Action Buttons
Insert an action button on the current slide to set a specific action to run when you click the button during the slide show.
Steps
To insert an action button
- Click Insert > Action Buttons to show a set of action buttons.
Or click the More button (
) of Shapes icon on the Insert tab to unfolds the image collection and show the Action Buttons group.
- Select the Action Button: Forward or Next icon (
).
- When you move the mouse pointer Move the mouse pointer over to the slide edit window, and it changes to a crosshair (+).
- Place the mouse pointer where you want to place the action button, drag the mouse to specify the size of the button, and then release the mouse.
- When the Action Settings dialog box appears, select Hyperlink under On mouse click and select “Next slide” from the list, then click Insert.
- Once the action button is inserted at the specified location, press <F5> to start the slide show.
- Click the action button to move to the next slide.
More Information
Details on action buttons group
| Icon |
Name |
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Icon |
Name |
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Icon |
Name |
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Icon |
Name |
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Back or Previous |
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Forward or Next |
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Start |
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End |
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Home |
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About |
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Return |
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Video |
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Document |
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Sound |
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Help |
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Custom |
See Also
Start Slide Show, Rehearse Timings, Action Settings, Animation Task Pane, Transition to This Slide, Hide Slide, Custom Slide Show, Set Up Slide Show