PowerPoint

Unit 1: Creating a Presentation with PowerPoint

Lesson 1: Creating a Presentation

How do you delete and rearrange slides?

It is rare when a presentation doesn't undergo changes and modifications as it is being created. One of the benefits of using PowerPoint is you can easily make changes to your presentation. In this objective we look at how to make higher-level changes--deleting and rearranging slides. In the next objective we look at lower-level changes--editing the contents of an individual slide.

You probably have noticed that PowerPoint (and other applications) usually allow multiple ways to accomplish the same task. There is no better example of this fact than the delete slide action. You can delete a slide in any of the slide editing views: slide view, outline view, slide sorter view, and notes page view. In this objective we will mention the options for deleting the rearranging slides and focus on the best option. It is sometimes a matter of personal preferences, so experiment and decide for yourself which way is best for you.

You can use outline view to delete and rearrange slides. However, because outline view also supports changing the contents of slides, it may not be the best view to use when you only want to delete or rearrange slides. The danger is you may accidentally change the contents of a slide.

Slide sorter view is probably the best view for deleting and rearranging slides. In slide sorter view you get a thumb-nail image of all the slides in your presentation:

To delete a slide,

Select the slide you want to delete, (Tip: If you hold down the shift key you can select more than one slide.)
Choose the Delete Slide menu option from the Edit pull-down menu.

To rearrange (or move) a slide,

Click and drag the slide you want to move

The following animation shows an example of moving and deleting a slide,

Deleting and rearranging slides