How to Create a Pick a

Path Story

By Helen Prescott

Clickable Events

A clickable event can be used for creating a pick a path story.

For example slides 1-4 could be the intro to the story, slide 5 would have clickable shapes that take you to the different endings. Slides 6, 7, 8 would have the different endings of the story with slide 9 being the very end.

Creating a Clickable Paths

Make sure you have the slide created that you want to go to when a shape is clicked on.

Set up a slide to have the clickable shapes to enable the selection of the different story paths.

Insert, Shapes and draw relevant shapes as shown below or alternatively insert picture or clipart.

Creating a Clickable Paths

Next click on shape/picture and Right Mouse Click on Action Settings.

Creating a Clickable PathsThen click on Hyperlink to: and select the slide you want to go to in the document under Slide…

You may want to Play a Sound on clicking as well on this screen to add to the atmosphere of the story.

Repeat for each path you want to create.

Creating a Clickable Paths

Now finish setting up your end story slides.

After entering the end of the story, then insert a shape on that slide which will enable a person to click on to go back to the pick a path slide to choose a different path. Have another ‘button’ which you can click on to go to the end of the slides to completely finish.

Look for different buttons available under Insert, Shapes.

Hint: Once you have action settings set, copy and paste the button onto another slide and just edit the settings as relevant.

Story Ending 1

Add the end of the story here.

Story Ending 2

Add the end of the story in here.

Story Ending 3

Add the end of the story in here.

End

We hope you have enjoyed your click a path story. Try creating one yourself.

Feel free to use this as a template.