When building a new presentation or modifying an existing presentation in Google Slides, you can add a new, blank slide at any time. Additionally, you can remove, or delete, a slide you no longer want in the presentation.

To add or remove a slide in your Google Slides presentation, select a link below and follow the steps.

How to add a slide

  • Create a new presentation or open an existing presentation in Google Slides.

  • In the slides preview pane on the left, click the slide where you want to insert a new slide. The new slide is inserted after, or below, the selected slide.

  • In the menu bar, click the + button to insert a new slide with the same layout as the selected slide. Alternatively, you can right-click the slide and select New Slide in the pop-up menu.

  • To insert a slide with a different layout, click the down arrow next to the + button and select the slide layout.

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  • How to remove a slide.

How to remove a slide

  • Open an existing presentation in Google Slides.
  • In the slides preview pane on the left, select the slide to be removed.
  • In the menu bar, click Edit and select Delete to remove the slide. Alternatively, you can right-click the slide and select Delete in the pop-up menu.
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