How to Hide a Slide in PowerPoint Presentation

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Hiding a slide in PowerPoint is a good idea if you need to quickly present, and do not want to show a certain slide but do not want to necessarily delete that slide. PowerPoint makes it very easy to hide any number of slides in your presentation.

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Hiding the Slide

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    Since you want to hide a slide, it is assumed that you already have a PowerPoint presentation created. Find the file on your computer and open it.
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    On the left side of your screen, you should see a list of all the slides in your presentation. Click the one you wish to hide.
    • If you have successfully selected a slide, a box will appear around that slide.
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    From the tabs near the top of the PowerPoint window, choose Slide Show . This tab controls everything to do with how the presentation will be presented.
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    From the options within the Slide Show tab, find and click on the Hide Slide button. These options should be located near the top of the PowerPoint window.
    • If you have successfully hid a slide, there will be a slash over the number correlated with the hidden slide.
    • Repeat this process to hide multiple slides.
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    If you wish to show the slide again, simply repeat this process.
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Accessing the Hidden Slide

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    You may wish to create a link to the hidden slide so that you can still access it while in presentation mode. It can sometimes be embarrassing to switch back to editing mode during a presentation.
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    Click the Insert tab from the top of the window. This tab controls everything you can insert into a slide, including pictures, videos, etc.
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    Highlight the text you wish to create a link from. This will be what you click to access the hidden slide during a presentation, so choose a place that makes sense. You may wish to add some text at the end of the presentation saying something like, "More information," and creating the link from that text.
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    Click the Hyperlink button from the options within the Insert tab.
    • Choose Place in this document from the options on the left side of the pop-up window.
    • Select the hidden slide and click the OK button from the bottom right of the window.
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    Is there a shortcut key to hide the slide?
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    Use ALT+S to go to the Slide Show tab on the ribbon, then press H to hide the currently active slide. Note that you need to use ALT+ S, even if you're already on the Slide Show tab. The hidden slides are marked with a line through the slide's sequential number in the top left corner in the Slide Sorter View.
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