Insert a link to a file

You can insert a link to a file that is located on the current computer or in a network folder into your presentation. The link can reference a file of any format.

You can add a link to text or attach it to a shape or image.

A text link can be represented as:

–Paths to the file. For example, C:\Users\User\Documents\File.pptx (Windows) or /Users/User/Downloads/File.pptx (Linux or macOS).

–Arbitrary text: For example, a link to a file. You can specify the text of the link either on the slide or in the link insertion window.

To add a link to a file, follow these steps:

1.Specify the place to insert the link in one of the following ways:

•To format a typed word as a link, place the cursor in the word or select the entire word. To format a typed text fragment as a link, select the whole text fragment.

•To add a word or text fragment with a link to a presentation that has not yet been typed, place the cursor at the desired location in the presentation. If you want to insert a word or a text fragment with a link into an empty table cell, select the cell or place the cursor in it.

•To attach a link to an object, select that object.

2.Insert the link in one of the following ways:

•On the Insert tab, click  Link.

•Right-click to open the context menu and select the Insert link command.

•When working in macOS, run the Insert > Link command from the command menu.

•Press Ctrl+K (Windows, Linux) or ⌘Cmd+K (macOS).

3.In the Insert link window, on the Web page or file tab, select the file to which you want to insert a link using one of the following methods:

•Select a file from the Recent files list. This list shows the 50 most recent files that were opened in MyText, MySpreadsheet and MyPresentation applications.

•Select the file using the File manager. To do this, click Choose file.

4.If you did not enter text for the link in the first step, enter it in the Text box. By default, the Text box is automatically filled with the word on which the cursor is placed, the selected word, or the selected text fragment. If the link is attached to an object, this box is not displayed.

5.In the Hint box, enter the text of the tooltip, if necessary. A tooltip will appear when the cursor is placed over the text link or when the object to which the link is attached is selected.

6.Click OK.