Addressing these will significantlyreduce your file sizeand, thus, quicken the program’s processing speed.

Pictures

The question to ask is whether you need so many images in the first place.

Go through your slides and remove any images that don’t add any true value to your presentation.

iPhone 16e with iPhone 16 Plus and iPhone 16 Pro in hand against grey wall.

A second option is to remove artistic effects from images.

Finally, considercompressing your images.

Select an image in your slideshow, and click “Compress Pictures” in the Picture Format tab.

An Excel table with a named range.

Then, you might either choose to compress the image you selected or all images in your file.

Click File > Info, and choose the “Compress Media” drop-down button.

There, click “HD” or “Standard” as alternatives to the Full HD option.

An image in PPT with the corner resize handle of an image higlighted and an arrow indicating to drag it towards the center of the image.

Compressing the media in your presentation will also remove embedded subtitles and alternate audio tracks.

If this doesn’t speed up your file, consider removing the media from your PowerPoint file altogether.

However,the Slide Mastercontains hidden information that dictates how your presentation is designed.

An image in PPT with the Reset Picture option in the Picture Format tab selected.

you could see the master slides by clicking “Slide Master” in the View tab on the ribbon.

smack the relevant master slides and remove those items.

This will bring up a dialog box, where you might view, edit, andimportantlydelete any macros.

An image in PPT with the Compress Picture option in the Picture Format tab selected.

However, since you’re effectively adding another program to PowerPoint, these affect its performance hugely.

Then, to remove an add-in, click “More Add-ins.”

Finally, click “Remove.”

The PowerPoint Options dialog box, with the Advanced menu selected, and the Default Resolution chaged to 150 PPI.

This will remove the add-in from your Microsoft account, affecting all Office applications compatible with this add-in.

Clean up Your PC

Have you considered that the issue mightn’t be PowerPoint itself?

Try opening some other apps, and see whether they also run more slowly than you’d hope.

The PowerPoint Info screen with the Compress Media button selected and the 720p and 480p options highlighted.

If this is the case, tryfreeing up some space on your PC.

PowerPoint’s Slide Master view, accessed via the View tab on the ribbon.

The Delete Layout option in PowerPoint’s Slide Master.

PowerPoint’s Macro dialog box, with the Delete button selected.

The PowerPoint add-ins menu.

The PowerPoint add-ins menu, with More Add-ins selected.

The My Add-ins window in PowerPoint, with the option to remove an existing add-in selected.

The Show Quick Access Toolbar option in PowerPoint

PowerPoint’s Customize Quick Access Toolbar menu, with Automatically Save selected.