Google Slides

Create your presentation

1. Open the Slides home screen at Google Slides.

2. In the top left, under "Start a new presentation," click New . This will create and open your new presentation.

You can also create new presentations from the URL https://slides.google.com/create.

Import and convert an existing presentation

Converting your file from another program creates a copy of your original file in a Docs, Sheets, or Slides format. You can then edit the file in your browser.

If you have existing files, you can import and convert them to Docs, Sheets, or Slides.

1. Go to Drive.

2. Click NewFile Upload.

3. Choose the file you want to import from your computer to add it to Drive.

4. In the Upload complete window, click Show file location.

5. Right-click the file and select Open with Google Docs/Sheets/Slides.

Present your Slides

To present a full-screen presentation in Google Slides:

1. Open a presentation in Google Slides.

2. In the top right, click Slideshow. For best results, present with Google Chrome.

3. From the current slide, the presentation will become full screen. To change slides, use the arrow keys on your keyboard or click the arrows at the bottom of the presentation.

4. To exit full-screen, press the Esc key.

View a presentation with speaker notes

1. Open a presentation in Google Slides.

2. In the top right corner, next to Slideshow, click the Down arrow.

3. Click Presenter view.

4. Click Speaker notes.

Do other actions while you're presenting

When you present, you can choose more options from the toolbar at the bottom of the presentation window:

• Select slides to present from a list

• Open "Presenter" view

• Turn on the laser pointer

• Print the presentation

• Download the presentation in PDF or PPTX format

Share a presentation

You can share  a presentation with specific people

Note: Sharing options vary by group size:

• Up to 100: You can let up to 100 people with view, edit, or comment permissions work on a Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides file at the same time.

• 100 or more: When 100 people or more are accessing a file, only the owner and some users with editing permissions can edit the file. To let more than 100 people view your file at the same time, publish it as a web page instead.

Important: If you use a Google Account through work or school, you might not be able to share files outside of your organization.

1. On your computer, go to Google Drive.

2. Select the file you want to share.

3. Enter the email address you want to share with. If you use a work or school account, you can share with suggested recipients.

   • Tip: To turn off suggested recipients, go to your Drive Settings. Uncheck "Show suggested recipients in the sharing dialog."

4. Decide how people can use your file. Select one:

   • Viewer

   • Commenter

   • Editor

5. If you use an eligible work or school account, click Add expiration to add an expiration date.

6. When you share your file, each email address gets an email.

   • Optional: Add a message to your notification email.

   • If you don't want to notify people, uncheck the box.

7. Click Send or Share.

Learn more at the Google Drive Help Center

Share a link to a presentation

You can choose if your file should be available to anyone or restricted to only the people with access. If you allow access to anyone with the link, your folder won't restrict who can access it.

1. Select the file you want to share.

2. Click Share or Share.

3. Under “General access”, click the Down arrow.

4. Choose who can access the file.

Tip: If you use your Google account for work or school, you can choose to only share files and folders with a specific audience, like your department. You might find a description of each audience when you hover over the group name.

5. To decide what role people will have with your file, select Viewer, Commenter, or Editor.

   • Learn more about how others view, comment, or edit files.

6. Click Done.

Unshare a presentation

You can stop sharing a presentation you own by:

1. Find the file or folder in Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Sheets, or Google Slides.

2. Open or select the file or folder.

3. Click Share or Share.

4. Find the person you want to stop sharing with.

5. To the right of their name, click the Down arrow, and Remove access.

6. Click Save.

Remove a link to a presentation you own

1. Find the file or folder in Google Drive, Google Docs, Google Sheets, or Google Slides.

2. Open or select the file or folder.

3. Click Share or Share   Copy link.

4. Under “General access”,  click the Down arrow.

5. Select Restricted.

6. Click Done.

Comment on a presentation

1. On your computer, open a document, spreadsheet, presentation, or video.

2. Highlight the text, images, cells, slides, or scenes you want to comment on.

3. To add a comment, in the toolbar, click Add comment .

4. Type your comment.

5. Click Comment.

Chat with collaborators in a presentation

1. On your computer, open a document, spreadsheet, or presentation.

2. At the top right, click Show chat. This feature won't be available if you're the only one in the file.

   • Tip: If there are many collaborators in the file, at the top right, to the right of the avatars, there will be a blue circle showing the number of additional collaborators. Click the blue circle  Join chat.

3. Enter your message in the chat box.

4. When you’re finished, at the top right of the chat window, click Close.

Note: All chats in Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides include anyone viewing the file. The chats aren't saved.