How to add a link in Google Slides

Google Slides is one of the popular online presentation creating tools. It is developed by Google and includes almost all the features that a presentation-making software has. It offers users the benefit of cloud storage, which means, all your data is saved online while creating a presentation. After creating a presentation, you can download it in different formats including Microsoft PowerPoint. Sometimes, we need to add hyperlinks in a slide presentation. This guide explains how to add hyperlinks in a Google Slides presentation.

How to add a link in Google Slides

In this tutorial, we will talk about how to:

1. Add a link to a text in Google Slides
2. Add a link to the editing box in Google Slides
3. Add a link to images in Google Slides
4. Link one slide to another in Google Slides

Let’s start.

1] How to add a link to a text in Google Slides

Follow the below steps to add a link to a text in Google Slides.

1. Copy the link that you want to add to a text.
2. Select the text to be linked in Google Slides.
3. Right-click on the selected text and select Link in the right-click context menu.
4. Now, paste the copied link and click Apply.

Alternatively, you can also use the shortcut, Ctrl + K to add a link to the selected text.

2] How to add a link to the editing box in Google Slides

In Google Slides, you can also add a link to the editing box. The following steps will help you with that.

1. Copy the link that you want to add to the editing box.
2. Click anywhere inside the editing box in Google Slides.
3. Right-click in the empty space inside the editing box and select Link. Or you can also press the Ctrl + K keys.
4. Paste the link in the required field and then click Apply.

3] How to add a link to images in Google Slides

To add a link to an image in Google Slides, first, select that image and then press Ctrl + K keys. Now, paste the link in the required field and click Apply.

4] How to link one slide to another in Google Slides

If you want to link a slide to another slide in Google Slides, you can also do that. The following steps will guide you on this.

1. Select the element (text, image, or editing box) inside the slide that you want to link to another slide.
2. Press the Ctrl + K keys.
3. Type the slide name or slide number inside the required field. For example, if you want to link the selected element in a particular slide to slide 5, type Slide 5 in the field.
4. Select the targeted slide from the list and click Apply. This will link the selected element in a slide to another slide.

How do you link one slide to another slide?

In Google Slides, you can link one slide to another slide. To do so, first, select the element inside a slide that you want to link to another slide. After that, press the Ctrl + K keys and enter the number or name of the targeted slide and click Apply. When you click on the linked element in the Slideshow, you will land on the targeted slide.

How do you embed a link in Google Slides?

To embed a link in Google Slides, first, select the element inside a slide to which you want to add a link. After that, follow any of the three methods to embed a link:

• Right-click on the selected element in a slide and select Link.
• Press the Ctrl + K keys.
• Select the Insert link option on the toolbar.

This is all about how to add a link in Google Slides. We hope you liked the tutorial. You can share your views in the comments below.

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