Hide, show, duplicate, or delete a slide

You can use the Presentation toolbar to hide or show slides, copy slides, and also delete them entirely.

To hide or show a slide

To hide a slide, select the slide in the Slide Strip at the bottom of the screen, and click the Hide Slide button on the Presentation toolbar. A hidden slide is not shown when running the presentation; however, the slide is still present in the presentation and can be reshown, if required.

When a slide is hidden, a square bracket is placed around the slide number in the slides panel. Additionally, when one is selected, the Hide Slide button will appear depressed.

To show a slide which is already hidden, click the Hide Slide button again.

The Slide Strip with two hidden slides

To duplicate a slide

To duplicate a slide, select the slide in the Slide Strip and click the Duplicate Slide button. The will create a new slide and insert it into the Slide Strip immediately after the original slide. The new slide is a copy of the initially selected slide. You can now select and edit the new slide as required.

To delete a slide

To permanently delete a slide, select the slide in the Slide Strip and click the Delete Slide button, or press DELETE. Deleted slides cannot be undeleted; while editing a presentation you may want to hide the slide instead.

Learn more about adding new slides

Learn more about reordering slides


3/11/2013