# PowerPoint Links

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/powerpoint-links/660845>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 12, 2013, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/powerpoint-links/660845 "2013-06-12T19:56:38Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![tim-n-va](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim-n-va/32/3001_2.png) [@tim-n-va](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim-n-va)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2013, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/powerpoint-links/660845/1 "2013-06-12T19:56:38Z")

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Using PowerPoint 2010:

I have a list of required tasks. I would like to put a dynamic link to the slide number where that task is discussed. I found a way to put a link to the slide title but I’d prefer “Slide #”.

Having numbers that update with out a clickable link would be preferred to the title link.

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**Author:** ![Mr\_Downtown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Mr\_Downtown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr_Downtown)\
**Post date:** [June 13, 2013, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/powerpoint-links/660845/2 "2013-06-13T03:33:47Z")

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Any text, object, or image can be made a hyperlink in PowerPoint, and Slide ## is one of the options for the target. Even an invisible rectangle (no stroke, no fill) placed over text or other things can be a hyperlink.