Putting Action Buttons into PowerPoint Paul Hopkins

Setting up links PowerPoint 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 Buttons When 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 /

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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