What is an Action Button

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What is an Action Button

• An action button is a ready-made button that you
  can insert into your slide and define hyperlinks
  for

Where to find Action Buttons
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Button Styles
Custom
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Some styles have actions associated with them.
However, any button can be made to perform any
of the actions you see above.
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Create a Custom Button and Add Text on it

• Click Slide Show Action Button Click Custom
  button
• Right-click the button and choose Add Text

• Create a button here

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Add an action

• Right-click the button and select Action Settings
• Click in the Hyperlink to radio button and select
  Slide
• Choose the slide you want to link to (choose 6
  You did it for this exercise) and click OK

• Your button should look like the one below
• Click on Slide Show view to test the action

Practice
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Add a picture background

• Create an action button
• Right-click the button and select Format
  AutoShape
• Click on the down arrow on the color block and
  select Fill Effects
• Select the Picture tab and browse for a picture

• Create a button with picture as background

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You did it!

• Hit Esc key to end the Slide Show
• Create an action button below and set an action
  to the slide Add a Picture Background

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Create an Invisible Action Button

• Click AutoShapes - Lines-Scribble
• Draw a line along Ohio state
• Double-click the drawing object, choose No Fill
  No Line
• Right-click the draw object and choose Action
  Settings
• Click in the Hyperlink to radio button and select
  Slide

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• This is Florida!

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Good job!
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What is the default file extension for MS
PowerPoint?
.doc
.xls
.ppt
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.doc is the default file extension for MS Word
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• .xls is the default file extension for MS Excel

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Correct!
The default file extension for MS PowerPoint is
.ppt
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Save PPT as Kiosk

• Click Slide Show and choose Set Up Show
• Under show type Choose Browsed at a kiosk click
  OK