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How to Delete a Slide in PowerPoint

In this click-through tutorial, you will learn how to set up and manage a presentation in Microsoft PowerPoint. You will start by launching the application and selecting the Bold underlines keynote presentation template. Finally, you will navigate through the slide thumbnails in the sidebar pane and delete a specific slide to clean up your presentation.

Operations
7 steps 3 min Community template
1

Click the PowerPoint icon

Click the PowerPoint icon in the taskbar at the bottom of the screen to open the application.

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Click the PowerPoint icon
2

Click the presentation template

Click the "Bold underlines keynote pres..." template in the New section to start a presentation with this design.

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Click the presentation template
3

In the left thumbnail pane, click the slide you want to delete.

Select the slide you want to remove.

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In the left thumbnail pane, click the slide you want to delete.
4

Press Delete on your keyboard.

The selected slide will be removed from your presentation.

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Press Delete on your keyboard.
5

Another way : Click the slide thumbnail

Click the slide thumbnail in the left sidebar to select and view the slide.

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Another way : Click the slide thumbnail
6

Right-click the slide thumbnail and select “Delete Slide” from the menu.

Click the Delete Slide option in the context menu to remove the selected slide from your presentation.

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Right-click the slide thumbnail and select “Delete Slide” from the menu.
7

Slide deleted successfully

The selected slide has been removed from your presentation.

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Slide deleted successfully

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