Microsoft simply rolled out a brand new function for PowerPoint on the net that permits you to hyperlink instantly to a different slide in the identical presentation. This comes after a bunch of updates it has been making to PowerPoint, like including Copilot that can assist you create slides from paperwork and making feedback follow content material even once you transfer or copy issues round.

Beforehand, the slide-linking function was primarily confined to the Home windows and Mac desktop functions. Microsoft says:

Any hyperlinks to slides which might be added whereas in PowerPoint for Home windows or for Mac now additionally operate when a presentation is opened in an internet browser, and vice-versa – making your workflow and edits seamless throughout platforms.

Utilizing the function in PowerPoint for the online is easy. You open your presentation, spotlight the textual content you need to flip right into a hyperlink, go to the Insert tab, and choose the Hyperlink icon. From there, you select “This Presentation” and choose the specified slide by its quantity or title from a dropdown menu earlier than deciding on Insert. As soon as created, the hyperlinked textual content seems inexperienced and underlined, and clicking it takes you on to the linked slide. A fast shortcut for this motion is Ctrl + Okay.

The corporate highlighted a number of sensible eventualities the place this function proves helpful. Customers can construct interactive tables of contents at first of a presentation, permitting viewers to navigate simply. Hyperlinks may also be used to attach key factors to extra detailed slides, letting the viewers delve deeper into subjects in the event that they select. For longer or complete shows, slide hyperlinks present a fast and environment friendly method to bounce to related sections. The function is obtainable to all PowerPoint for the online customers proper now.