Learn how to use the Google Slides app to create slideshows on your computer or mobile device, and how to share and export your presentation
Through the online application suites of Google, you can create files and create slides in Google Slides and share the document with others. The app has ready-made templates that you can adapt or start a blank presentation.
To use Slides, you need to sign in to your Google account. Documents created in the presentation app, on your computer or mobile phone are stored in your Drive.
How to create slides in Google Slides
To start a new presentation with Slides, you can access the app through your computer browser or access the app for your Android, iPhone or iPad device.
How to create a Google Slideshow on your computer
After logging into your Google account, you can start a new file from Drive or go directly to the online app page.
- Login slides.google.com;
- Locate the “Start a New Slideshow” tab at the top of the screen;
- Select “Blank” or one of the available templates;
- Click “Template Gallery” to expand your options.
When you select a template or blank document, the app opens a new job file for creating slides.
How to create a mobile presentation
On Android or iOS devices, you can create presentations from the Google Slides app, available to install at play store and go AppStore.
- Open the Presentations app;
- Tap the “+” option;
- Choose “Select Template” or “New Presentation”;
- Under “Select models” you see the available options.
Files created from your mobile phone are also stored in your Google Drive and can be accessed from your computer or other devices with your Google Account.
How to create slides in Google Slides
Slides comes with a set of tools for writing, editing and formatting your slides. Elements you can include in a presentation include:
- Text box;
- Image;
- Video;
- Audio;
- Module;
- Table;
- Graphic;
- Diagram;
- Word of art;
- Line.
How to enter and edit items from your computer
In the web version of Slides, you insert elements into the file using the “Insert” menu or toolbar at the top of the application.
- Click “Insert” in the top bar;
- Choose the desired item;
- Click the area of ​​the document to insert;
- Click and hold to move the element around the slide;
- Fill or format the element if necessary.
You can resize, drag and drop all elements onto the canvas to arrange your slides however you like. By clicking on a slide component, you can use the toolbar or the “Format” and “Arrange” options to edit the contents.
How to enter and edit items on mobile
The mobile version of Slides has more limited functionality and different ways to insert items due to the size of the work screen.
- Tap the “+” button in the top bar;
- Choose “Text”, “Image”, “Shape”, “Line” or “Table”;
- Adjust the size and position of the element on the slide;
- Fill or format the element if necessary.
By tapping on an element of the presentation, you can access formatting options in a bar at the bottom of the screen or via the “A” button in the top bar to change the style of the texts.
More tips and resources for a presentation
In addition to the basic content composition tools, you can use the additional features of Slides to make your slides more professional or attractive.
Some options to make your document stand out are:
- Use a custom background (with a company logo, for example);
- Duplicate slides to copy style and formatting;
- Use examples of application themes and layouts;
- Apply transition effects between slides.
It’s important not to go overboard with the amount of elements, colors, and effects in your presentation. It is better for the file to be light and easy to read rather than visually burdensome.
How to share or export a Google Slideshow
The file created in Slides can be shared with others, viewed as a slideshow, sent for printing, or exported in various formats.
Share or export to the web version
In the web version, you can share or export the document via the “File” menu options:
- Click “Share” to grant access to the selected people;
- Choose “Email” to send to an email address;
- Go to “Download” and choose an extension to export the file*;
- Click “Print” to send the file for printing;
- Click “Slideshow” to present in full screen.
*You can save the presentation in PPTX, ODP, PDF and TXT extensions and individual slides in JPG, PNG and SVG image formats.
Share or export to the mobile version
Through the mobile application you can grant access and save the document via the “Share and export” menu.
- Tap the three dots button in the upper right corner;
- Go to “Share and Export”;
- Choose from ‘Share’, ‘Manage Access’, ‘Copy Link’, ‘Send a Copy’, ‘Save As’, ‘Print’, ‘Make a Copy’ or ‘Add to Home Screen’.
As on the computer, the mobile version of Google Slides allows you to save the file in PPTX, ODP, PDF and TXT extensions and the individual slides in JPG, PNG and SVG image formats.
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