There’s a way to link someone to view a specific slide in a PowerPoint presentaion which is a lot faster than hunting through a big slide deck.
Providing a direct link to a specific part of your slideshow not only streamlines the process of receiving feedback but also enables them to locate the content you want them to review more efficiently.
PowerPoint simplifies the process with its “Link to This Slide” feature, generating a direct link that opens the file at the specific slide in your presentation.
Requirements
The presentation has to be saved in cloud storage that the receiver/s can also access it. If the presentation isn’t already saved online, modern Office will help you do that.
Launch PowerPoint presentation stored on your local drive. Next, navigate to the specific slide you wish to share. Then, right-click on the desired slide and a shortcut menu pops up. From this menu, select the option “Link To This Slide” to generate a direct link to the chosen slide within your presentation.
Selecting “Share Link To This Slide,” will prompt you to upload your presentation to OneDrive to allow sharing.
Office just dumps the file into your OneDrive account, you’ll probably want to choose a specific folder instead.
Link to this slide
Once the presentation is saved in a cloud location, you can share it or a slide. Do that from PowerPoint on the web or modern PowerPoint for Windows/Mac. Click on the slide in the slide navigator and select the “Link To This Slide” option.
Check the share permissions
The system generates a direct link that is ready to be shared but before you copy, check what permissions you’re giving to access the presentation and to whom.
Under the link is a short note to indicate the sharing settings for the current link. Click on Settings to change or verify the sharing. Or select the copy option, and you’ll receive a notification confirming that the link has been copied.
Sharing Settings
For more specific access privileges, go to the Settings option to customize permissions for reviewers or audience. You can choose with whom you want to share your files. This typically involves setting access permissions or sharing settings with user or user groups.
The sharing settings can include any of the following options, depending on the type of account (personal, business etc).
“Anyone With The Link Can Edit.” – permits anyone with access to the link to edit the slide’s content. This functionality facilitates effective collaboration and sharing among teams or groups. Opting for this setting grants editing privileges to anyone possessing the link.
“People in the Organization – accessible by the organization with the privileges to access the link.
“People you choose – selectively available.
Edit / View only / No Download
Customize the access privileges more from the More Settings option, where you can define specific permissions, such as editing, viewing, and downloading for reviewers or audience.
Finalize the process by clicking on the “Apply” button ensuring that the changes take effect according to your preferences.
Once you’ve configured the access privileges and applied the changes, you can proceed to share the link via email to the intended audience. Simply copy the link generated by the sharing feature and paste it into your email or other message.
Or there’s another way …
At risk of stating the obvious, there’s another way to share a single slide with ‘read only’ access.
Take a screen shot of the slide and paste it into an email or message.
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