Hide Slides in WPS on Windows: Introduction

Hide Slides in WPS on Windows lets you skip selected slides during Slide Show without deleting them; this guide covers 3 core tasks, with 3 available without membership and 0 membership-related items.

At a Glance

Metric	Value	Notes
Core tasks	3	Matches the number of rows in the How-to Index
Available without membership	3	Matches the number of Free rows in the index
Membership-related items	0	Matches the number of membership-related rows in the index

About This Feature

Overview

Hide Slides is a presentation control feature in WPS Office for Windows. It lets you keep a slide in the file while skipping it during Slide Show.

Core tasks include:

Hide a single slide when you want to keep backup or optional content in the deck.
Hide a slide from the right-click menu in the thumbnail pane for faster editing.
Unhide a slide when you want to restore it to the presentation sequence.

This feature is useful for shorter presentations, audience-specific versions, backup explanation slides, and unfinished slides that should stay in the file for later editing.

System Requirements

Item	Requirement
Operating system	A Windows device that can run WPS Office normally
App version	It is recommended to use the latest version of WPS Office
Network	No mandatory internet connection is required for local editing or Slide Show; internet access is needed for download and installation
Other	You need to be able to open or create a WPS Presentation file

Download & Installation

Before using Hide Slides, install WPS Office for Windows and confirm that Presentation opens normally.

Item	Details
Official download	WPS Office Free Download
Check after installation	Open WPS Office, open a presentation, and confirm that the Hide Slide command is available on the Slide Show tab or in the thumbnail right-click menu

Source: WPS download page

Compare with Alternatives

Dimension	WPS	Microsoft	Google	Notion	Adobe
Capability Summary	Lets you hide selected slides in a presentation. Hidden slides stay in the file, do not appear during Slide Show, and can be restored later.	PowerPoint lets you hide or unhide a slide. A hidden slide remains in the file, and Microsoft also documents how to show a hidden slide during a presentation.	Google Slides lets you use Skip Slide. The skipped slide is not deleted, and people can still see it when the presentation is shared.	Notion Presentation Mode turns page sections into slides with divider blocks, but the official help page does not describe a per-slide hide feature that matches hidden slides in a presentation deck.	Adobe Acrobat focuses on presenting PDFs in full-screen mode with page transitions and initial view settings. Its official guidance does not describe a direct equivalent to hiding one presentation slide inside a slide deck.
WPS Advantages	Advantage: WPS provides a direct slide-hiding workflow for presentation editing, with access from the Slide Show tab and the thumbnail right-click menu. Distinct: the same Hide Slide command can also be used again to restore the slide.	Compared with WPS: Microsoft documents an additional way to show a hidden slide during a live presentation. WPS content here focuses on hiding and restoring slides during editing.	Compared with WPS: Google uses Skip Slide for a similar result. WPS provides a desktop ribbon entry and a thumbnail shortcut in a presentation editor workflow.	Compared with WPS: Notion focuses on presenting page content as slides and on navigation in Presentation Mode, rather than on hiding individual slides inside a presentation file.	Compared with WPS: Adobe focuses on PDF presentation settings and full-screen viewing, not on slide-level hide and unhide controls in a presentation editor.
Official Source	—	Hide or show a slide	Add, delete & organize slides	Presentation mode	Prepare PDFs for presentation

Overall Conclusion: If you want to shorten a presentation without deleting content, Hide Slides in WPS offers a clear desktop workflow. Compared with the other tools listed here, WPS is more directly aligned with slide-by-slide editing in a presentation file.

Use Cases

No.	Scenario	Suitable for	Main issue	How it helps
1	Shortening a formal presentation	Business presenters	You want to keep backup slides but not show them in the main presentation	Hide supporting slides so Slide Show skips them automatically
2	Preparing versions for different audiences	Trainers and sales teams	One file needs different content for different viewers	Hide selected slides instead of maintaining multiple copies
3	Keeping backup explanation slides	Project owners	You may need extra detail, but not in every presentation	Keep the slide in the file and unhide it later if needed
4	Adjusting presentation pace	Students and teachers	Too many slides can make the presentation too long	Hide lower-priority slides to shorten the flow
5	Keeping unfinished slides in the deck	Content creators	Some slides are not ready, but the file still needs to be presented	Keep editing those slides while excluding them from Slide Show

Membership & Benefits

Free vs WPS Premium

The feature information for Hide Slides shows no membership restriction. The WPS Office pricing page lists broader differences between free and paid plans, so this feature can be used in the free workflow while paid plans may include additional benefits in other areas.

Capability	Free users	WPS Premium
Hide or unhide slides	✅ Available	✅ Available
Basic presentation editing	✅ Available	✅ Available
Additional advanced benefits	Some features may be limited	More advanced features and added benefits are available

Source: WPS Office pricing page

Recommendations

Scenario	Recommended plan	Why
Hiding or restoring slides in daily presentation work	Free	This feature itself has no membership restriction
Needing broader advanced office benefits	WPS Premium	Suitable if you also need more templates, cloud storage, or other extended capabilities

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