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Google Slides How-To Guides

Our Google Slides tutorials can help you to customize the presentations and slideshows that you are editing with this application.

Not sure where to start? Check out our featured Google Slides guides below:

  • How to See Speaker Notes on Google Slides – find out how to view the notes that you have added to your slides.
  • How to Put a Bullet Point in Google Slides – learn about the bullet point formatting option for a list that you have on a slide.
  • How to Make an Image Transparent in Google Slides – adjust the transparency of a picture in one of your slides to make it more or less opaque.
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Making Shapes Transparent in Google Slides: A Step-by-Step Guide

April 2, 2024 by Matthew Burleigh

Making shapes transparent in Google Slides is a neat trick that can add a professional touch to your presentation. By adjusting the transparency of shapes, …

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Creating Vertical Slides in Google Slides: A Step-by-Step Guide

March 29, 2024 by Matthew Burleigh

Creating vertical slides in Google Slides is a simple task that can be completed in just a few clicks. By changing the slide orientation from …

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How to Send to Back in Google Slides: A Step-by-Step Guide

March 21, 2024 by Matthew Burleigh

Sending an object to the back in Google Slides is a straightforward process. You simply select the object you want to move, right-click to open …

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Adding Creative Borders in Google Slides: A Step-by-Step Guide

March 20, 2024 by Matthew Burleigh

Adding creative borders to your Google Slides can make your presentation pop! It’s an easy way to add some flair and personality to your slides. …

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How to Delete a Slide on Google Slides: A Step-by-Step Guide

March 12, 2024 by Matthew Burleigh

Got a slide on Google Slides that you need to get rid of? No worries, it’s a simple process! In just a few clicks, you …

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How to Add a Video to Google Slides: A Step-by-Step Guide

March 7, 2024 by Matthew Burleigh

Adding a video to Google Slides is a breeze once you know the right steps. Simply go to the slide where you want the video, …

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How to Hyperlink in a Google Presentation: A Step-by-Step Guide

January 27, 2024 by Matthew Burleigh

Hyperlinking in a Google Presentation is a straightforward process. First, select the text or object you want to link. Then, click the “Insert” menu and …

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How to Change the Font on All Slides in Google Slides

August 3, 2023January 30, 2023 by Matthew Burleigh

If you are working on a presentation in Google Slides and you need to switch a font, then you have probably selected text and chosen …

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Categories Web Browsers and Applications Tags Fonts, Google Fonts, Google Slides How-To Guides
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How to Edit a Comment in Google Slides

July 28, 2023January 3, 2023 by Matthew Burleigh

The comment feature in Google Slides is a great way to collaborate remotely on presentations with other people. But if you realize that you made …

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How to Change Layer Order in Google Slides

June 15, 2023November 29, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

You can add text boxes and pictures to your presentations in Google Slides so that you can effectively convey your thoughts and ideas. But sometimes …

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Categories Web Browsers and Applications Tags Google Slides How-To Guides, Layers
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How to Add a Border to a Picture in Google Slides

June 19, 2023August 24, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

When you add a picture to a slideshow it can seem like it’s missing something. Whether that means adding text on top of the image …

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Categories Web Browsers and Applications Tags Borders, Google Slides How-To Guides, Pictures
Can I Convert My Powerpoint to Google Slides?

Can I Convert My Powerpoint to Google Slides?

June 12, 2023August 17, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

Microsoft Powerpoint and Google Slides are the two most popular slideshow applications, so it only makes sense that many users will need to work with …

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Categories Web Browsers and Applications Tags Converting, Google Slides How-To Guides
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How to Save a Slide from Google Slides as a Picture

June 29, 2023July 23, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

If you’ve ever created a slide in Google Slides that you wanted to use as an image in another presentation or document, then you may …

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Categories Web Browsers and Applications Tags Converting, Downloads, Google Slides How-To Guides, Pictures
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How to Make a Picture Fly in on Google Slides

July 25, 2023July 5, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

A popular effect to use when giving a presentation is to make images move. This extra movement, or animation, can be beneficial to your work …

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How to Flip a Picture Vertically in Google Slides

June 25, 2023July 1, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

If you get lucky when creating a slideshow you might not need to make any adjustments to the pictures you put on your slides. But …

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Categories Web Browsers and Applications Tags Google Slides How-To Guides, Orientation, Pictures
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How to Delete a Picture in Google Slides

June 27, 2023June 28, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

Much like a document that you edit, it’s possible that a presentation you have created in Google Slides might need some changes. This could involve …

