How to Make a Button on Powerpoint
By Ryan Menezes
PowerPoint command and toggle buttons are ActiveX controls that accept audience input. When customers or clients run your presentation on a computer and click a button, PowerPoint records the control's changed state. Other slide elements can then use Visual Basic code to respond to the state change. For example, a product demo can use a series of command buttons to let customers select options and customize the product's appearance. PowerPoint doesn't display the ActiveX control library unless you add the Developer tab to the ribbon.
Click "File" in the PowerPoint ribbon and click "Options" to open the PowerPoint options window.
Click "Customize Ribbon" in the window's sidebar.
Click the check box labeled "Developer" and click "OK" to add the Developer ribbon tab.
Click the "Developer" tab.
Click the Command Button, Spin Button or Toggle Button icon in the ribbon's Controls group. Click and drag over the slide to add the button.
Tips
The Developer tab only needs to be activated once. If it already appears when you launch PowerPoint, just click it to access the Developer elements.
References
Resources
Writer Bio
Ryan Menezes is a professional writer and blogger. He has a Bachelor of Science in journalism from Boston University and has written for the American Civil Liberties Union, the marketing firm InSegment and the project management service Assembla. He is also a member of Mensa and the American Parliamentary Debate Association.