Hide slides that we probably won't use (but we might) or we're not using this week but we usually do
Powerpoint has the ability to "hide" slides so that you can see them in edit mode, but if you use the keyboard arrows or click on the preview arrows to advance, the program will skip over them and not display them to the audience.
There are several uses for such slides.
Biggest is we have a pretty standard weekly service format, but it does vary occasionally. When we're not using a particular service item in that spot, it would be nice to keep it in there (cuz we'll probably use it next week) but to "hide" it for this week so that it doesn't automatically display. Yes we can click around it, but that's more prone to error. In powerpoint the hidden slides are "grayed out" or cross-hatched in the navigator so remind the presenter that they are hidden.
We have times when we're not sure if we're going to do a particular segment. We might decide during the service, go/no-go. It would be nice to put it in there, but hide it, so that it doesn't come up automatically, but still be able it click it to show it if we do chose to use it.
It's nice to have "utility" slides, which contain notes/hints to editors, and people running the presentation, but which should not be displayed to the congregation. Yes, there's a "notes" tab, but you have to explicitly click on that, where as "hidden" slides are right in front of you.
And, I'm sure, you can imagine other uses.
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Nathan commented
Yes! Would love this as a feature!