Add Method to Create Hyperlinks in PowerPoint JavaScript API

I am writing to request the addition of a method in the PowerPoint JavaScript API that allows developers to programmatically convert text into hyperlinks. Currently, this functionality is available i...

Office Add-ins development

EsterB

Microsoft

Mar 06, 2025

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

Codispoto

Copper Contributor

Mar 07, 2025

Hi EsterB,

With the documentation you shared, it seems that we can only load the hyperlinks that are already on the slide, but we can't create new ones—is that correct? I've tried adding a hyperlink using the Office API with JavaScript, but I haven't been able to make it work.

Thanks!