Special Edition Using Microsoft® PowerPoint® 2002

Working with Hyperlinks

If you've ever surfed the World Wide Web, you're already familiar with hyperlinks. Simply put, by clicking your mouse on a linked object, you can jump to another location in your PowerPoint presentation, to another program, or even to a location on the Web.

Unlike a book or a typical slideshow where you must proceed sequentially through the material, a hyperlinked PowerPoint presentation enables you to go where you need to go and to present what you need to present when you want to present it. Suppose, for example, you are making a presentation to the board of directors of your entertainment company. You suspect some board members will want to know more about current promotions by a rival company. You can create a hyperlink ...