How to Make a Photo a Link in Google Slides

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May 25, 2026

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Use this interactive demo to learn how to turn any image into a clickable link in Google Slides.

Quick summary

Adding a clickable link to a photo in Google Slides lets you create interactive presentations that direct viewers to external URLs or other slides. You can hyperlink any image in just a few clicks using the built-in Insert Link feature.

Steps

Open your presentation in Google Slides.
Click the photo you want to link to select it.
In the menu bar, click the Insert Link icon.
Paste the URL or choose a target slide from Slides in this presentation.
Click Apply to confirm the link.
Your image now has a clickable link attached to it.

📌 Why this matters

Linking photos in Google Slides transforms static presentations into interactive experiences, allowing viewers to navigate to external websites or jump between slides with a single click. This feature is essential for educators, marketers, and business presenters who want to embed calls-to-action, source references, or internal navigation directly into their slide images. Mastering image hyperlinking in Google Slides improves audience engagement and makes presentations more dynamic and self-guided. It requires no add-ons — the Insert Link tool is built directly into Google Slides.

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