how to turn the slide attachment to a link?

Question

Hi,

Just like we can add link in a word doc, I was wondering if I can turn a powerpoint slide as link? For example, in my confluence page, it will show the word "slide" but when u click on it the actual slides will open in a window. Please lmk if this can be achieved.

Thanks!

J

Shannon S · Answer

Hi Joy,

Thank you for your reply. If you take a look at the page I referred to you, Insert Links, there's a table that suggests the following:

Link to a page’s attachment

Doing this through the link tool is coming soon. In the meanwhile, you can use this process to accomplish your goal.

* Go to the published version of the page containing the attachment to which you want to link.

* Go to More ••• > Attachments.

* Right-click on the file name of the attachment, and select Copy Link Address.

* Go to and edit the page where you want to link to the attachment.

* Paste the URL in the link tool pop-up, and give it a more friendly name if desired.

Note that if you use the example above, by right-clicking the attachment's name, that gives you a downloadable link. To display the attachment in a preview, you'll need to copy the preview link. I created a video below to show you how I did that:

I hope this helps! Let me know if you have any trouble.

Take care,

Shannon

Joy Saha · Answer

Thanks for getting back to me Shannon! I wanted to share 2 screenshots of confluence, where I saw this was done....please review and lmk if I can do something similar.

In the first shot, please see the word POSTER (which contains the link to the power point). When I click on poster the actual power point (in the 2nd screenshot) pops up in a new window...this is being done in confluence by a different group at my institution. Please lmk if you can help to be able to do this ...

Thanks!

J

Shannon S · Answer

Hello Joy,

Welcome to Atlassian Community! It's nice to meet you.

It's not possible right now to link text to an attachment in Confluence, but it's on our short-term roadmap. Follow the case below for updates on when we release that feature!

* CONFCLOUD-65302 Ability to link text to an attachment in the editor

You can check the Confluence Cloud Editor Roadmap for further information. Review this table for an alternative method.

I hope that helps, but let me know if you have any additional questions about that.

Take care,

Shannon