Resetting a slide in PowerPoint 2013 allows you to quickly revert formatting changes and restore the default layout. This can save time compared to manually changing back all customizations.

There are a few ways to reset slides in PowerPoint 2013:

Use the Reset Button

The easiest way to reset a slide is with the Reset button:

Select the slide you want to reset
Go to the Home tab
In the Slides group, click the Reset button

This will:

Revert any changes made to placeholders (position, size, etc.)
Change back to the default theme formatting

The Reset button won’t undo changes to:

The slide background
Objects not in placeholders like text boxes or shapes

Reset the Slide Background

To reset just the slide background:

Select the slide
Go to the Design tab

Click Format Background
Click the Reset Background button

This resets the background to the theme default.

Reset Slide Master

To completely reset a slide, go to Slide Master view:

Click View > Master > Slide Master
Right-click the slide layout you want to reset

Click Reset

This resets the layout to the theme default, including the background.

Any slides using this layout will update to reflect the changes.

Copy Layout from Another Presentation

You can also reset a slide by copying a layout from another presentation:

Open both presentations
In the presentation with the layout you want, right-click the layout in the thumbnails pane

Click Copy
Switch to the other presentation
Right-click in the thumbnails pane and click Paste

The copied layout will be added to the second presentation. Apply it to reset slides.

Additional Tips

Use keyboard shortcuts to quickly reset slides: Ctrl+Spacebar (to reset a placeholder) or Ctrl+Shift+R (to reset a slide)
Make sure to save your presentation first before making major changes