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This wikiHow guide teaches you how to number the slides in your PowerPoint presentation on your Windows PC or Mac. You can add slide numbers easily on the Insert tab and change the look and position of each number on your master slide.
Things You Should Know
- To add slide numbers to your presentation, click the "Insert" tab, select "Header & Footer," check the box next to "Slide number," and click "Apply All."
- The position, font, size, and color of your slide numbers is determined by your slide master.
- To format your slides, click the "View" tab, select "Slide Master," click the first master slide, and edit the placeholder (the hashtag symbol) as needed.
Steps
How to Add Slide Numbers
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Click Header & Footer . It's on the toolbar at the top of PowerPoint. [1] X Trustworthy Source Microsoft Support Technical support and product information from Microsoft. Go to source This opens the Header & Footer window to the Slide tab.Advertisement
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Check the box next to "Slide number." It's on the left side of the window.
- If you don't want a slide number to appear on the first (title) slide, check the box next to "Don’t show on title slide" at the bottom-left corner.
- All slides, including hidden slides, are included in the slide count. You'll also see slide numbers when you print your presentations. [2] X Trustworthy Source Microsoft Support Technical support and product information from Microsoft. Go to source
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Click the Apply to All button. It's at the bottom-right corner of the window. Slide numbers now appear on each slide in your presentation .
- If slide numbers aren't showing up, the slide number placeholder was removed from your slide master . Skip down to this method to learn how to insert them if they're not showing up.
- To remove all slide numbers, return to Insert > Header & Footer , uncheck "Slide Number," and click Apply to All .
- To remove just one slide number, select the slide in the left panel, go to Insert > Header & Footer , uncheck "Slide Number," and click Apply .
How to Format Slide Numbers
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Open Slide Master view. The position, size, and color of your slide numbers is determined by the master slide for your template . To get there, click the View tab at the top of PowerPoint, then click Slide Master in the toolbar.
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Click the master thumbnail. You'll see it at the top of the left panel. You should now see the slide number placeholder, a small box with a hashtag (#) inside. It'll usually be at the bottom-right corner.
- If your slide numbers didn't show up after you inserted them, you won't see the placeholder. You'll need to add one. Here's how:
- Click the Insert tab, then click Text Box in the toolbar.
- Click and drag a text box in any blank area of the slide. You can always reposition it later.
- Click inside the text box.
- Click Slide Number in the toolbar. You'll now see the hash symbol in the text box—the slide number placeholder.
- If your slide numbers didn't show up after you inserted them, you won't see the placeholder. You'll need to add one. Here's how:
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Select the slide number placeholder. It's the box with a small hashtag inside, often at the bottom-right corner of the master slide.
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Reposition the slide number. If you want to move the slide number somewhere else on a slide, click and hold the slide number placeholder. When the cursor turns to arrows, drag it to the desired location.
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Change the slide number font, text size, or color. To change the look of your slide numbers:
- Click the Home tab.
- Click the slide number placeholder to select it.
- To change the color, click the "A" with a line under it in the toolbar, then select a color.
- To change the font face and size, use the drop-down menus in the toolbar.
- You can also make slide numbers bold, italicized, or underlined as you would other text. [3] X Trustworthy Source Microsoft Support Technical support and product information from Microsoft. Go to source
- To return to your presentation, click Normal on the View tab.
Expert Q&A
Tips
- You can also change the position of headers, footers , text boxes, and other elements when editing the master slide.Thanks
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References
- ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/add-page-numbers-date-and-time-or-footer-text-to-all-slides-in-powerpoint-for-mac-abb23f0c-760a-46ef-940e-be5074d3f287
- ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/add-page-numbers-date-and-time-or-footer-text-to-all-slides-in-powerpoint-for-mac-abb23f0c-760a-46ef-940e-be5074d3f287
- ↑ https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/office/change-the-fonts-in-a-footer-on-a-slide-ad433255-2de8-441e-99c8-b26a99b04d74
About This Article
To add slide numbering to your PowerPoint presentation, start by opening your presentation in PowerPoint. Then, click the "Insert" tab and select "Header & Footer" on the toolbar. Check the box next to "Slide number"—the preview in the upper-right corner of the window will update to display where the slide number will appear on each slide. If the first slide in your presentation is a title slide and you don’t want a number on it, place a checkmark next to "Don't show on title slide." Click "Apply to All" to add the slide number to each slide in your presentation. If the slide number doesn't look right on one of your slides, you can move it to a different location—just hover the mouse cursor over the slide number until it turns to a crosshair, then click-and-drag it somewhere that looks a little better. You can also change the position of your slide number on all slides at once by editing the Slide Master. Click the "View" tab, click "Slide Master" on the toolbar, and then click your Slide Master at the top of the left panel. Hover the mouse cursor over the slide number until it turns to a crosshair, then drag it to another location. Another thing you can do while editing the Slide Master is to change the size, font, or color of the slide number—double-click the slide number to select it, highlight the number, and then use the font face, size, and color options on the small menu above your cursor. Click "Close Master View" when you're finished. Any changes you made to the slide numbers in the Slide Master will apply to all slides in the presentation.
