Custom+Buttons

=Welcome to the Custom Buttons information page!=

Utilizing the tools on Microsoft PowerPoint is //extremely important// in creating a useful presentation. Creating custom buttons to insert onto a slide in your presentation is recommended and proves to be helpful in larger presentations. They create a "menu-control" tool you can use in your PowerPoint presentation.

=Inserting the Buttons=


 * Access "Slide Show"


 * Once clicked, the tool provides a cross hair that is visible on the screen. To create your button, drag out the cross hair to the desired size of your action button.

=Adding Hyperlinks to Buttons=

Using the custom buttons tool, you can add hyperlinks to buttons to create an easier and smoother presentation. These are the various places you can lead these buttons to when clicked.


 * //"Home"// --> brings you back to the Home Page of the presentation
 * //"Previous Slide" -->// brings you whatever number slide you were previously on, minus one. (Example: If you are on Slide 8, this button will bring you back to Slide 7)
 * **THIS IS NOT THE SAME AS:**
 * //"Last Slide Viewed//" --> this depends on what slide was last viewed (this does not pertain to actual slide order)
 * //"Document" -->// enables you to hyperlink to a document created on another application
 * //"CUSTOM" -->// no settings are predefined. You can set these yourself as desired.
 * "//Slide" -->// links to a separate slide in the presentation"
 * //"URL" -->// leads the button to a web site
 * //"Other PowerPoint Presentation" -->// enables you to hyperlink to a separate presentation created with PowerPoint

Hyperlink to a Custom Show

 * 1) Highlight the action button desired to insert a link to a Custom Show
 * 2) Create a Custom Show within it, or choose a previously created show
 * 3) Access SLIDE SHOW --> ACTION SETTINGS


 * IMPORTANT:** When hyperlinking to a Custom Show...
 * Check off "SHOW AND RETURN"
 * This allows you to show custom slides, and then go back to the main home page/main slide