Delete a file

1. On the File, select Open.

2. Right-click the file you'd like to delete, and choose one of the following:

   • Delete file: This permanently deletes the file from its folder on your hard drive or from OneDrive.

   • Remove from list: This removes the file from the recent files list. The file is not gone.

1. On the File menu, select Open.

2. Find the the file you wish to delete and press control-click.

3. Select Delete from the menu, and choose Delete again to confirm.   

Use the home page of PowerPoint for the web to delete a file:

1. Open the PowerPoint home page in your browser.

2. In the file list, locate the file you want to delete. To make it easier to find the file, you can sort on a column (such as Name or Modified) by selecting the column heading, or you can select the Recently opened filter.

3. Point at the file name. To the right of the name, select  ​​​​​​​More options, then choose Delete.