A Complete Guide to Add Hyperlinks to Google Slides on Mobile and PC

Creating presentations using online tools like Google Slides helps you get things done quickly at home. While you can add a few interactive elements, a large audience prefers to get the basics right with hyperlinks on slides. So you can create interactive slides by adding links to your presentation in Google Slides and add a hyperlink to text or image. Let’s see in this guide how to add a link to an image or text in Google Slides on mobile and computer.

Links, any external website or Google Docs, Sheets, Forms etc. It could be for other Google products such as You can even link to a slide within the same presentation or to a different Google Slides presentation.

Let’s get started and learn how to add hyperlinks to Google Slides on Android, iOS and PC. We’ve also covered a few bonus tips at the end.

How to Add Hyperlinks to Google Slides on Computer

There are four ways to add a link to Google Slides on a computer.

Method 1

To hyperlink text or image, you must first select it. Double-click the required text to select it. Click the picture once to select it. Then click on Add link on the top bar.

The add link dialog will open. Paste the link or search for a related website using the same box. Once you find the link, click the Apply button. You can also link to slides in the same presentation, as shown below.

How to Link to an Existing Slide in the Same Presentation

When the link insertion dialog opens, click the ‘Slides in this presentation’ box. Select the required slide from the list. You can also add the next or previous slide to the current slide.

Method 2

To hyperlink a text, double-click the text to select it. Then right click on it and choose Connection from the menu.

A popup box will open. Paste the required website link in the Link box or link to a slide. Click the Apply button.

Method 3

Select the picture by clicking on it and double-click on the text. Then click Add on the top menu bar. Select Connection from the menu. Add an external link or link to an existing slide, just as you did in the two methods above.

Method 4: Using the Keyboard Shortcut

To make things easier, you can use the global keyboard shortcut to add links in Google Slides. Select the image (click once) or text (double click), and then use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + K (Windows) and Command + K (Mac) to open the link box. Add a link or link to a slide.

Pro Tip: Check out the best Google Drive keyboard shortcuts to make your job easier.

How to Change or Remove Links from Google Slides on Computer

To edit or remove an added link, click the linked image or text in Google Slides. The junction box will open. Click the Edit icon to change the link. If you want to completely remove the link from the text or image, click the Remove icon.

How to Add Hyperlinks to Google Slides on Android and iOS

Method 1: Android and iOS

Stage 1: Launch the Google Slides app and open the presentation.

Step 2: Open the slide you want to edit.

Stage 3: Select the picture or text you want to hyperlink to. Tap once to select an image. Touch and hold to select text. Tap the add (+) icon at the top. Select Connection from the menu.

Step 4: A website, Google Docs document, PDF file, etc. Paste the link in the existing box. Alternatively, tap Slides and select the slide you want to link to from the current presentation. Click the checkmark icon at the top to save the changes.

Pro Tip: Learn how to save a Google Docs document as a PDF file.

Method 2: Android only

Select the image or text in your presentation. Cut, Copy, Paste etc. A menu of options will open. Tap the three dots in this menu and select Add link. Paste the link or add a slide as shown above.

How to Change or Remove Links from Google Slides on Mobile

Tap the linked item (image or text) on Android. If you want to change or change the link, select Edit link. Tap on Unlink to unlink the object.

On iPhone, repeat the steps to add a link as shown in Method 1. Then add a new link to the existing box or hit the cross icon to remove the link. Tap the checkmark icon to save the changes.

Tip 1: How to Link a Google Doc, Sheets or Form to Google Slide

There are two ways to achieve this.

Method 1

When the link box opens, search for your file using the link box. The relevant documents in your Google Drive account will appear. Click the one you want to use.

Method 2

If the above method doesn’t work, you need to create a shareable link for your file. To do this, open the Google Docs document, Form or Sheet. Click the File option at the top and select Share.

In the popup that opens, change the share permission to Anyone with the link can view the document.

Then copy the link and open your Google Slide. Add a link using any method mentioned in this post and paste the link in the website box. Click Apply.

Tip 2: How to Add a Slide from Another Presentation

In addition to linking to slides from the same presentation, you can even link to a different presentation in your Google account. For this, follow these steps:

Note: This method can only be done from a computer. Google Slides will not work through their mobile app.

Stage 1: Open the Google Slides presentation you want to link to your current presentation.

Step 2: From the left sidebar, select the slides you want to copy and link to. To select multiple slides, click the first slide and Ctrl-click (Windows) or Command-click (Mac) on the other side of the keyboard. Once selected, right-click any selected slide and choose Copy. Alternatively, use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + C (Windows) and Command + C (Mac) to copy slides.

Stage 3: Open the Google Slide presentation where you want to paste and link the slide.

Step 4: Click on the slide you want to paste from the left sidebar. Right-click the slide and press Paste, or use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + V (Windows) and Command + V (Mac) to paste the slide.

Step 5: You will be asked if you want to link to the original presentation. Click ‘Link to original presentation’.

Tip 3: How to Link PDF in Google Slides

You cannot link a PDF directly in Google Slides. What you can do is upload the PDF file to Google Drive and create a shareable link for it. Then add that link to the image or text in Google Slides using any of the methods here.

Connect by Link

As you can see, you can easily add links to an external website, other Google products (Docs, Sheets, Forms, etc.) and even slides from the same or different presentations. With links, you can create clickable Google Slides that can be used to create a table of contents or personalized pages using Bitmojis.

Next: After adding Bitmojis and links to your slides, you can animate objects to make them more interactive. Learn how to animate Google Slides at the next link.