3 Hyperlinks (Creative iMedia, J834, R097, Interactive multimedia PowerPoint)

Summary

The video demonstrates how to add a consistent set of navigation hyperlinks to a PowerPoint presentation. The presenter begins by giving the home page a theme and personality, adding the title “Welcome to Computer Wizards.”

Creating the navigation buttons

1. Open View → Slide Master and select the top-level master slide.
2. Choose Insert → Shapes and add a button. The presenter starts with a blank button so its label can be customized.
3. Set the button’s hyperlink to Slide by itself, then choose the destination slide.
4. Add a label, such as Home.
5. Adjust the button’s size and appearance using preset styles or formatting options such as colors, effects, and shadows.
6. Copy and paste the button to create the remaining navigation buttons, keeping their appearance consistent.
7. For each copied button:
   • Right-click its edge and choose Edit Hyperlink.
   • Select Slide by itself and choose the correct destination.
   • Change the button label to match its destination.
8. Use PowerPoint’s alignment guides and spacing indicators to arrange the buttons neatly. You can also select several buttons and move or resize them as a group.

The example navigation links point to Home, Hardware, Software, Networks (or Networks and Communications), Binary Digits, and Bits and Bytes.

Testing the links

• Close Slide Master view.
• Start the slide show. Buttons may not work as expected while editing the slides.
• Click each button to confirm that it opens the intended slide.

Key lesson: A slide master can be used to create consistent navigation across a presentation. Copied buttons need to have their hyperlinks changed individually, and the finished links should be tested in slide-show mode.

Speakers and sources featured

• Speaker: One instructional narrator/presenter.
• Source shown: Microsoft PowerPoint, including its Slide Master, hyperlink, formatting, and slide-show features.