Make Image Maps and Hotspots in PowerPoint to Link To Other Slides or Websites

Use Action Buttons to Make Hotspots on the Image Map

Use action buttons to create hotspots on PowerPoint image maps

© Wendy Russell

To link a specific area --the hotspot -- of the image map, you must first let PowerPoint know that this area is going to be the hyperlink to another location.

In the example of the ABC Shoe Company we will link specific areas of the column chart to other slides in the presentation.

Choose Slide Show > Action Buttons > Custom. The Custom button is the first button on the top row of buttons.

• Decide Where to Place Hotspots on the Image Map
• Use Action Buttons to Make Hotspots on the Image Map
• Draw a Rectangle Around the Area That Will Be the Hotspot on the Image Map
• Link the Hotspot on the Image Map to a Specific Slide
• Select the Slide That the Hotspot Will Link To
• PowerPoint Action Settings Dialog Box Options
• Format the Image Map AutoShape to Make the Hotspot Transparent
• Rectangle Hotspot on the Image Map is Now Transparent
• Check the Hotspot on the Image Map in Slide Show View
• Test the Hotspot on the Image Map