How can I display page numbers and total number of pages in PowerPoint?

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To display the current slide number and total number of slides in PowerPoint, users must utilize the Header/Footer feature found in the View menu. In Office 2007 and later versions, this requires accessing the Slide Master to ensure footers are visible. While the Header/Footer option allows for the inclusion of the current slide number, it does not automatically display the total number of slides. Users must manually add the total slide count to achieve the desired format of "current slide/total slides".

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  • Familiarity with Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 or later
  • Understanding of the Slide Master feature in PowerPoint
  • Knowledge of using the Header/Footer settings in PowerPoint
  • Basic skills in editing presentation footers
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This discussion is beneficial for educators, presenters, and anyone using Microsoft PowerPoint who wants to enhance their presentations by clearly indicating the current slide number and total slide count.

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hi, this will be really simple but i can't work out how to display the page number/total number of pages in power point. by this i mean that, for example if my presentation is five pages long and I am on the 2nd page it will show 2/5 in the bottom right hand corner. i can display just the page numbers but i think it would be better in this format so that i and the audience no how far there is to go! can anyone tell me how to do this please?

thanks!
 
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If you go to View Header/Footer, there are little snippets you can include for auto-page number and total pages, date, author, etc.

In Office 2007+ I'm almost certain that you have to go through a Slide Master to view the footers though.
 
hi thanks for the quick reply! however, i had tried that before but instead of giving eg 2/5 it jst gives the current page number (eg 2). i want the total page number to show as well. is there an option like that that i am missing in the header footer bit?
 

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