Using sections to structure and organise a PowerPoint 2010 presentation

Sections can be used to help structure a presentation which covers a number of different topics. They can also be useful when collaborating on presentations as you can assign sets of slides to individuals, making the ownership of each section clear.

Sections are only available in PowerPoint 2010. You will need to resave your PowerPoint as a .docx file.

To do this:

  1. Click the File tab.
  2. Click Save as.
  3. In the Save as type drop down menu choose PowerPoint Presentation.
  4. Click Save.

Adding a section

To add a section to a presentation:

  1. Choose where you want the section to be added.
  2. Right-click in between the slides in the slide viewer on the left.
  3. Select Add Section from the menu.
  4. A section will appear in between the slides.

Renaming a section

To rename a section:

  1. Right-click on the section in the slide viewer on the left.
  2. Select Rename Section from the menu.
  3. Enter the new name.
  4. Click Rename.

Deleting a section

To delete a section:

  1. Right-click on the section in the slide viewer on the left.
  2. Select Remove Section from the menu.

Note: Deleting a section in the above way does not remove slides within that section.