Jane's Quick Tips
Tip 25
Using an Action Button

You can create hyperlinks from action buttons. When you draw an action button on a slide, the Action Settings dialog box automatically opens. You can select to hyperlink from the action button to another slide, another presentation, or a custom show.

Procedures:
1. Switch to Slide view.
2. Go to the slide on which you want to create an action button.
3. Select the Slide Show menu.
4. Point to the Action Buttons command.
5. Click the button you want to use as a hyperlink.
6. Drag to draw the button on the slide.
7. Release the mouse button.
8. Select the Hyperlink to list.
9. Select the object to which you want to link.
10. Select additional options, as necessary.
11. Select OK to close the Action Settings dialog box.

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