PowerPoint 2016 - Do not enumerate hidden slides

You'd need to create the slide numbers yourself (or by using a bit of VBA) rather than using PowerPoint's own slide numbering.


As Steve Rindsberg said, you may use such a VBA macro as found here: VBA : Number the slide if they are visible

The necessary steps for me were

  • saving the presentation in with-macros-format (as a file with dot-pptm ending)
  • pressing Alt + F11 (or on mac hit menu ToolsMacrosVisual Basic Editor)
  • entering the code from aforementioned Stack Overflow answer
  • pressing either F5 or the green run arrow