How To Add, Duplicate, Move, Delete or Hide Slides In Google Slides

A contemporary, cutting-edge platform for creating and sharing presentations with coworkers, students, and teachers is Google Slides. You may see, work, and edit with it from anyplace by using both your computer and smartphone. Accessing presentations is simple, eliminating the burden of downloading and emailing files to your device.

Dealing with presentations frequently involves adding, removing, duplicating, rearranging, and hiding slides. We’ll demonstrate how to use Google Slides to do each of these tasks in this article.

How To Add Slides In Google Slides

To add slides in Google Slides, you can follow these steps:

1. Open your Google Slides presentation.
2. On the left-hand side of the page, you’ll see a panel with thumbnail images of your slides.
3. Click on the slide that comes after where you want to add a new slide.
4. Then, click on “Insert” from the top menu bar.
5. From the dropdown menu that appears, select “New slide.”
6. You can choose from various slide layout options, such as title slide or blank slide, by clicking on the arrow next to the “New slide” button.
7. A new slide will be added to your presentation, and you can customize it according to your needs.

You can also use keyboard shortcuts to add a new slide. Press Ctrl + M (Windows) or Cmd + M (Mac) to create a new slide quickly.

How To Duplicate Slides In Google Slides

To duplicate a slide in Google Slides, follow these steps:

1. Open the Google Slides presentation you want to duplicate a slide in.
2. In the left-hand sidebar, click on the slide you want to duplicate to select it.
3. Right-click on the slide and select “Duplicate slide” from the drop-down menu.

Alternatively, you can also duplicate a slide by selecting the slide and pressing the keyboard shortcut “Ctrl + D” (Windows) or “Command + D” (Mac).

The duplicated slide will appear immediately after the original slide in the presentation, and you can make any necessary changes to it.

How To Move Slides In Google Slides

To move slides in Google Slides, follow these steps:

1. Open the Google Slides presentation you want to edit.
2. In the left-hand sidebar, click and hold the slide you want to move.
3. Drag the slide to its new position within the presentation.
4. Release the mouse button to drop the slide into its new position.

Alternatively, you can use keyboard shortcuts to move slides:

1. Select the slide you want to move in the left-hand sidebar.
2. Press and hold the “Ctrl” key (Windows) or “Command” key (Mac).
3. While holding down the “Ctrl” or “Command” key, press the up or down arrow keys to move the slide up or down in the presentation.

You can repeat these steps to move multiple slides at once. Just hold down the “Ctrl” or “Command” key while selecting the slides you want to move, then drag them to their new position.

How To Delete Slides In Google Slides

To delete a slide in Google Slides, follow these steps:

1. Open the Google Slides presentation and go to the slide that you want to delete.
2. Click on the slide thumbnail in the left-hand panel to select it.
3. Press the “Delete” key on your keyboard or right-click on the slide and select “Delete slide” from the drop-down menu.
4. A pop-up window will appear asking if you’re sure you want to delete the slide. Click “Delete” to confirm.
5. The selected slide will be deleted from your presentation.

Note that deleting a slide permanently removes it from the presentation, so make sure you don’t need it before you delete it.

How To Hide Slides In Google Slides

To hide slides in Google Slides, follow these steps:

1. Open your Google Slides presentation and select the slide(s) you want to hide from the left-hand slide menu.
2. Right-click on the selected slide(s) and choose “Skip slide” from the dropdown menu.
3. The skipped slide(s) will appear grayed out in the slide menu, indicating that they are hidden from the presentation.

You can also use the keyboard shortcut “Ctrl + Alt + Shift + S” (Windows) or “Cmd + Option + Shift + S” (Mac) to skip selected slides.

To unhide a skipped slide, simply right-click on the slide in the slide menu and choose “Don’t skip slide” or use the keyboard shortcut “Ctrl + Alt + Shift + D” (Windows) or “Cmd + Option + Shift + D” (Mac).

Note that hiding a slide is different from deleting a slide. If you delete a slide, it will be permanently removed from the presentation and cannot be accessed again unless you have a backup copy. If you hide a slide, it can still be accessed and edited later, but it will not be shown during the presentation.