How+to+Add+a+Hyperlink+To+Your+PowerPoint

Hyperlinks are an effective and simple way to grab an audiences attention by taking them away from the PowerPoint for a breif moment to show an example or website that pertains to the topic being discussed.

1)To begin the hyperlink process, one must search online for a desired link. The hyperlink is found on the web toolbar and can be anything you choose ranging from a You Tube video, to a Company Website or anything else the relates to the presentation.

2)Once the individual has found the website of choice, they mush highlight the link, located at the top near the toolbar and copy it.

3)When copied, click back to the Powerpoint presentation on the slide where the link would like to be located.

4)Create a text box by clicking on the "insert" ribbon tab. Select "text box" and click the mouse where the text/hyperlink would like to be placed. Type in the box any word or phrase that you would like to be in place of the hyperlink. (This simply goes in place of the link so that the powerpoint does not look sloppy with an web link)

5)Highlight the text from step four. Go back to the insert tab if it is not already shown on the ribbon at the top of the screen. This time click "hyperlink". The highlighted phrase should already be at the top of the hyperlink box where it says "text to display". Located at the bottom of the box is says "address" where the previously copied link in step 2 should be pasted. Simply paste the hyperlink in the "address" box and press "OK"

The phrease or text should appear blue where you place it on your powerpoint slide. Now, when the slide show is taking place, one is able to click on the link and it will take you directly to the desired site.