Slides

If you have existing presentations that you created in another program, you can import and convert them to Slides to collaborate with your team.

1. Go to Drive.
2. Click New > File Upload and choose a presentation from your computer. Supported files include .ppt (if newer than Microsoft^®Office^® 95), .pps, and .pptx.
3. Right-click the file you want to convert.
4. Select Open with and choose Google Slides.

1. Rename your presentation: Click Untitled presentation and type a new name.
2. Add text: Click Insert > Text box to add new text boxes, then click text boxes to type in them. You can also move, delete, or re-size text boxes.
3. Add images, videos, and more: Click Insert to add images, videos, shapes, slide numbers, and other features to your presentation. You can also move, delete, or re-size these inserted features.
4. Add notes: Use speaker notes to keep track of your talking points for each slide. In the presentation editor, notes appear beneath the current slide. When you present your slides, your speaker notes show in a separate window.

1. New slide—There are several ways to create a new slide. The easiest is to click the add button in the toolbar. You can choose a layout for the new slide by clicking the Down arrow arrow_drop_down.
2. Move slide—Drag the slide you want to move to a different position in the presentation.
3. To move several slides at once, Ctrl+click multiple slides before dragging them.
4. Duplicate slide—Right-click the slide you want to duplicate in the sidebar and select Duplicate slide.
5. Delete slide—Right-click the slide you want to delete in the sidebar and select Delete slide.

When you’re ready to preview or present your slides, click Present at the top of the page. Click the Down arrow to see more options.