Putting Action Buttons into PowerPoint

Paul Hopkins

Setting up linksPowerPoint has a facility called Action Buttons which allow you to add a “command” button at any point of the text.

There are also actions settings which allow text, images or objects to make links

Action ButtonsWhen you click on Action Buttons you can choose a number of options:• Custom• Home• Help• Information• Previous Slide• Next Slide• First Slide• Last Slide• Last Slide Viewed• Document / Sound / Movie

Types of Button

Custom

Doc /Sound / Movie

Last Slide Viewed

Home

Info

Last / next slide

First / previous slide

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Adding an Action

When you insert an action button a dialogue box will pop up, this can be either on the action of a mouse click or when you pass over the object.

Removing the advance on click

1. Click on slide show and then slide transition

Normally in a PP presentation a click anywhere on the screen will advance the slides. When using Action Buttons to create a MPN you need to remove this.

2. Make sure that advance slide on mouse click or automatically are both deselected, apply this to all slides.

Simple demo

Having visited a place of worship, children learn new words associated with the place, showing respect.

Information Slide

This PowerPoint will give you a few tips on how to put action buttons into PowerPoint to make them more interactive

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