Google Slides is an amazing tool for making any presentation. One of the most underutilized features available in this tool is linking slides inside the presentation. In this post, we will walk you through how to link slides in Google Slides and how you can utilize the feature to take your presentations to the next level.
Why Link Slides in Google Slides?
Most of us have heard or learned about internal links. Indeed, internal links make presentations interactive and easy to navigate. Here’s how you may use internal links:
- Interactive Quiz: where clicking on an answer leads to another slide.
- Table of Contents: each section links to another in your presentation.
- Nonlinear Presentations: for topics that can be explored in any order based on interest generated within the audience.
Now, let’s dive into just how simple it is to hyperlink slides.
How to Add Links to Another Slide from a Google Slides Presentation
1. Open Your Presentation in Google Slides
To start, open your Google Slides presentation or create a new one. To do this, open Google Slides.
2. Select the Text or Image to Link To
Once you have a presentation open, decide what you want to use as a hyperlink. This may be:
- Text
- A shape or button
- An image or icon
Open the text or object that you want to connect another slide with.
3. Add a Hyperlink
You now have the text or the object selected. It is now time to add the hyperlink. Here’s how you can do it:
- Option 1: Right-click on the selected text or object. Under the context menu, click on Link.
- Option 2: From the menu at the top of the page, click on Insert > Link.
- Option 3: Press the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + K (Windows) or Cmd + K (Mac).
This will open a dialog to add the link.
4. Link to a Slide
Instead of adding a URL, you’ll see a section titled “Slides in this presentation“ within the dialog box. From here:
- Select which slide you wish to link to from the dropdown.
- If you know the number of the actual slide you want to link to, you can just type that number into the box too.
This enables easy linking of sections within your presentation, so you take your audience on a tour through different parts.
5. Apply the Link
Now that you have selected the appropriate slide, click Apply to choose the link.
6. Test the Link
Once you’ve inserted a link, it’s a good habit to test it out. Go about this by pressing the “Present” button on the top right corner of your window for Google Slides. You can then navigate through your presentation by clicking on the linked text or object to check that indeed, it navigates you to the destination slide.
7. Edit or Delete Links (Optional)
To cancel or fully remove the link just click once again on the linked text or object. Now you will have in your toolbar an edit link and a remove link buttons, so feel free to use them in order to format your link as you want.
Conclusion
Hope, this post will help you to link slides in Google Slides templates and make interactivity a reality for your presentation. You can use the feature to create a quiz, guide your viewers through different sections, or even use story-based projects—all with the help of slide linking that takes a static presentation and makes it come alive.
