- You can delete a single slide or a selection of slides in Google Slides on desktop or in the mobile app on your phone.
- In the desktop version, select the slide thumbnail you want to delete and then press the Delete key.
- To delete a slide on your phone, select it and tap Delete from the main menu on Android or tap the scissors icon on iOS.
Google Slides is a fast, easy, and free tool for creating slideshows and presentations. And while it’s easy to add and customize slides, it’s not always obvious how to remove one or more slides you no longer need from your stack. However, once you know how to delete slides with just a few clicks or taps using a desktop browser or the mobile app on your phone.
With Google Slides open in a web browser and your deck open, find the slide you want to delete. Click the slide thumbnail in the pane on the left, then press To delete key on your keyboard. You can also right-click on the slide and then choose To delete from the pop-up menu. To delete multiple slides at once, hold down the Shift key when you select the first and last slides, and then delete them using the right-click menu or To delete key.
To delete a slide, select it and press the Delete key.
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How to delete a slide on Google Slides on Android
Open the deck you want to edit in the Google Slides app on your phone. If the slides are in a scrolling list view, double-tap to see the slide thumbnails at the bottom of the screen. Tap and hold the slide you want to delete until it’s selected, then tap the three-point menu at the top of the screen. Tap in the pop-up menu To delete.
To delete a slide on Android, use the three-dot menu to tap Delete.
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To delete multiple slides at once, tap and hold the first slide, tap any additional slides you want to delete, and then tap the three-point menu and choose To delete.
How to Delete a Slide on Google Slides on iPhone or iPad
Open a deck in the Google Slides app on your iPhone or iPad. If the slides are in a scrolling list view, double-tap to see the slide thumbnails at the bottom of the screen. Tap and hold the slide you want to delete until it’s selected, then tap the Pair of scissors icon in the toolbar at the top of the screen.
Use the scissors icon to
delete a selected slide in iOS.
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To delete multiple slides at once, tap and hold the first slide. Then tap any additional slides you want to delete. Then tap the Pair of scissors icon in the toolbar.
When you create a presentation in Google Slides, you will likely need to insert an image or add a text box. However, many people don't consider that they will also need to restructure the slide layout within the presentation, which might require you to add a new slide, delete a slide, or delete multiple slides.
Therefore, it is important to know how to delete slides in Google Slides. This article will explain Google Slides in a little more detail before teaching you how to delete a slide or delete multiple slides.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I save a Google Slides presentation?
A google slides presentation will automatically save on Google Drive as you work on it. So if you have deleted slides in google slides, then a new version will automatically save without those deleted slides.
Is there a Google Slides app?
Whether you are on an Android device or an Apple device, then you can download Google Slides from your relevant app store for free. Keep an eye out for the slide icon.
How do I create great Google Slides presentations?
The best way to create a Google Slides presentation where all the slides align and look professional is to use a free template from Simple Slides as part of your three-day free trial.
Can I use Google Slides if I don't use Google Chrome?
Google Slides is accessible on any web browser, so you don't have to use Google Chrome to get access. You will, however, need a Google account set up before you get started, whether you are on the browser version of the Google Slides app.
The Benefits of Using Google Slides
Collaborative working
Firstly, one of the main benefits of using Google Slides is how easy it is to work on presentations with other people remotely. When two people are working on a Google Slides presentation at the same time, you can see everything the other person is doing in real-time.
So if you see them deleting slides in Google Slides, you can quickly stop them before it's too late if you that that slide had value.
Not only that, but you can work across the entire slideshow at the same time. You don't need to both be working on a single slide at a time. For example, if your partner was working on an existing slide, you could simply click the duplicate slide option to create a new slide and start working on the next aspect of your project.
Being able to work on more than one slide at a time will make your productivity go through the roof, as each individual slide will get updated and tweaked much quicker.
Autosave feature
Another excellent aspect of Google Slides that was previously unavailable in Microsoft Office is the autosave feature.
As you work on Google Slides in a browser, either via the Google Slides app or website, your progress is automatically saved as you go. Each time you update your presentation, you don't need to click anything or press any buttons on your keyboard; the Google Slides document will automatically save.
We've all been there. You spend hours working on your presentation, updating selected slides, selecting multiple slides, and making significant changes, only to log back on and see all of your updated slides in Google have been deleted.
But not anymore! Google slide presentations automatically save as you go, so your work will always stay up to date.
Access it anywhere
Another fantastic benefit of using Google Slides is that you can access any slide in Google Slides anywhere!
You might've made significant changes to multiple slides in your presentation, but you need to rush out of the house for something important. Instead of leaving your work there, you can pick straight back up where you left off on a mobile phone or tablet as part of your commute.
Google Slides lets you delete multiple slides on the go and gives you full control over where and when you work on your presentations.
Fast and easy to use
Finally, Google Slides is easily one of the fastest and easiest presentation tools to use, especially when you want to delete slides, select multiple slides or duplicate multiple slides.
Once you press delete on a selected slide, that deleted Google slides presentation slide will quickly disappear. However, if you want to change your mind and recover a deleted slide, you can either hit the ctrl key and Z or go into the history of the document and grab it.
Google Slides is extremely user friendly, and it is so easy to delete slides or create new slides from the edit menu.
How to Delete a slide on Google Slides
To find the delete option in Google Slides:
Open up your Google Slides presentation from Google Drive.
Select the slide you want to delete.
Right-click on your selected slide and press Delete Slide.
Alternative Method
There is another way of deleting slides from the slide menu. To do this, select the slide you want to delete, and from the Slide Menu, click the edit option, then choose the Delete Slide button.
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