How to Remove Slide Number from PowerPoint Slides

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Adding slide numbers to your PowerPoint presentation can be useful for helping the audience follow along and reference specific slides. However, you may decide later that you want to remove the slide numbers, either from certain slides or the entire presentation. Here is a step-by-step guide to removing slide numbers in PowerPoint.

1. Open the PowerPoint Presentation

First, open the PowerPoint presentation that contains the slide numbers you want to remove. The slide number will appear in the footer area of each slide.

PowerPoint slide with number

2. Access the Header and Footer Menu

Next, go to the “Insert” tab and click on “Slide Number” in the Text group.

Insert tab

This will open up the Header and Footer dialog box.

3. Uncheck the Slide Number Box

In the dialog box, click on the “Slide” tab. Uncheck the box next to “Slide number” to remove slide numbers.

Uncheck slide number

4. Apply to All or Selected Slides

You now have two options:

  • Click “Apply” to remove the slide number from only the currently selected slide
  • Click “Apply to All” to remove slide numbers from all slides

Apply to all or selected slides

And that’s it! The slide numbers will be removed.

5. Hide Numbers on Title Slide Only

If you only want to hide the slide number on the title slide, do the following instead:

  1. In the Header and Footer dialog box, check the box next to “Don’t show on title slide”
  2. Click “Apply to All”

This will remove the slide number from just the title slide layout.

Don’t show on title slide

6. Change the Starting Number

You can also change the starting number for your slide numbering:

  1. Go to the “Design” tab and click on “Slide Size”>”Custom Slide Size”
  2. In the dialog box, change the “Number slides from” field to the desired starting number
  3. Click OK

For example, you could start numbering at slide 0 instead of 1.

Change starting slide number

7. Remove Numbers from Specific Slides

To remove slide numbers from only certain slides:

  1. Select the slides you want to remove numbers from
  2. Follow steps 2-4 above, but click “Apply” instead of “Apply to All”

This will remove numbers from only those selected slides.

8. Add Slide Numbers Back In

If you change your mind and want to add slide numbers back to the presentation, simply follow step 2 again and re-check the “Slide number” box, then click “Apply to All.”

Tips for Slide Numbering

Here are some additional tips for working with slide numbers in PowerPoint:

  • Make sure your slide numbers are large and legible for the audience
  • Use a consistent placement for slide numbers on each slide
  • Match the font formatting to your overall presentation design
  • Consider hiding numbers on full-screen image slides or other slides where they may be distracting

Carefully adding, removing, and formatting slide numbers can give your presentation a polished, professional look. Follow these steps to easily control slide numbering in PowerPoint.

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