How to delete a slide in PowerPoint.

Want to remove a slide or two without altering the rest of the presentation? Learn how to delete a slide in PowerPoint using two different methods.

Not every slide in your presentation is a winner, so it’s no surprise you may need to learn how to delete a slide in Microsoft PowerPoint. Luckily, it’s easy to delete a slide (or several) using PowerPoint or an online PDF editor.

Is removing and deleting a slide in PowerPoint the same?

Removing and deleting a slide is the same task. When you delete a slide in PowerPoint, it is eliminated from the presentation and no longer able to be edited.

Options for how to delete a slide in PowerPoint.

If you need to delete a slide in PowerPoint, there are a couple of different methods you can try. You can remove the slide by using the PowerPoint editor or delete a slide online with Acrobat online services. Read on to learn how to delete a slide in PowerPoint.

Option 1: How to delete a slide in PowerPoint by removing it.

The easiest way to delete a slide in PowerPoint is to simply use the PowerPoint editor. When you open your presentation in PowerPoint, you should see a numbered list of the slides on the left side of your screen. If not, click the View tab on the top toolbar and choose Normal.

To delete a slide, highlight the slide you want to delete by clicking it in the left slide list and pressing either delete or backspace on your keyboard. You can also right-click the slide you want to remove and choose the Delete Slide option.

To remove multiple slides at a time, hold the Ctrl key and click on the slides you want to remove. Then, just press the delete or backspace key. It’s as simple as that.

Option 2: How to delete a PowerPoint slide online.

If you don’t have access to PowerPoint, that’s okay. You can still delete PowerPoint slides online using a PDF editor like Adobe Acrobat online services, our online tool that allows you to delete pages from PDF files once converted — no PowerPoint download necessary. Just follow these easy steps for how to delete a PowerPoint slide:

1. Visit the Delete PDF pages editor tool.
2. Upload the PowerPoint you want to edit.
3. Highlight the page thumbnail or thumbnails you want to delete.
4. Press the trash icon on the top toolbar.
5. Click Save and rename your file.

These steps will delete the highlighted slides and resave your PowerPoint as a shareable PDF document.

Will slide numbers update when I delete a slide in PowerPoint?

If you have already added slide numbers in PowerPoint, they should update once you have deleted a slide. Otherwise, follow these steps to add slide numbers:

1. In the View tab, under the Presentation Views group, click Normal.
2. On the left side of your screen, in the pane with the slide thumbnails, click the first slide thumbnail in your presentation.
3. In the Insert tab, under the Text group, click the icon labeled “Header & Footer.”
4. A dialog box will open, in which you can do one of the following:

• To add slide numbers, click the “Slide tab” and then select the “Slide number” checkbox.
• To add page numbers to notes, click the Notes and Handouts tab, then select the “Page number” checkbox.

1. To add page numbers to all of the slides or notes in your presentation, click Apply to All.

Can I delete multiple slides in PowerPoint?

You can delete multiple slides in PowerPoint by taking the following steps:

1. Press and hold Ctrl.
2. In the thumbnail pane, choose the slides.
3. Release the Ctrl key, then right-click the selection and select Delete Slide.

What if I accidentally delete a slide in PowerPoint?

If you accidentally deleted a slide in PowerPoint, you can recover it using the following steps:

1. If you have not closed PowerPoint after deleting the slide, click Undo to recover the slide.
2. If the file is saved in OneDrive for business, you can restore an older version of the file.

Is there a keyboard shortcut to delete a slide in PowerPoint?

To delete a slide in PowerPoint, you can hit the Backspace or Delete button on your keyboard.

What else can I do with PowerPoint?

After you learn how to delete a slide in PowerPoint without worrying that you’ll remove the wrong one, learn how to work with PowerPoint in other useful ways:

• Need to send your presentation as a PDF? Use our tool to convert PPT to PDF and share with ease.
• Export images from PowerPoint files.
• Learn how to convert PowerPoint to Word.
• Need to print your PDF and include your slide notes? Learn how to print a PowerPoint with notes.
• Learn how to insert a PDF into PowerPoint.

Discover what more you can do with Acrobat online services to make editing and sharing your PowerPoint presentations a breeze.