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How to Unhide a Skipped PowerPoint Slide During a Presentation
Question details
The user needs to display a PowerPoint slide that is currently being skipped during presentations and has a strikethrough line on its thumbnail.
- Product
- PowerPoint
- Device & OS
- not provided
- Scenario
- Presenting a slideshow where a specific slide is unintentionally skipped.
- Observed behavior
- A line appears through the slide's thumbnail number in the left pane, and the slide does not appear when the presentation is running.
Ensure your presentation is in 'Normal' or 'Slide Sorter' view so you can clearly see the slide thumbnails on the left side of your screen.
Unhide the Slide via the Thumbnail Pane
The quickest way to make a skipped slide visible again is by toggling the hide/unhide option directly from the thumbnail view.
PowerPoint allows users to hide slides they do not want to delete but want to skip during a live presentation. When a slide is hidden, a diagonal line crosses out the slide number on its thumbnail.
Open your presentation and look at the left-hand thumbnail pane. Find the slide with a diagonal line through its slide number.
Right-click on the thumbnail of the hidden slide to open the context menu.
Click on 'Hide Slide' (or 'Unhide Slide' depending on your software version) to toggle the visibility. The strikethrough line will disappear, indicating the slide will now show during the presentation.
Unhide Using the Slide Show Ribbon
You can also use the top ribbon menu to toggle the visibility of your slides.
Manage and Present Slides Effortlessly with WPS Presentation
WPS Office offers a seamless and highly compatible Presentation tool that allows you to manage, hide, or unhide slides with just a few clicks, ensuring your slideshows run perfectly.
- 1. Open your presentation: Launch WPS Office and open your PowerPoint presentation file.
- 2. Find the hidden slide: In the left-hand thumbnail pane, find the slide with the crossed-out number.
- 3. Unhide the slide: Right-click the thumbnail and select 'Hide Slide' to toggle it back to a visible state.
- 4. Play the slideshow: Click the 'Play' button or press F5 to start your presentation seamlessly.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does my PowerPoint slide have a line through the number?
A diagonal line through a slide number in the thumbnail pane indicates that the slide is marked as 'hidden'. Hidden slides are kept in the file but skipped during a live slideshow presentation.
Can I hide or unhide multiple slides at once?
Yes, you can hold down the Ctrl key (or Cmd on Mac) while clicking multiple slide thumbnails to select them. Then, right-click any of the selected slides and click 'Hide Slide' to toggle their visibility simultaneously.
Will hidden slides still print?
By default, hidden slides do not print. If you want to print them, you need to check the 'Print Hidden Slides' option in the Print settings dialog before printing your presentation.
Are hidden slides permanently deleted from the presentation?
No, hiding a slide only skips it during the presentation. The slide and all its content remain safely in your file and can be unhidden and edited at any time.
