Explore how you can add screen tips for hyperlinks in PowerPoint 2013.
Author: Geetesh Bajaj
Product/Version: Microsoft PowerPoint 2013
OS: Windows 7 and higher
We have explored several hyperlinking tutorials in
PowerPoint 2013. However, what happens when
you hover any of these hyperlinks before you actually click the anchor? Typically PowerPoint just uses something for the ScreenTip
(screen tip) when you hover
over a hyperlinked slide object, as shown in Figure 1 below.
Figure 1: The typical screen tip
As you can see in Figure 1, PowerPoint defaults to showing the path to your hyperlink. This can work most of the time, especially if you are presenting and you know what you must click. However, if you need to distribute your slides, it looks more professional if you have a proper screen tip added to your hyperlink. For example, you could add a screen tip that says “Click to open the recipe slides”.
Follow these steps to learn more:
An “anchor” is any slide object that you can select, as explained in our Anatomy of a Link tutorial.
You can also press the Ctrl + K keyboard shortcut instead of clicking the Hyperlink button. Want more keyboard shortcuts? Get a copy of our PowerPoint Keyboard Shortcuts and Sequences e-book.
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