How do you change the presentation so that the slide number is not on the title slide?
Slide Numbers Not Working? Try These Strategies to Fix Missing Slide Numbersby Avantix Learning Team | Updated January 26, 2021 Show
Applies to: Microsoft® PowerPoint® 2013, 2016, 2019 and 365 (Windows) If you've inserted slide numbers in slide layout placeholders in PowerPoint and the slide numbers are still not working, there are a few reasons that they may not appear. For this article, we assume you have a good understanding of how to add or insert slide numbers in PowerPoint using slide layouts. Recommended article: How to Add Slide Numbers in PowerPoint (The Complete Guide) Do you want to learn more about PowerPoint? Check out our virtual classroom or live classroom PowerPoint courses > Ensure a picture or shape is not on top of the slide number placeholderIn Normal View, a picture or shape may be on top of the slide number placeholder. You may need to resize, move or reorder (send to back) the picture or shape to see the slide number. To send a picture or shape to the back of a stack of objects:
Below is Send Backward in PowerPoint: Ensure that the desired layouts are applied to your slidesIt's important to ensure that the desired layouts are applied to your slides. A slide layout is applied to every slide in a PowerPoint deck. If slides have been copied from another presentation or different themes have been applied, extra layouts (or even masters) may have been added in Slide Master View. To ensure the desired layouts are applied to slides:
Below is the Layout drop-down menu on the Home tab in the Ribbon: It's important that you select layouts that have slide number placeholders and that numbers have been inserted into those placeholders using the Header & Footer dialog box. Below is a sample of a slide master and its associated layouts in Slide Master view: Reset layoutsIf slides have been modified and are different from the slide layout, you may need to reset layouts: To reset layouts (which reapplies the slide layout from Slide Master view):
Check to see if the assigned layout is the Title Slide layoutIf the Title Slide layout has been applied to a slide, then the slide number may not display if you clicked Header & Footer on the Insert tab in the Ribbon and then selected Don't show on title slide. To correct this (assuming you want slide numbers on all layouts with slide number placeholders), you can click the Insert tab in the Ribbon, select Header & Footer, ensure Don't show on title slide is deselected and click Apply to All. Below is the Header & Footer dialog box: Show and hide placeholders in Slide Master ViewIf slides have been copied to a presentation or different themes have been applied, extra layouts and even slide masters may have been added in Slide Master View and the placeholders may not work correctly. In that case, it's best to apply the desired layouts to slides, delete unnecessary slide masters and layouts and then show and hide placeholders again to correct the problem:
It seems like a lot of work, but this will usually correct the problem if there were multiple masters and/or layouts added for various reasons in Slide Master view. Subscribe to get more articles like this oneDid you find this article helpful? If you would like to receive new articles, join our email list. More resourcesHow to Blur Text on a PowerPoint Slide How to Align Objects in PowerPoint (4 Ways) 3 Ways Change the Font on All Slides in PowerPoint How to Compress Images in PowerPoint to Reduce File Size (10 Ways) How to Add Animation in PowerPoint (Animate Images, Text and Other Objects) Related coursesMicrosoft PowerPoint: Intermediate / Advanced Microsoft PowerPoint: Design for Non-Designers Microsoft PowerPoint: Animations Bootcamp Microsoft Excel: Intermediate / Advanced VIEW MORE COURSES > Our instructor-led courses are delivered in virtual classroom format or at our downtown Toronto location at 18 King Street East, Suite 1400, Toronto, Ontario, Canada (some in-person classroom courses may also be delivered at an alternate downtown Toronto location). Contact us at if you'd like to arrange custom instructor-led virtual classroom or onsite training on a date that's convenient for you. Copyright 2022 Avantix® Learning Microsoft, the Microsoft logo, Microsoft Office and related Microsoft applications and logos are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in Canada, US and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of the registered owners. Avantix Learning |18 King Street East, Suite 1400, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5C 1C4 | Contact us at How do you change the presentation so that the slide number is not on the title slide in PowerPoint?To number all slides but the first slide, select the Slide number check box, select the Don't show on title slide check box, and then click Apply to All.
How do I turn off slide numbers in PowerPoint?Click Insert and then click Header & Footer in the Text group. In the resulting dialog, uncheck the Slide Number option.
How do I change the slide number in PowerPoint?How to Add or Change Slide Number in PowerPoint 2016 / 2019. To add slide numbers, open your PowerPoint presentation. Select the Insert tab on the ribbon, click the “Header & Footer” button.. The “Header and Footer” dialog box will appear. In the Slide tab, check the box next to “Slide number“. ... . Click on “Apply to All“.. How do I hide the slide title in PowerPoint?Select a slide whose title you want to hide. Right-click it, and apply the "hidden-title" slide layout that you just created. The title moves to an off-slide position, but it still exists. You can see the title of the slide by switching to Outline view.
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