# Add, reorder and lay out slides

> Add slides from starter designs or blank, move them up and down the deck, delete them, and set each one out with a layout.

Source: https://plexiidesk.com/help/slides-add-and-arrange-slides
Section: Office > PlexiiSlides
Plans: All plans
Updated: 2026-10-15

A deck grows one slide at a time. PlexiiSlides gives you ready-made starter slides, such as a cover, an agenda or a big number, drawn in your deck's theme, so most slides start with their text boxes already in place. You can also start from a blank slide, move slides around, delete them, and set any slide out again with a layout.

## Before you start

- Adding and arranging slides works on every plan.
- Open a deck in PlexiiSlides, or click inside a Slides widget on a desk. See [PlexiiSlides overview](https://plexiidesk.com/help/slides-overview).

## Add a slide from a starter

1. Click the slide you want the new one to follow in the slide rail on the left.
2. Click **+** at the bottom of the rail, or **Templates** in the toolbar. The **Pick a starter slide** window opens, with a preview of each starter in your deck's theme.
3. Click a starter.

The new slide goes straight after the one you were on, and becomes the slide you are working on. To close the window without adding anything, click **×**, click outside it or press `Esc`.

| Starter | What it has |
| --- | --- |
| **Cover** | A big title with an accent bar and a subtitle. |
| **Section** | A divider between parts of the deck. |
| **Agenda** | A title and a numbered list of what is coming. |
| **Title + bullets** | A heading with a bulleted body. |
| **Comparison** | Two columns side by side, each with a heading and bullets. |
| **Big number** | A single statistic with a caption. |
| **Quote** | A pull quote with attribution. |
| **Image + caption** | A title, a large space for a picture and a caption. |
| **Closing** | A thank-you slide to end on. |
| **Blank** | Nothing on it. |

The starters come with example wording, such as "Presentation title" or "87%". Double-click a text box to replace it with your own. See [Text, shapes, images and tables on slides](https://plexiidesk.com/help/slides-insert-elements).

### Add a blank slide

Choose **Slide** > **New slide**. A slide with nothing on it goes straight after the one you are on.

> **Tip:**
> To fill a deck quickly, let AI draft the slides and then adjust them. **AI** in the toolbar can add several slides to the end of the deck from a description. See [AI in PlexiiSlides](https://plexiidesk.com/help/slides-ai).

## Move to a slide

Click its thumbnail in the rail. The rail numbers every slide and outlines the one you are on.

## Reorder slides

1. Rest the pointer on a thumbnail in the rail. Small buttons appear at its top right.
2. Click **Move up** or **Move down** to move the slide one place.

With a slide open, **Slide** > **Move slide up** and **Move slide down** do the same.

## Delete a slide

- Rest the pointer on its thumbnail and click **×** (**Delete**), or
- Open the slide and choose **Slide** > **Delete slide**.

The slide goes at once. If you did not mean it, click Undo in the toolbar, or press `⌘` `Z` on a Mac or `Ctrl` `Z` on Windows. A deck always keeps at least one slide, so the last slide cannot be deleted.

## Lay out a slide

A layout sets a slide out with placeholder boxes for its title and body text.

1. Open the slide.
2. Click **Layout** in the toolbar and choose one, or open the **Layout** tab in the side panel and click one under **Slide layout**.

| Layout | What it puts on the slide |
| --- | --- |
| **Title** | A large title and a line of text under it. |
| **Title + content** | A title at the top and a bulleted text box under it. |
| **Two content** | A title and two bulleted text boxes side by side. |
| **Section** | A single large title. |
| **Image + caption** | A title at the top and a caption at the bottom, with room for a picture between them. |
| **Blank** | Nothing. |

The **Slide** tab in the side panel shows the current slide's layout under **Slide layout**. **Change layout** takes you to the **Layout** tab.

> **Note:**
> Choosing a layout clears the slide and puts the layout's boxes in place of what was on it. Pick the layout before you fill a slide in. If you change your mind, Undo puts the slide back.

## Common questions

**Can I duplicate a slide?** Not as a whole slide. Add a slide with the same starter or layout and fill it in. Within a slide, you can duplicate any element: select it and press `⌘` `D` on a Mac or `Ctrl` `D` on Windows.

**My new slide does not match the rest of the deck.** Starters are drawn in the deck's theme at the moment you add them. If you change the theme later, choose the theme again to restyle every slide. See [Themes and backgrounds](https://plexiidesk.com/help/slides-themes-and-backgrounds).

**I deleted the wrong slide.** Click Undo straight away to bring it back.

**Where do I write what I want to say?** In the **Speaker notes** box under the slide. See [Speaker notes and presenting](https://plexiidesk.com/help/slides-speaker-notes-and-present).

## Related tasks

- [PlexiiSlides overview](https://plexiidesk.com/help/slides-overview)
- [Themes and backgrounds](https://plexiidesk.com/help/slides-themes-and-backgrounds)
- [Text, shapes, images and tables on slides](https://plexiidesk.com/help/slides-insert-elements)
- [AI in PlexiiSlides](https://plexiidesk.com/help/slides-ai)
- [Slides widget](https://plexiidesk.com/help/widget-slides)