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Action Objects

Objects related to mouse click and hover actions on shapes or text runs.

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ActionSetting

Properties specifying how a shape or text run reacts to mouse actions during a slide show.

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Properties

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action
PP_ACTION_TYPE
Member of the PP_ACTION enumeration indicating the type of action.Returns the type of action that will result when the shape or text is clicked or the mouse pointer is positioned over it during a slide show. Returns PP_ACTION.NONE if there is no action or if the action is not recognized.Possible values:
  • PP_ACTION.HYPERLINK - Navigate to a URL
  • PP_ACTION.FIRST_SLIDE - Go to first slide
  • PP_ACTION.LAST_SLIDE - Go to last slide
  • PP_ACTION.NEXT_SLIDE - Go to next slide
  • PP_ACTION.PREVIOUS_SLIDE - Go to previous slide
  • PP_ACTION.LAST_SLIDE_VIEWED - Go to last viewed slide
  • PP_ACTION.NAMED_SLIDE - Go to a specific slide
  • PP_ACTION.END_SHOW - End the slide show
  • PP_ACTION.NAMED_SLIDE_SHOW - Run a named slide show
  • PP_ACTION.PLAY - Start another presentation
  • PP_ACTION.OPEN_FILE - Open a file
  • PP_ACTION.RUN_MACRO - Run a macro
  • PP_ACTION.RUN_PROGRAM - Run a program
  • PP_ACTION.OLE_VERB - OLE verb action
  • PP_ACTION.NONE - No action
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hyperlink
Hyperlink
A Hyperlink object representing the hyperlink action.A Hyperlink object is always returned, even if no hyperlink or other click action is defined.
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target_slide
Slide | None
Reference to the slide that is the target of a slide jump action.Returns the target slide for slide jump actions including PP_ACTION.FIRST_SLIDE, LAST_SLIDE, NEXT_SLIDE, PREVIOUS_SLIDE, and NAMED_SLIDE. Returns None for all other actions.Writable: Assign a Slide object to create an internal hyperlink to that slide. Assign None to remove any slide jump action.Example:
slide, target_slide = prs.slides[0], prs.slides[1]
shape = slide.shapes[0]
shape.click_action.target_slide = target_slide
The LAST_SLIDE_VIEWED and PLAY actions are not supported for this property.

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Example Usage

from pptx.enum.action import PP_ACTION

# Check the action type
if shape.click_action.action == PP_ACTION.HYPERLINK:
    print(f"Hyperlink: {shape.click_action.hyperlink.address}")

# Set a slide jump action
shape.click_action.target_slide = prs.slides[2]

# Access the action type
assert shape.click_action.action == PP_ACTION.NAMED_SLIDE
Represents a hyperlink action on a shape or text run.

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Properties

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address
str | None
Read/write URL of the hyperlink.The URL can use http, https, mailto, or file schemes. Returns None if no hyperlink is defined or if another action (like RUN_MACRO) is defined instead.Writing: Assign a URL string to add or change the hyperlink. Assign None to remove any action (hyperlink or otherwise).Example:
# Add a hyperlink
shape.click_action.hyperlink.address = 'https://github.com/scanny/python-pptx'

# Check hyperlink URL
url = shape.click_action.hyperlink.address
if url:
    print(f"Links to: {url}")

# Remove hyperlink
shape.click_action.hyperlink.address = None

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Example Usage

# Set hyperlink on a shape
shape.click_action.hyperlink.address = 'https://python-pptx.readthedocs.io'

# Set hyperlink on a text run
run = shape.text_frame.paragraphs[0].runs[0]
run.hyperlink.address = 'mailto:[email protected]'

# Check if shape has a hyperlink
if shape.click_action.hyperlink.address:
    print("Shape has a hyperlink")

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PP_ACTION Enumeration

Specifies the type of mouse action. See Enumerations for full details.

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Common Values

  • PP_ACTION.NONE (0) - No action
  • PP_ACTION.NEXT_SLIDE (1) - Move to next slide
  • PP_ACTION.PREVIOUS_SLIDE (2) - Move to previous slide
  • PP_ACTION.FIRST_SLIDE (3) - Go to first slide
  • PP_ACTION.LAST_SLIDE (4) - Go to last slide
  • PP_ACTION.HYPERLINK (7) - Navigate to URL
  • PP_ACTION.END_SHOW (6) - End the presentation

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