

A slide layout is applied to every slide in a PowerPoint deck. It's important to ensure that the desired layouts are applied to your slides.

In Normal View, a picture or shape may be on top of the slide number placeholder. Recommended article: How to Add Slide Numbers in PowerPoint (The Complete Guide)ĭo 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 placeholder

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.įor this article, we assume you have a good understanding of how to add or insert slide numbers in PowerPoint using slide layouts. Slide Numbers Not Working? Try These Strategies to Fix Missing Slide Numbersīy Avantix Learning Team | Updated January 26, 2021Īpplies to: Microsoft ® PowerPoint ® 2013, 2016, 2019 and 365 (Windows)
