Google Slides
Getting Started
Use the links below to find out more what you need to know in Google Slides during your first few days in Google Workspace.
All Google docs, sheets and slides are listed on the Drive Home page - with an indicator showing the document type e.g. document, presentation, spreadsheet, form, etc. The document name will show, along with the owner of the document and the date on which it was last modified.
If you know you are going to collaborate on a presentation before you start work on the slides, you can create it from scratch in Google Drive. Once you have created a new slide presentation, you can add content and name the slides as required...
Google provides a number of templates that you can use to form the basis of your slides. You can create new slides based on a template, then edit the slides as required.
When you create a Google Slides presentation, or import a presentation into My Drive, only you will be able to access the presentation. You can share a presentation with everyone in your organisation, or with specific people only. Alternatively, you can remove all restrictions to the presentation, allowing anyone on the...
If you have shared a Google Slides presentation with colleagues, then open the presentation, you will be able to see at a glance if anyone else is working on the presentation at the same time. You can chat with collaborators using the pane on the right-hand side of the screen...
When you are working in a Google Slides presentation, all changes will be recorded, regardless of who they were made by. This allows you to view old versions and revert to an earlier version if changes have since been made in error...
If you have created slides in the past that you wish to reuse in your current presentation, you can import the slides you require, or simply copy and paste them from the original presentation into your new presentation. When importing or copying the slides, you will be able to decide whether to keep...
If you wish to collaborate on a Slides presentation and save any messages sent to other users, comments should be used. You can add a comment to any slide or element, and other colleagues working on the slides can add replies. Once the comment has been actioned, it can be marked as resolved...
When you click on the Explore button in Google Slides, you will see suggested design layouts for your slide - click on a layout to apply it to the slide...
You can change the formatting of any text or object on the slide using various methods. Before formatting, always select the item you want to work with - you can click on a single object to select it, then hold Ctrl and click on additional objects you wish to format at the same time...