Google Slides is Google’s version of Microsoft Office. It gives you tools to create effective presentations and collaborate with others in minutes. Google Slides works across a variety of devices, includingcontemporary Android tablets, and it’s free. Sometimes, the creative process can go awry, and a redundant text box could ruin your thought process. This guide explains how to remove a text box in Google Slides.

Delete a Google Slides text box

Deleting a text box in Google Slides is straightforward. However, the process differs slightly depending on the device you use. Below are the steps for deleting a text box on the web and the Android app.

Delete a Google Slides text box on the web

On your web browser, go toGoogle.comand follow the steps below.

Alternatively, when you open Google Slides:

Delete a Google Slides text box using the mobile app for Android or iOS

We’ve used an Android for this part of the tutorial, but iPhone users should be able to follow along easily.

Google Slides is also available on the App Store and Google Play Store, so you can create or edit your presentation from your phone or tablet Deleting a text box in Google Slides in the mobile app is a bit different, though just as simple.

Google Slides homepage screen

Alternatively:

Regardless of the option you use, the text box disappears.

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Everyone loves a presentation with less text and more pictures

Adding text to your Google Slides is a great way to make your presentation more informative. Adding too much can distract from its purpose. Removing a text box takes no more than a click. You can also improve your presentation withGoogle Slides templates and themes.

Google Slides presentations screen

A highlighted text box in Google Slides

Edit menu in Google Slides

Google Slides presentations screen in the Android app