How to Unhighlight Words in PowerPoint Using Highlighter

Quick summary

This tutorial shows how to unhighlight words in PowerPoint using the built-in Draw tab and Highlighter tool. You can remove any highlight from selected text in just a few clicks without third-party software.

Steps

1. Inside the slide canvas, go to the top menu bar and click the Draw tab.
2. Click the Draw button in the ribbon to exit drawing mode.
3. On the canvas, click the highlight you want to remove to select it.
4. Press the Delete or Backspace key to remove the selected highlight.
5. The selected text in your PowerPoint presentation will now be unhighlighted.