How to find and fix links in PowerPoint

Do you need to check a presentation for broken links? Update an existing link everywhere it’s used? Or remove all hyperlinks? Whatever you need, tracking down web links in PowerPoint is tricky. So we’re going to show you today how the PowerPoint add-in, Slidewise, makes it easy.

Check links manually in PowerPoint

Because there is no way to manage all links from one view in PowerPoint, you’ll have to hover over every shape on every slide until you see a tooltip showing that there is an embedded link. This will be pretty slow and tedious even on small files — for larger decks it will be somewhere between crazy and impossible! 🤯

Check hyperlinks with Slidewise

Open the Slidewise PowerPoint add-in and you’ll instantly see if there are any external links in the presentation.

Slidewise will also check to see if they are working. If the links are all ok you will see a green dot next to the heading. Expand “External links” and you’ll see a complete list of all of the hyperlinks in the deck.

If any links are not working or cannot be verified they will get an orange flag next to them, as shown below.

Edit external links

Right-click on any individual link to access the options to “Edit”, “Open”, “Copy” or “Remove” the link.

Any hyperlinks that are used more than once will have a number displayed next to them showing how many times they appear in the presentation (see example below). Expand the link tree to see all the objects that have that link attached. You can edit or remove links used multiple times in one go.

Edit all links in PowerPoint

To “Open”, “Copy” or “Remove” all links at once — right-click on the “External links” heading in Slidewise and pick the appropriate menu option.

Slidewise comes with a 30-day free trial and does so much more than just help you manage links. Check it out today and see what a difference it can make to your time working with PowerPoint.