How to Delete Slides in WPS on Windows

Use Delete Slides with 3 how-to topics, including right-click deletion, Delete-key deletion, and multi-slide deletion; choose a topic from the index and follow the steps.

How-to Index

How-to Guide

1. Delete one slide from the right-click menu

Feature entry: Left thumbnail pane → Right-click → Delete Slide

1. Open the presentation you want to edit.
2. In the slide thumbnail pane on the left, click the slide you want to remove.
3. Right-click the selected slide thumbnail.
4. Select Delete Slide from the menu.
5. Confirm that the slide is removed from the thumbnail list.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The selected slide disappears from the thumbnail pane.
• What you can do next: You can continue editing the remaining slides or save the file.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: If the target slide is not selected first, you may remove the wrong slide.
• Environment note: If the thumbnail pane is collapsed, expand it before starting.

2. Delete one slide with the Delete key

Feature entry: Left thumbnail pane → Select a slide → Delete key

1. Open the presentation and locate the slide thumbnail pane on the left.
2. Click the slide you want to delete.
3. Press the Delete key on your keyboard.
4. Check whether the slide has been removed.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The target slide is removed from the thumbnail list immediately.
• What you can do next: You can continue selecting other slides for editing or deletion.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: If focus is not in the thumbnail pane, pressing Delete may not remove the slide.
• Environment note: On some laptop keyboards, check whether the Delete key requires a key combination.

3. Delete multiple slides at once

Feature entry: Left thumbnail pane → Select multiple slides → Right-click Delete Slide or press Delete

1. In the slide thumbnail pane, hold Ctrl and click each slide you want to remove.
2. If you want to select a continuous range, click the first slide and then use Shift to select the range.
3. After selecting multiple slides, right-click any selected thumbnail.
4. Select Delete Slide, or press the Delete key directly.
5. Check whether all selected slides have been removed together.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: Multiple selected slides disappear from the thumbnail pane at the same time.
• What you can do next: The remaining slide order updates automatically, and you can continue organizing the deck.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: If the selected range is not checked carefully, nearby slides may be removed by mistake.
• Environment note: Before deleting multiple slides, confirm that the selected content is no longer needed.