To logically group your slides into parts, you should explore the
Sections option in PowerPoint.
Sections open up many possibilities, and you are not just limited to
adding and renaming Sections.
You can also move slides from one Section
to another, change the order of Sections, or
collapse/expand Sections. Of course, you can also
remove a Section, as explained below:
- Open your presentation in PowerPoint 2016 within which you have already
added Sections. Change to
Slide Sorter view, as shown in Figure 1
so that you can easily access the Sections in your presentation.
Figure 1: Presentation opened within the Slide Sorter view
- Right-click on the name of the Section to be removed. In Figure 2, you can see that we choose the Section named
Resources for removal. Within the contextual menu that appears, you will find three options for removing the Section, as marked in
Figure 2.
Figure 2: Options to remove the selected Section
Are Some Options for Sections Grayed Out?
Did you find the
Remove Section option greyed out as shown highlighted in
red within
Figure 3 below? This is possible if you have selected the first Section in a presentation with multiple Sections.
Figure 3: Remove Section option greyed out
However, if there is only one Section in the presentation, then the
Remove Section option will be available within the first and
only Section of your presentation, as shown highlighted in
red within
Figure 4.
Figure 4: Remove Section option not greyed out
Let us explore all three options for removing the Section, as marked in Figure 2, shown earlier on this page:
Remove Section
This option removes the selected Section. All slides from the Section are not deleted though; they are added to the Section above the removed
Section, as shown in Figure 5 (compare with Figure 1, earlier on this page).
Figure 5: Result of selecting Remove Section option
Remove Section and Slides
This option removes the selected Section along with all the slides contained within, as shown in Figure 6. Yes, everything will be
deleted, so do be careful!
Figure 6: Result of selecting Remove Section and Slides option
Remove All Sections
This option removes not only the selected Section, but all sections in the presentation, resulting in only slides with no Sections, as shown in
Figure 7.
Figure 7: Result of selecting Remove All Sections option
- Select any option to remove Section(s) as required.
- Save your presentation often.
See Also:
Removing Sections in PowerPoint 2013 for Windows
Removing Sections in PowerPoint 2011 for Mac
Removing Sections in PowerPoint 2010 for Windows
