Feature Recommendation: Automatically Create Native Internal Card Links in Tables of Contents
Marc Blaauw
I would like to recommend an improvement to how Gamma creates hyperlinks in a Table of Contents.
I frequently create web-based Gammas containing a Table of Contents that should take viewers directly to the appropriate section card. Gamma’s AI often creates links using hashtag anchors or raw internal card IDs, such as “3dt5prdr5wsqlye.” These links do not consistently work in Present Mode or the published web version.
For the links to work correctly, each Table of Contents entry must be connected through Gamma’s native card-selection system. In the link settings, the destination should appear as the blue internal-card chip showing the card icon and visible title, such as “Section 1.”
I recommend adding the following capability:
When a user asks Gamma’s AI Agent to hyperlink an existing Table of Contents, the Agent should automatically:
Match each TOC entry to the corresponding card by its visible title.
Select that card through Gamma’s native internal card-reference system.
Display the named blue card chip instead of a raw card ID or hashtag anchor.
Verify that each link works in Edit Mode, Present Mode and the published web version.
Preserve the existing TOC design, wording, formatting and order.
It would also be very helpful if this behavior could be preserved in reusable templates. When a template contains an internally linked Table of Contents, Gamma should recognize and reproduce the same native linking method in newly generated Gammas.
This improvement would eliminate substantial manual work for anyone creating long presentations, training manuals, guides or interactive web-based Gammas.ou need to automate the linking functionality example of link format see attached
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Nik Payne (Gamma design)
Hey Marc Blaauw, this is super clear and the screenshot helps a ton, thank you. Totally get the pain here: AI-generated TOCs that use anchors/raw IDs instead of the native blue card chip, then links get flaky in Present Mode or when published. I’ll pass this to the team.
Quick question so we can make it actionable: when the links fail for you, is it mostly in Present Mode, the published web version, or both? If you have one example Gamma where it happens consistently, sharing the doc link (or just the TOC + target card titles) would help us reproduce it fast.
Marc Blaauw
Nik Payne (Gamma design)
Present mode never works for me with the table of contents links. I need to be in Web mode to have any chance of getting the TOC to work automatically.
Otherwise, I have to manually go to each hyperlink in the TOC, clear the Gamma-generated link, and then the list of cards becomes visible. From there, I can click the appropriate card. I’ve tried several ways to automate this process, but I’ve only had marginal success.
Using the Gamma-generated links does not work for me in either Present mode or Web mode.
I’d be happy to discuss this further. A Zoom call might be the easiest way for me to show the issue clearly. I’m in California, so working-hour availability in that time zone is best for me.
Getting this to work automatically would be a huge success for me, since much of my work involves creating larger documents where a functioning table of contents is very important.