Add a hyperlink to a slide

The fastest way to create a basic web hyperlink on a PowerPoint slide is to press Enter after you type the address of an existing webpage (such as http:⁠//www.contoso.com).

You can link to a webpage, or you can link to a new document or a place in a existing document, or you can begin a message to an email address.

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Link to a website

1. Select the text, shape, or picture that you want to use as a hyperlink.

2. Select Insert > Link > Insert Link.

3. Select Existing File or Web Page, and add the:

   • Text to display: Type the text that you want to appear as hyperlink.
   • ScreenTip: Type the text that you want to appear when the user hovers over the hyperlink (optional).
   • Current Folder, Browsed Pages, or Recent Files: Select where you want to link to.
   • Address: If you haven't already selected a location above, insert the URL for the web site you want to link to.
     If you link to a file on your computer, and move your PowerPoint presentation to another computer, you'll also need to move any linked files.

4. Select OK.

Link to a place in a document, new document, or email address

1. Select the text, shape, or picture that you want to use as a hyperlink.

2. Select Insert > Link > Insert Link and select an option:

   • Place in This Document: Link to a specific slide in your presentation.
   • Create New Document: Link from your presentation to another presentation.
   • E-mail Address: Link a displayed email address to open up a user's email program.

3. Fill in the Text to display, ScreenTip, and where you want to link to.

4. Select OK.

Change the color of a hyperlink

1. Select the hyperlink you want to re-color.

2. On the Home tab of the ribbon, select down arrow next to the Font Color button to open the menu of colors.

   

3. Select the color you want for the hyperlink.

Test the hyperlink

Once you've inserted the link, you can test it (in Normal view) by right-clicking the hyperlink and selecting Open Hyperlink. 

Show and return

The Show and return box is grayed out unless you are linking to a Custom Show in your presentation.

If you're a Microsoft 365 subscriber and want to use a feature like show and return, click here to read about linking to another slide by using Zoom for PowerPoint, and see the "Choose to return" feature discussed near the end of that article.

See Also

Remove the underline from hyperlink text

Change the color of hyperlink text throughout a presentation

Bookmark a slide and link to it from elsewhere in the presentation

The fastest way to create a basic web hyperlink on a PowerPoint slide is to press Enter after you type the address of an existing webpage (such as http:⁠//www.contoso.com).

You can link to a web page, link to a different place in your presentation, open a different presentation, or begin a message to an email address.

Link to a web page

1. In Normal view, select the text, shape, or picture that you want to use as a hyperlink.

2. On the Insert tab, select Link.
   The Insert Hyperlink dialog appears.

   

   • Text to Display: The linked text in the document.
   • ScreenTip: Text shown when you point your mouse at the linked text on the slide.

3. Enter the web address in the Address box. (Example: https:⁠//www.contoso.com).

Change the color of a hyperlink

1. Select the hyperlink you want to re-color.

2. On the Home tab of the ribbon, select down arrow next to the Font Color button to open the menu of colors.

   

3. Select the color you want for the hyperlink.

Link to a slide in the same presentation

1. In the Insert Hyperlink dialog box, select This Document.
2. Under Select a place in this document, select the slide you want to link to.

Link to a different presentation

1. In the Insert Hyperlink dialog box, select Web Page or File.

2. Click Select and then choose the presentation or file you want to link to.

   Note

   PowerPoint for macOS can't link to a specific slide on another presentation.

Link to an email address

1. In the Insert Hyperlink dialog box, select Email Address.
2. In the Email address box, type the email address that you want to link to, or in the Recently used email addresses box, select an email address.
3. In the Subject box, type the subject of the email message.

See Also

Bookmark a slide and link to it from elsewhere in the presentation

Link to a web page or file

1. Open a new presentation or current presentation in PowerPoint for the web.

2. Highlight the text that you want to be the hyperlink.

   

3. On the Insert tab, select Link.
   The Link dialog box opens.

4. In the Display text box, type the text you want to be visible on the slide for the hyperlink.

   

5. Enter the web address in the Address box. (Example: https:⁠//www.contoso.com)

6. Select Insert.

7. To test the hyperlink, select the Slide Show tab on the ribbon, and then select Play from Beginning.

• (If you've turned off the Simplified Ribbon, you don't have a Slide Show tab; instead use the View tab to start Slide Show.)

Link to a slide in the same presentation

1. Select the text that you want to use as a hyperlink.
2. Click Insert > Link in the ribbon to open Insert Hyperlink dialog box
3. In the Insert Hyperlink dialog box, select This Presentation.
4. Select the slide you want to link to.
5. Click Insert.

Test the hyperlink

Once you've inserted the link, you can test it (in Normal view) by right-clicking the hyperlink and selecting Open Hyperlink. 

Insert a hyperlink

1. On the slide, tap where you want to add the link.
2. On the Insert tab of the ribbon, select Link.
3. Select Insert Link.
   Or: You can make a link to a recent web address or recently open file by selecting the item from the Recent Items list that appears.
4. In the Address box, enter the address you want to link to. (Example: https:⁠//www.contoso.com)
5. In the Text to display box, enter the text that will be the hyperlink.
6. Select Done.

Change the color of a hyperlink

1. Select the hyperlink you want to re-color.

2. On the Home tab of the ribbon, tap the Font Color button to open the menu of colors.

   

3. Tap the color you want for the hyperlink.

Insert a hyperlink

1. On the slide, tap where you want to add the link.
2. On the Insert tab of the ribbon, select Link.
3. Select Insert Link.
   Or: You can make a link to a recent web address or recently open file by selecting the item from the Recent Items list that appears.
4. In the Text to display box, enter the text that will be the hyperlink.
5. In the Address box, enter the address you want to link to. (Example: https:⁠//www.contoso.com)
6. Select Insert.

Change the color of a hyperlink

1. Select the hyperlink you want to re-color.

2. On the Home tab of the ribbon, tap the arrow next to the Font Color button to open the menu of colors.

   

3. Tap the color you want for the hyperlink.