10.7. Insert an Action Button

Action buttons provide a quick and easy way to enable you to jump to a slide with related content while delivering a slide show. You also can use them to open a Web page, another presentation, or another type of document.

Jumping to a Web page requires an Internet connection. Any document to open via an action button must be available on your computer.

Insert an Action Button

INSERT A BUTTON

1 With the slide on which you want to insert the action button displayed in Normal view, click the Insert tab.

2 Click Shapes.

3 Click a button style.

The mouse pointer turns into a crosshair (+).

4 Drag diagonally on the slide ...

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