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On the Hyperlink tab in the dialog box of the command group Home | group Character , you can add a hyperlink to text.

For example, a hyperlink to a web page can be inserted into a slide. If you click on this link text during the slide show, the web browser starts and displays the specified page.

Creating a hyperlink

To insert a hyperlink, select the text into which you want to include a hyperlink. Then open the dialog box by clicking on the group arrow on the ribbon tab Home | group Character and switch to the Hyperlink tab.

Even faster: Choose the ribbon command Insert | group Links | Hyperlink .

In the dialog box, use the Type section to specify which action should happen when you click on the link:

▪None: Do not perform any action. This is the default setting. (The settings in the Effects section will still work independently.)

▪Slide navigation: Jump to another slide. To do so, select the desired slide from the list.

▪ Custom slide show: Start a custom slide show. To do so, select the desired slide show from the list. For information on creating custom slide shows, see Custom slide shows.

▪URL: Access the specified URL (web address or path to a locally stored HTML file). For web pages, your web browser is automatically started. For this purpose, you must enter "http://" in front of the address of the page, for example, "http://www.example.com".

▪File: Open the specified file. Here, you can enter either an executable file or a document. Specify the path and name of the file, and the associated application will then start automatically.

▪E-mail: Send an e-mail. To do so, enter the recipient's e-mail address and (optionally) the subject.

▪Object action: This option is not available for text. (For more information, see Adding object actions)

Tip: Links to URLs and e-mail addresses can be created faster and easier if the option Format URLs as hyperlinks is enabled in the dialog box of the ribbon command File | Options (Edit tab). You can then type the destination address (for example, "www.example.com" or "mailto:xy@example.com") directly into the slide text and press the space bar. Presentations recognizes that you have entered a web address or e-mail address and automatically formats it as a link.

The Effects section can be used to add sound effects that are played when you click on the hyperlink:

▪No effect: No sound is played when you click on the link during the slide show. This is the default setting.

▪Stop previous sound: This option stops whatever sound was playing in the current slide.

▪Play new sound: This option plays the selected sound file. Select the sound file to be played from the list or click on the File button to specify a sound file on your hard drive.

The Reset button allows you to undo all changes made in the open dialog box provided that you have not yet confirmed them with OK.

Opening hyperlinks

To open a hyperlink when running a slide show, simply click on the text that contains the hyperlink. Presentations then opens the linked document.

In the normal slide view, however, click on the link text with the key combination Ctrl + left mouse button (alternatively or for Android/iOS: in the context menu with the command Go to link).

Editing or removing a hyperlink

Existing hyperlinks can be edited as follows:

▪Changing destination

To remove a hyperlink, proceed as follows:

▪Removing a hyperlink by deleting the link text

▪Removing only the hyperlink