A chart or graph is a terrific way to show a snapshot of your data. So when you couple a chart with another visual tool like Google Slides, you can create the perfect presentation of data to your audience….
When you use Google Forms for surveys and other types of forms, viewing responses is important. If you have a document in Google Docs or Slides where you want to share those responses, you can simply embed the response chart….
Not every image in your slideshow has to be a plain rectangle or square. You might want to spruce up the presentation by giving your picture some shape. You can easily crop an image into a shape in Google Slides….
Headers and footers are useful tools for including information like the date, company name, or creator. This allows you to add extra details without distracting from your slideshow’s content. Here’s how to add a header or foo…
We’ve shown you how to enhance your Google Slides presentation by adding animated transitions between slides. But maybe you want to animate text, images, or objects in addition or instead. Here’s how to add animations in Goog…
If you create slideshows often, whether for your company, charitable organization, or classroom, why start from scratch each time? You can import slides from other Google Slides presentations and reuse them….
Slide numbers in a presentation are helpful for referring to a particular slide, using a table of contents, or simply making the show more professional. We’ll show you how to add and remove slide numbers in Google Slides….
If you don’t want to worry about clicking through your slideshow, you can set up Google Slides to play your presentation automatically. Plus, you can have the slideshow loop, so it starts over at the beginning when it ends….
You might not think much about including a table of contents in a slideshow. But this can be a handy tool, especially for lengthy presentations. We’ll show you how to create a table of contents in Google Slides….
When you’re building a presentation in Google Slides, you may want precise control of your objects and images’ position. You can easily line up your slide items by using guides. Because you can customize these guides, you can…
A Venn diagram provides a helpful visual for relationships with commonalities. Although Google Slides doesn’t offer this exact type of illustration, it’s easy to create a Venn diagram for your presentation….
Google Slides is a terrific tool for creating business presentations, but it also offers great features for educational slideshows. Whether for students in class or employees in training, here’s how to make flashcards on Goog…
Not everything you want to show in your presentation is as easy as adding an image. Maybe you need to draw a picture of your own. You have two ways to draw on Google Slides and we’ll show you both.
Embedding a video in your slideshow can be beneficial for showing instructions, a screen recording, or even something emotional. In Google Slides, you can customize the playback options to display the video exactly as you wan…
To make moving to a particular slide in your Google Slides presentation easy, you can use a hyperlink. Link text, an image, or another object to a slide and then navigate to it with a click during the slideshow….
Sending a Google doc to someone via email is as easy as clicking a few buttons. You can use Gmail or any other email client to do it, and we’ll show you how on desktop and mobile.
Both Microsoft PowerPoint and Google Slides are solid presentation creators. But maybe you prefer Google Slides. If you have a PowerPoint slideshow (a PPTX file) that you want to convert to Google Slides, we’ll show you three…
Adding audio to your presentation, whether it’s gentle background music for a wedding slideshow or a voice recording for a remote learning session, can keep your audience interested, engaged, and entertained. Here’s how to do…
When a slide contains both text and images, you may want to wrap the text around those images to improve the readability and overall aesthetics of the slide. Here’s what you need to do.
When you’re making some final adjustments to your Google Slides presentation, you may find a text box or two that feels like they don’t belong. Luckily, there’s a very simple way to get rid of them.
Don’t like the default font that Google Slides uses for your favorite theme? You can change the default font by updating the font style in the Master slide. We’ll show you how.
If you’re giving a presentation remotely where audience participation is beneficial, you can hold a Q&A session in Google Slides. This lets your audience members submit questions that you can display during the presentati…
One of the best features of online applications like Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides is the ability to share documents. Whether you want to collaborate in real-time or simply let others view the document, it’s easy enough….
When you’re building a slideshow, you may know that you want to use images but don’t have them yet or don’t have them handy. In Google Slides, you can insert placeholders to reserve the spots for those images….
When it comes to presentations, images are often just as important as the text itself—and the placement of these images is no different. Google Slides lets you position an image in front of (or behind) text….
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