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How to Make Everything Capitalized in Google Slides

September 7, 2023June 6, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

Many of the applications that you use every day, like Google Docs, Google Sheets, and Google Slides, offer a large variety of ways to format …

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Categories Web Browsers and Applications Tags Google Slides How-To Guides, Punctuation
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How to Convert Google Slides to PDF

August 30, 2023June 4, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

A number of different applications on a variety of popular devices can open documents in the portable document format (.pdf) file format. You can even …

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How to Add Bullet Points in Google Slides

June 15, 2023May 26, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

Using lists to present certain types of information can be both useful and attention-grabbing, which makes them great for slideshows and presentations. So you may …

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Categories Web Browsers and Applications Tags Google Slides How-To Guides, Punctuation
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How to Insert a Circle in Google Slides

July 7, 2023May 19, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

The Google Slides app that is part of the Google Apps suite of programs is a strong alternative to other popular slideshow applications like Microsoft …

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How to Show Speaker Notes in Google Slides

How to Show Speaker Notes in Google Slides

June 16, 2023April 27, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

Google Slides has emerged as a strong alternative to Microsoft Powerpoint, and many people that need to give slideshow presentations are finding it to be …

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Categories Web Browsers and Applications Tags Google Slides How-To Guides, Speaker Notes
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How to Delete Multiple Slides in Google Slides

July 19, 2023March 11, 2022 by Matthew Burleigh

When you create a slideshow in an application like Google Slides or Microsoft Powerpoint you probably have a vision of the content that you wish …

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Categories Web Browsers and Applications Tags Deleting, Google Slides How-To Guides
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Google Slides – Change Aspect Ratio

July 12, 2023June 11, 2021 by Matthew Burleigh

Aspect ratio is a phrase that you commonly see when investigating monitors and televisions, but it can come up with certain documents or files on …

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Categories Web Browsers and Applications Tags Display, Google Slides How-To Guides
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How to Insert a Google Slides Page Number

June 29, 2023June 8, 2021 by Matthew Burleigh

Choosing to add page numbers to a document, whether it’s a word processing file, spreadsheet, or slideshow, is a little change that can improve the …

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Categories Web Browsers and Applications Tags Google Slides How-To Guides, Page Numbers
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How to Delete a Text Box in Google Slides

July 3, 2023May 10, 2021 by Matthew Burleigh

Working with Google Slides usually involves the addition of various visual elements and objects that can convey your thoughts and ideas. Adding text boxes is …

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Categories Web Browsers and Applications Tags Deleting, Google Slides How-To Guides
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How to Download a Google Slides Presentation as a Powerpoint File

June 2, 2023March 17, 2021 by Matthew Burleigh

The Google Slides app that is available to individuals with Google Accounts provides a lot of ways for you to customize a slide, create a …

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Categories Web Browsers and Applications Tags Converting, Downloads, Google Slides How-To Guides
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How to View Your Presentation in Google Slides

June 30, 2023March 1, 2021 by Matthew Burleigh

You can see a lot of information in the standard editing screen in Google Slides, and you may even feel that it’s good enough for …

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How to Print 4 Slides Per Page in Google Slides

July 19, 2023February 3, 2021 by Matthew Burleigh

It’s common to need to print out a guide for your audience when you’re giving a presentation, but printing one slide per page may be …

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How to Add a Theme to Google Slides

June 29, 2023January 8, 2021 by Matthew Burleigh

Making your slides look good and formatting them properly can be a time-consuming chore. Since you need to worry about not only the content of …

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How to Change the Scale of a Text Box in Google Slides

July 19, 2023August 14, 2020 by Matthew Burleigh

When you add a new text box in Google Slides, you can draw the text box to determine its initial size. While this can be …

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How to Delete Guides in Google Slides

June 29, 2023July 10, 2020 by Matthew Burleigh

Sometimes you will enable a setting in an application like Google Slides, then forget what you did to make that change. One such change can …

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How to Add the Same Background Picture to Every Slide in Google Slides

How to Add the Same Background Picture to Every Slide in Google Slides

July 5, 2023June 24, 2020 by Matthew Burleigh

Google Slides offers a handful of different themes that you can use to customize the appearance of your slideshow. You can then incorporate the steps …

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How to Stop Google Slides From Suggesting Contacts When You Type a Name in a Comment

How to Stop Google Slides From Suggesting Contacts When You Type a Name in a Comment

