Start Slide Number from 31

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When you put in the auto number thing so that you can see what slide number you are on, can you start that at any number?

Yes, you can! Let us start by showing how you can put in the slide number first. These instructions are for PowerPoint 2003 but should work in previous versions, although things work a little differently in PowerPoint 2007.

1. Choose the View | Header and Footer option to summon the dialog box, as shown in Figure 1, below.


Figure 1: Opt to show slide numbers

2. Check the option that says Slide number and click the Apply to All button to view slide numbers on all slides.

Now, let us assume you want the slide number to start from 31 instead of 1. Why would you want to do so? There are several reasons, but most of the time, you might want to break up your presentation into 2 or more smaller presentations, and you then want the slide numbers to start from a number other than 1.

Follow these steps to do so:

1. Choose the File | Page Setup option.
2. You will see the resulting dialog box, as shown in Figure 2, below. Now, choose the Number slides from “n” option, where “n” is your starting slide number.


Figure 2: Renumber your slides from a number other than 1

3. Click the OK button.

Start Slide Count from Zero

You can also renumber your slides from “0”, this means your second slide will be numbered “1”.