Creating an agenda slide with hyperlinks in PowerPoint can help your audience easily navigate your presentation. Follow these step-by-step instructions to set up an interactive agenda slide.
Step 1: Open Your PowerPoint Presentation
- Launch Microsoft PowerPoint.
- Open the presentation where you want to add an agenda slide by clicking on File > Open and selecting your file.
Step 2: Insert a New Slide for the Agenda
- Go to the Home tab in the top Ribbon.
- Click on the New Slide drop-down arrow.
- Choose the Title and Content layout for a clear and organized agenda slide.
Step 3: Add Agenda Titles
- Click on the Title text box at the top of the slide and enter a title for your agenda (e.g., “Presentation Agenda”).
- In the content area below, list each section of your presentation as separate bullet points.
Step 4: Create Hyperlinks to Specific Slides
- Highlight the text of the first agenda item (bullet point) that you want to hyperlink.
- Right-click the highlighted text and select Link from the context menu. This opens the Insert Hyperlink dialog box.
- In the Insert Hyperlink window, under Link to:, select Place in This Document.
- Choose the slide that corresponds to the agenda item from the list of slide titles.
- Click OK to create the hyperlink.
Step 5: Repeat Hyperlinking for Each Agenda Item
- Continue highlighting each bullet point text and repeat the hyperlinking process:
- Right-click and select Link.
- Choose Place in This Document.
- Select the corresponding slide.
- Click OK.
Step 6: Test the Hyperlinks
- Click on the Slide Show tab in the top Ribbon.
- Select From Current Slide to start the audience view with the agenda slide.
- Click on each agenda item to ensure it correctly links to the appropriate slide.
Step 7: Add a Navigation Button Back to the Agenda
- Navigate to a slide you want to link back to the agenda slide.
- Go to the Insert tab and select Shapes.
- Choose a shape (like an arrow or a rectangle) to use as a navigation button.
- Draw the shape on the slide.
- Right-click the shape and choose Link.
- Select Place in This Document, then choose the agenda slide.
- Click OK to set the hyperlink.
Step 8: Copy the Navigation Button to Other Slides (Optional)
- Click the navigation button to select it.
- Press Ctrl + C (Windows) or Cmd + C (Mac) to copy.
- Go to other slides and press Ctrl + V (Windows) or Cmd + V (Mac) to paste the button.
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