- 1). Open PowerPoint. To link a PDF to an existing PowerPoint presentation, click the "File" tab, click "Open," browse to the presentation, double-click it and scroll to the slide to link. In a new PowerPoint presentation, a blank slide has already been started as a default on the screen.
- 2). Click the "Insert" tab at the top of the screen. Click the "Object" button on the ribbon/toolbar below the tab.
- 3). Click the "Create from file" button. Click the "Browse" button and browse to the PDF. Double-click it to close the browse window and return to the "Insert Object" window.
- 4). Click the "OK" button and the PDF is added to the slide.
- 5). Highlight a line of text, word or phrase on a slide or type a line to serve as a link to an external PDF.
- 6). Right-click the highlight and select "Hyperlink." The "Insert Hyperlink" window opens.
- 7). Browse to where the external PDF is located on the computer or drive and double-click the PDF. The "Insert Hyperlink" window closes and the highlighted section of text is now in blue with an underline, showing it has been linked to the external PDF.
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