Adding Hyperlinks to Objects

Adding Hyperlinks to Objects

You can turn one of the objects on your slide into an action button so that when you click or move over it, you activate a hyperlink and jump to the new location. You can point hyperlinks to almost any destination, including slides in a presentation and Web pages on the World Wide Web. Use the Action Settings dialog box to add sound to a hyperlink. You can add a default sound such as Chime, Click, or Drum Roll, or select a custom sound from a file.

Add a Hyperlink to a Slide Object

Right-click an object on the slide, and then click Action Settings.

Click the Mouse Click or Mouse Over tab.

Click the Hyperlink To option.

Click the Hyperlink To list arrow.

Click a destination for the hyperlink.

Click OK.

Run the slide show and test the hyperlink by pointing to or clicking the object in the slide show.

Did You Know?

You can edit a hyperlink quickly . Right-click the object with the hyperlink, and then click Edit Hyperlink.

You can highlight a click or mouse over . When you click or move over a hyperlink, you can highlight the object. In the Action Settings dialog box, select the Highlight Click or Highlight When Mouse Over check box.

Add a Default Sound to a Hyperlink

In Normal view, right-click the object with the hyperlink, and then click Action Settings.

Select the Play Sound check box.

Click the Play Sound list arrow.

Click the sound you want to play when the object is clicked during the show.

Click OK.

Add a Custom Sound to a Hyperlink

Right-click the hyperlinked object, and then click Action Settings.

Select the Play Sound check box, and then click the Play Sound list arrow.

Scroll to the bottom of the Play Sound list, and then click Other Sound.

Locate and select the sound you want to use.

Click OK, and then click OK again.

Did You Know?

You can create an action button to a sound . Click the Slide Show menu, point to Action Buttons, click the Sound action button, drag to create the sound action button, click the Play Sound list arrow, select the sound you want, and then click OK.