June 29, 2023November 20, 2019 by Matthew Burleigh

The steps in this article are going to show you where to find the setting in Google Slides that will stop the application from showing …

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How to Add a Vertical Line at the Center of Google Slides

July 3, 2023July 26, 2019 by Matthew Burleigh

Google Slides has some options that can make it easier to format your content. One of these settings will let you have vertical or horizontal …

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How to Select All of the Elements on a Slide in Google Slides

How to Select All of the Elements on a Slide in Google Slides

July 7, 2023March 18, 2019 by Matthew Burleigh

When you are creating a slide in a presentation in Google Slides, you typically add a number of different elements to that slide. Whether it’s …

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How to Stop Printing Skipped Slides in Google Slides

How to Stop Printing Skipped Slides in Google Slides

July 6, 2023February 26, 2019 by Matthew Burleigh

The ability to skip a slide when you give a presentation in Google Slides allows you to customize a slideshow for multiple audiences. You can …

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How to Move a Slide to the End in Google Slides

How to Move a Slide to the End in Google Slides

June 17, 2023February 14, 2019 by Matthew Burleigh

The order of the slides in a presentation is crucial to ensuring that your information is presented in the manner that you require. Adding slides …

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How to Add an Arrow in Google Slides

How to Add an Arrow in Google Slides

June 19, 2023January 31, 2019 by Matthew Burleigh

The type of presentation that you create in Google Slides will dictate the type of content that you add to each of your slides. This …

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How to Get the Embed Code for a Google Slides File

How to Get the Embed Code for a Google Slides File

June 21, 2023January 29, 2019 by Matthew Burleigh

Google Slides is a versatile presentation software that makes it easy for you to create professional slideshows. Comparable to Microsoft’s Powerpoint, this application allows you …

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How to Center a Picture in Google Slides

July 8, 2023October 1, 2018 by Matthew Burleigh

Google Slides has a handful of editing tools that you can use to manipulate your slides and slide objects. For example, we show you how …

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Categories Web Browsers and Applications Tags Centering, Google Slides How-To Guides
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How to Create a Link to a Comment in Google Slides

June 16, 2023April 19, 2018 by Matthew Burleigh

When you collaborate on a project in Google Slides and take advantage of the comment system, then you may find that there are a lot …

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Categories Web Browsers and Applications Tags Google Slides How-To Guides, Hyperlinks
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How to Remove a Transition from a Slide in Google Slides

July 5, 2023April 2, 2018 by Matthew Burleigh

Transitions are used in slideshows to add a little extra movement to the presentation. Often the slides in a slideshow will contain only words, shapes, …

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How to Import Slides from Another Google Slides Presentation

July 7, 2023March 29, 2018 by Matthew Burleigh

Sometimes you will be creating a presentation in Google Slides that is similar to another presentation, or which could be improved by adding an existing …

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Why Isn’t a Slide in Google Slides Showing During a Presentation?

July 11, 2023March 6, 2018 by Matthew Burleigh

Are you working on a presentation in Google Slides and you have it all ready to present to your audience, but a certain slide isn’t …

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How to Reset a Picture to Its Default State in Google Slides

July 5, 2023March 5, 2018 by Matthew Burleigh

You can make a lot of changes to the pictures that you have added to a slideshow in Google Slides. You can change transparency or …

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How to Change the Theme in Google Slides

July 25, 2023February 15, 2018 by Matthew Burleigh

The theme that you use in a presentation can dramatically alter the overall appearance of your content. Great content can appear bland on a boring …

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Categories Web Browsers and Applications Tags Background, Google Slides How-To Guides
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How to View Slides as a Grid in Google Slides

July 11, 2023February 8, 2018 by Matthew Burleigh

The standard view in Google Slides shows the currently-selected slide at the center of the window, and it consumes the majority of your screen space. …

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How to Set a Transition for a Slide in Google Slides

July 31, 2023February 7, 2018 by Matthew Burleigh

The default behavior of your slides when you are giving a Google Slides presentation, is to simply switch between them. But if you have watched …

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How to Rotate a Picture in Google Slides

June 29, 2023February 5, 2018 by Matthew Burleigh

Sometimes a picture that you have, either one that you took with a camera, or one that you found somewhere else, won’t be rotated properly. …

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Categories Web Browsers and Applications Tags Google Slides How-To Guides, Orientation
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How to Recolor a Picture in Google Slides

July 21, 2023January 29, 2018 by Matthew Burleigh

Is a picture in your slideshow missing something, but you aren’t sure what? While images or learning how to draw on Google Slides can be …

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