6. Click OK. The text or image you selected will now
be a hyperlink to the web address.
To insert a hyperlink to an email address:
1. Right-click the selected text or image, then
click Hyperlink.
2. The Insert Hyperlink dialog box will open.
3. On the left side of the dialog box, click Email
Address.
4. Type the email address you want to connect to in
the Email Address box, then click OK.
PowerPoint often recognizes email and web addresses as you type and will format
them as hyperlinks automatically after you press the Enter key or the spacebar.
To open and test a hyperlink
1. After you create a hyperlink, it's important
to test it. Right-click the hyperlink, then
click Open Hyperlink.
2. Your web browser should open and navigate to
the linked page. If it does not work, check the
hyperlink address for any misspellings.
To remove a hyperlink:
1. Right-click the hyperlink.
2. Click Remove Hyperlink.
More hyperlinks
In PowerPoint, you can also use hyperlinks to link to resources that are not online. To
create a quick way to refer to another slide in your presentation, you can create a
hyperlink to that slide. You can even create hyperlinks to files stored on your
computer.
To insert a hyperlink to another slide:
1. Right-click the selected text or image, then
click Hyperlink.
2. The Insert Hyperlink dialog box will open.
3. On the left side of the dialog box, click Place in
this Document.
4. A list of the other slides in your presentation will
appear. Click the name of the slide you want to
link to.
5. Click OK. The text or image will now be a
hyperlink to the slide you selected.
To insert a hyperlink to another file:
1. Right-click the selected text or image, then
click Hyperlink.
2. The Insert Hyperlink dialog box will open.
3. On the left side of the dialog box, click Existing
File or Web Page.
4. Click the drop-down arrow to browse for your file.
5. Select the desired file.
6. Click OK. The text or image will now be a
hyperlink to the file you selected.
If you plan on displaying your presentation on a different computer than you used to
create it, your hyperlink to another file may not work. Make sure you have a copy of the
linked file on the computer you are using to present, and always test hyperlinks before
giving a presentation.
Inserting action buttons
Another tool you can use to connect to a webpage, file, email address, or slide is called
an action button. Action buttons are built-in button shapes you can add to a
presentation and set to link to another slide, play a sound, or perform another action.
When someone clicks or moves over the button, the selected action will occur. Action
buttons can do many of the same things as hyperlinks. Their easy-to-understand style
makes them especially useful for self-running presentations at booths and kiosks.
You can insert action buttons on one slide at a time, or you can insert an action button
that will show up on every slide. The second option can be useful if you want every
slide to link back to a specific slide, like the title page or table of contents.
To insert an action button on one slide:
1. Click the Insert tab.
2. Click the Shapes command in the Illustrations
group. A drop-down menu will appear with
the action buttons located at the bottom.
3. Select the desired action button.
4. Insert the button onto the slide by clicking the
desired location. The Action Settings dialog box
will appear.
5. Select the Mouse Click or Mouse Over tab.
Selecting the Mouse Click tab means the action
button will perform its action only when clicked.
Selecting the Mouse Over tab will make the action
button perform its action when you move the
mouse over it.
6. In the Action on click section, select Hyperlink
to:, then click the drop-down arrow and choose an
option from the menu.
7. Check the Play Sound box if you want a sound to
play when the action button is clicked. Select a
sound from the drop-down menu, or select Other
sound to use a sound file on your computer.
8. Click OK.
To insert an action button on all slides:
1. Click the View tab.
2. In the Master Views group, click the Slide
Master command. A blank slide in the style of
your presentation will appear. Don't worry about
changing anything else.
3. Go to the Insert tab, and follow the instructions
above to insert an action button.
4. Return to the Slide Master tab, then click Close
Master View. The new action button will now be
on every slide.
To edit, move, or delete an action button inserted this way, click the View tab,
then Slide Master. Click Close Master View after making the desired changes.
To test an action button:
After you create an action button, it's important to test it.
1. Click the Slide Show tab.
2. In the Start Slide Show group, click From
Current Slide.
3. Click your action button.
4. After you have tested it, right-click anywhere on
the screen and select End Show.
5. If your action button did not work as you
intended, follow the instructions below to edit it.
To edit an action button:
1. Select the action button.
2. Click the Insert tab.
3. In the Links group, click the Action command.
The Actions Settings dialog box will appear.
4. Edit the action or hyperlink.
5. Click OK.
To change the appearance of an action button:
1. Select the action button.
2. Click the Drawing Tools Format tab.
3. To change the button style or color, use the tools
in the Shape Styles group.
4. To change the shape of the action button,
click Edit Shape in the Insert Shapes group.
Select a new shape from the drop-down menu.
Challenge!
1. Open an existing PowerPoint presentation. If
you want, you can use this example.
2. Select text, and insert a hyperlink to a webpage. If
you are using the example, go to slide 12. Turn the
words Financial and Retirement Planning into a
hyperlink: http://www.mutualofamerica.com/.
3. Select text or an image, and insert a hyperlink
to another slide in the presentation. If you are
using the example, go to slide 2 and make the
words Paperwork Process link to slide 11.
4. Insert an action button that uses sound. If you are
using the example, go to slide 12 and create an
action button that links back to slide 1.
5. Change the shape and style of an action button. If
you are using the example, modify
the shape and style of the action button you
inserted on slide 12.
Continue
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