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Links in PowerPoint
To create a link:
- Select the link text.
- Right-click the selected text.
- Select Link from the context menu.
- Enter the link URL in the Address field.
- Select OK.
![screenshot of the link edit dialog box in power point, highlighting the URL address field](_images/link-win.png)
- Select the link text.
- Right-click the selected text.
- Select Hyperlink… from the context menu to open the hyperlink dialog.
- Enter the link URL in the Address field.
- Select OK.
![screenshot of the insert hyperlink dialog box in powerpoint](_images/link-address-mac.jpg)
PowerPoint will automatically convert URLs to links. To provide descriptive link text for a URL, right-click the link and edit the hyperlink. Enter the descriptive text in the Text to Display field of the hyperlink dialog.
![screenshot of the link edit dialog box in power point, highlighting the link text field](_images/link-text-edit-win.png)
Authors may also add ScreenTips to links in Microsoft PowerPoint. ScreenTips appear when readers hover the mouse over a link. ScreenTips cannot be used as an alternative to descriptive text. To add a ScreenTip, select the "ScreenTip…" button when editing a link in the hyperlink dialog.
![screenshot of the link edit dialog box in power point, highlighting the screen tip button field](_images/link-screen-tip-win.png)
![screenshot of the link screen tip dialog box in power point](_images/link-screen-tip-text-win.png)