Rearranging Slides

You can instantly rearrange slides in Outline or Slide pane or in Slide Sorter view. You can use the drag-and-drop method or the Cut and Paste buttons to move slides to a new location. In the Outline pane of Normal view, you can use the Move Up and Move Down buttons to move selected slides within the outline. You can also collapse the outline to its major points so you can more easily see its structure.

Rearrange a Slide in Slide Pane or Slide Sorter View

Click the Slide pane in Normal view, or click the Slide Sorter View button.

Select the slide(s) you want to move.

Drag the selected slide to a new location. A vertical bar appears where the slide(s) will be moved when you release the mouse button.

Rearrange a Slide in the Outline Pane

In the Outline pane in Normal view, click the slide icon you want to move.

TIMESAVER Drag the slide up or down to move it in Outline pane.

If necessary, click the View menu, point to Toolbars, and then click Outlining to display the Outlining toolbar.

Click the Move Up button, or click the Move Down button.

Move a Slide Using Cut and Paste

In the Outline or Slide pane or in Slide Sorter view, select the slide(s) you want to move.

Click the Cut button on the Standard toolbar.

Click the new location.

Click the Paste button on the Standard toolbar.

Collapse and Expand Slides in the Outline Pane

In the Outline pane in Normal view, select the slide you want to work with, and then click the button you want:

• To collapse the selected slides, click the Collapse button.

  A horizontal line appears below a collapsed slide in Outline view.

• To expand the selected slides, click the Expand button.

• To collapse all slides, click the Collapse All button.

• To expand all slides, click the Expand All button.