Hotspots allow linking parts of a presentation to other slides. To create a hotspot: 1. Insert a shape like a circle on the image where the hotspot should be. 2. Add a hyperlink to the shape to link it to another slide. 3. Add a screen tip to describe what the hotspot is when the user hovers over it. 4. Add an action button to allow users to return easily to the starting "home" slide from slides with hotspots.

1. Hotspots and screentips in Powerpoint Designed by A.Charles January 2008

2. Hotspots are very useful to link a page to different pages in your presentations(or webpages ,other docs…) First of all choose a picture to be your Base or Home

3. Insert a shape like a circle and put in on your photo where you want a hotspot.

4. You can drag it, make ii bigger…

5. For a better effect, change the transparency of your shape to 100% in the colour menu Maybe it is a good idea to do this last so you don’t ’lose’ your hotspots…

6. Then you need to add a hyperlink. Select your shape Just click on Insert then Hyperlink. Then choose ‘link to place in document’

7. Find the slide you want to link to and press OK

8. When in viewing mode, if you click on your hotspot …

9. You will be taken to the slide you’ve linked the Hotspot to

10. To help your viewers you could add a ScreenTip so that when they hover over a hotspot they will see a description of the hotspot.

11. To add a Screen Tip, go back to the hyperlink by right-clicking on your hotspot then Edit hyperlink, Select ScreenTip

12. And enter a description of your screen tip

13. Et voila

14. One last thing: when you are viewing your diaporama and you get to your photo but you want to go back to your base/home , you need a quick way to do it… This is what the little house is for…

15. So you need to insert an action button on the photo slide Go to insert shape, at the bottom find action buttons, choose your favorite one and add it on the page

16. You will then get one of these You can choose to hyperlink to any slide use the drop down menu

17. And find your Home slide Select OK When in viewing mode, Select the button to go back to Home page

18. You can now add as many hotspots and screentips as you want… Hope this will be useful Any problem…. Go to an Inset about ICT!!! Or get your partner to do it for you.