How to Delete a Slide in PowerPoint

This wikiHow teaches you how to delete a slide from a PowerPoint presentation on a PC or Mac.

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Open your presentation in PowerPoint

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    You can usually do this by double-clicking the file on your computer. If you don’t have PowerPoint on your computer, you can sign in to PowerPoint Online, click Upload a Presentation at the top-right corner, and then double-click your presentation.
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Switch to Normal/Editing View

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    If you're in the correct view, thumbnails for each slide in the presentation will appear along the left side of the screen. If you don’t see the list of slides, click the icon of a square divided into 3 sections at the bottom of the screen.[1]
    • When you hover the mouse cursor over the correct icon, you will see “Editing View” or “Normal View.”
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Right-click the slide thumbnail you want to delete

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    You'll see the slide thumbnails in the left column. When you right-click the thumbnail, a menu will expand.
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Select the "Delete Slide" option

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    Click Delete Slide to remove the slide from your presentation. You can also press the "delete" key on your keyboard while the slide is selected to delete it.[2]
    • If you don’t want to delete the slide but don’t want it to appear in you presentation, select Hide Slide instead.
    • If you decide you want the slide back, press Command + Z (macOS) or Control + Z (Windows) to undo the delete.

Community Q&A

  • Question
    How do I rearrange slides in PowerPoint 2007?
    Jadexhe
    Jadexhe
    Community Answer
    Drag and drop the slides wherever you want them to go.
  • Question
    When I want to delete the first slide, the last one deletes, what should I do?
    Community Answer
    Community Answer
    Make sure that you select the slide that you want to delete from the side menu. There will be an option to delete that slide. If not, it could be a glitch, try restarting your computer.
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References

  1. ↑ https://support.office.com/en-us/article/choose-the-right-view-for-the-task-in-powerpoint-21332d8d-adbc-4717-a2c6-e25a697b40e9
  2. ↑ https://support.office.com/en-us/article/add-rearrange-duplicate-and-delete-slides-in-powerpoint-e35a232d-3fd0-4ee1-abee-d7d4d6da92fc#OfficeVersion=Windows

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1. Open the presentation in PowerPoint.
2. Right-click the slide in the left column.
3. Click Delete Slide.

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