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How to Delete a Slide in PowerPoint
Last Updated: January 14, 2022
This article was co-authored by wikiHow staff writer, Nicole Levine, MFA . Nicole Levine is a Technology Writer and Editor for wikiHow. She has more than 20 years of experience creating technical documentation and leading support teams at major web hosting and software companies. Nicole also holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Portland State University and teaches composition, fiction-writing, and zine-making at various institutions. This article has been viewed 149,759 times. Learn more...
This wikiHow teaches you how to delete a slide from a PowerPoint presentation on a PC or Mac.
Open your presentation in PowerPoint
Switch to Normal/Editing View
- When you hover the mouse cursor over the correct icon, you will see “Editing View” or “Normal View.”
Right-click the slide thumbnail you want to delete
Select the "Delete Slide" option
- 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.
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- ↑ https://support.office.com/en-us/article/choose-the-right-view-for-the-task-in-powerpoint-21332d8d-adbc-4717-a2c6-e25a697b40e9
- ↑ 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 . Did this summary help you? Yes No
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1. Open your PowerPoint presentation and right-click (or hold Control as you click) any slide you want to delete in the left sidebar. 2. From the drop-down list that appears, select "Delete" or ...
Step-2: “Right-click” on one of the slides and press the “Delete Slides” option. Once you have selected the slides that you want to remove from your PowerPoint presentation, “ Right-click ” on it using the mouse of your computer to open the drop-down menu and click on the “ Delete Slides ” option. However, make sure that the ...