How to Link to a Specific Slide in Google Slides

Linking to a specific slide in Google Slides is useful in two situations: jumping between slides during a presentation (like a clickable table of contents or quiz), or sending someone a link that opens the deck straight to a particular slide. Both take less than a minute. This guide covers each method, plus how to make links work when you present.

Quick Answer

Inside the presentation: select text or a shape, press Ctrl + K (Cmd + K on Mac), click Slides in this presentation, and choose the slide. To share a link to a slide: open that slide and copy the URL from the address bar; it ends with #slide=id. followed by the slide’s ID.

Method 1: Link to Another Slide in the Same Presentation

1. Open the presentation and go to the slide where the link should appear.
2. Select the text, shape, or image you want to make clickable.
3. Press Ctrl + K (Cmd + K), or click Insert > Link, or click the link icon in the toolbar.
4. Click Slides in this presentation to expand the list (if it isn’t already shown).
5. Choose the target slide. You can also pick Next slide, Previous slide, First slide, or Last slide.
6. Click Apply (or press Enter).

The linked text turns blue and underlined by default. You can change its color and remove the underline with the normal formatting tools, and the link still works.

Build a clickable menu or quiz

• Create an agenda slide with one shape or line of text per section, each linked to its section’s first slide.
• Add a small “Back to menu” button on each section and link it to the agenda slide. Put it on a layout (Slide > Edit theme) to add it to many slides at once; links in layouts link the same way.
• For quizzes, link each answer to a “Correct” or “Try again” slide, and link those back to the question.

Method 2: Share a Link That Opens a Specific Slide

1. Open the presentation and click the slide you want in the left thumbnail panel.
2. Look at the address bar. The URL ends with something like /edit#slide=id.g2a4f….
3. Copy the entire URL and send it. When the recipient opens it, Google Slides jumps to that slide.

In some versions you can also right-click a slide thumbnail and choose an option to copy a link to that slide. The recipient still needs permission to view the file, so check Share settings first.

Open straight into presentation mode

Replace /edit in the URL with /present and keep the #slide=id… part. For a view-only version without the editing interface, use /preview instead.

Method 3: Link From Another Document or Presentation

Paste the slide URL from Method 2 into a link in Google Docs, Sheets, another Slides deck, or an email. Clicking it opens the original deck at that slide in a new tab.

Making Links Work When You Present

• Links only jump when you’re presenting (Slideshow) or viewing in preview. In the editor, clicking a link shows a small box with the link; click the slide name in that box to jump there.
• While presenting, move the mouse over the linked object and click. Keyboard navigation (arrow keys) still moves slide by slide.
• If you download the deck as PowerPoint, internal slide links usually carry over; links in a PDF export may work in some viewers but not others.

Edit or Remove a Slide Link

1. Click the linked text or shape.
2. In the link box that appears, click the pencil to change the target or the broken link icon to remove it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does the link break if I move the slide?

No. Links point to the slide’s ID, not its number, so reordering slides doesn’t break them. Deleting the target slide does.

Can I link to a slide on the mobile app?

The mobile apps support inserting web links, but choosing a slide from the same presentation is easiest on a computer.

Can I link to a specific slide in someone else’s presentation?

Yes, if you can open it. Copy the URL while viewing that slide.

Summary

1. Select text or a shape and press Ctrl + K.
2. Choose Slides in this presentation and pick the slide.
3. To share a slide, copy the URL with #slide=id… while that slide is open.
4. Present the deck to click through the links.