Do one of the following:
Insert an action button on a single slide
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Select the slide you want to place a button on.
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On the Slide Show menu, point to Action Buttons, and then select the button you want
— for example, Home, Back or Previous, Forward or Next, Beginning, End, or Return. -
Click the slide.
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Make sure that Hyperlink to is selected. Click OK to accept the proposed hyperlink in the Hyperlink to list, or click the arrow and select the link you want.
Insert an action button on every slide
If you're using one slide master, you can insert an action button on the master and the button is available throughout the presentation. If you are using multiple slide masters (such as when you have applied more than one design template to your presentation), you must insert the action button on each master.
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On the View menu, point to Master and then click Slide Master.
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On the Slide Show menu, point to Action Buttons, and then select the button you want
— for example, Home, Back or Previous, Forward or Next, Beginning, End, or Return. -
Click the slide.
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Make sure that Hyperlink to is selected. Click OK to accept the proposed hyperlink in the Hyperlink to list, or click the arrow and select the link you want.
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Click Close Master View on the Master View toolbar.
- If you add action buttons to the title master, they will only be displayed on slides with the title layout.
- To change the size of a button, drag the shape to the size you want. To maintain the shape's width-to-height ratio, hold down SHIFT as you drag one of the corner sizing handles.