{"id":44007,"date":"2013-06-04T18:46:14","date_gmt":"2013-06-04T18:46:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=44007"},"modified":"2013-06-04T18:46:14","modified_gmt":"2013-06-04T18:46:14","slug":"6-steps-to-creating-buttons-in-powerpoint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/6-steps-to-creating-buttons-in-powerpoint\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Steps to Creating Buttons in PowerPoint"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p>By Ellen Finkelstein<\/p>\n<h3>6 Steps to Creating Buttons in PowerPoint<\/h3>\n<p>Creating a button gives you the opportunity to use many formatting features of PowerPoint. Each button will be different, but here are 6 general steps that you can use. I\u2019ve provided some links to further details.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1.<\/strong> Insert a shape (I often like the rounded rectangle) and type the text that you want for the button. 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