How to Change the Color of a Hyperlinked Text Box in PowerPoint

When you take the time to establish and create links in a PowerPoint slideshow, you want your audience to use those links. Along with PowerPoint's default blue text and underline for hyperlinks, you can capture attention for links with a color change the text box the link is in.

Instructions

1. Open Microsoft PowerPoint and click the "File" tab. Select "Open." Locate the presentation with the hyperlinked text boxes and double-click the presentation file name.

2. Press the Page Down (on some keyboards, Pg Dn) key, or scroll through the slide deck to get to the first text box that you want to change.

3. Click anywhere in the text box to open the new orange "Drawing Tools" tab at the top of the work area.

4. Click the "Shape Fill" button in the middle of the Ribbon. Click a small colored box to fill in the text box with color. Select a color that will not obscure the text.

5. Scroll or press Page Down to get to the next text box to color.

Resources

• Microsoft Office: PowerPoint 2010 Features and Benefits