Add Method to Create Hyperlinks in PowerPoint JavaScript API

Thanks for pushing this. The newer hyperlink work in requirement sets (1.6 and now 1.10) is a step forward, but there is still a major gap that blocks real PowerPoint automation: creating internal slide-to-slide links.

Today we can set a hyperlink address and screen tip, which is fine for external URLs. What we cannot do is create the native PowerPoint “jump to slide” hyperlink that PowerPoint stores as ppaction://hlinksldjump and ties to a relationship for a slide target (the equivalent of SubAddress in COM/VBA). That missing capability prevents a lot of common scenarios:

• Building an automated table of contents or agenda where each entry jumps to the right slide
• Creating in-slide navigation bars (tabs) for long client reports
• Validating and repairing internal links after slides are inserted, deleted, or reordered
• Ensuring those internal links survive “Save As PDF” so the navigation works in the distributed PDF

Without internal targets, the workarounds are ugly: VBA-only tooling, VSTO/COM-only authoring, or worst of all, server-side Open XML rewriting of the PPTX package and re-uploading to SharePoint, which is risky during coauthoring because it can overwrite live edits and disrupt AutoSave.

Feature request: please extend PowerPoint hyperlinks to support internal targets in a first-class way, either:

• subAddress (read/write) similar to other Office hosts, or
• a dedicated API like setHyperlink({ targetSlideId: ... }) / linkToSlide(slideId) that is stable even when slide order changes.

That one addition would unlock ToC automation, nav bars, and reliable PDF navigation without forcing customers into unsafe file rewrite workflows. 

I too would find use in this. I just made a useful took to automate ToC creafion, but I can't automatically link the ToC entries to their respective slides. Workaround is having a VBA macro go back through the ToCs and link using the shown page number. I could rework this all in VBA, but JS for Office is more elegant :)

And can we use this opportunity to finally format hyperlinks as desired (i.e., without underlines)?

Hi breslav - we recently released the ability to work with hyperlinks in Requirement Set 1.6. Please try it out!

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/javascript/api/requirement-sets/powerpoint/powerpoint-api-1-6-requirement-set?view=powerpoint-js-preview

Dear Simon Breslav,

I completely agree with you.
This is an essential feature for building more robust PowerPoint add-ins. I am facing the same issue; I would like to add attributions to images I insert into slides, but there is currently no way to link them to a hyperlink, add alternative text, or include a comment. These functionalities are already available in Excel and Word, yet they are missing from PowerPoint.

Adding support for setting hyperlinks on text and images in the PowerPoint JavaScript API would be a significant improvement, making it much more capable and aligned with the other Office applications.

Thank you for raising this request, and I truly hope Microsoft considers implementing it.

Best regards,
Mariangeles Codispoto.

I haven't tried this, but you may be able to use Script Editor.app on your Mac to get at the Hyperlink capabilities. You can set Script Editor to Javascript in Script Editor settings.