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Create & present Google Slides with presenter view

Updated For Google Workspace

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Google Slides is a presentation app that runs in your browser. You can build slides with your team and present straight from the browser.

Create a presentation

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Start a new presentation from the Slides home screen or from Google Drive.

  1. Go to slides.google.com and click the blank presentation under Start a new presentation. In Google Drive, you can also click New > Google Slides.
  2. If a panel with ideas and templates opens, pick one or click Blank slide.
  3. Click Untitled presentation at the top left, type a name and press Enter.
  4. Click New slide in the toolbar (or press Ctrl + M) to add slides.

Use Slide > Change theme to give all slides the same fonts and colours. To share the file with colleagues, click Share, just like in Google Docs.

Add speaker notes

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Speaker notes are reminders that only you see while presenting.

  1. Click the slide you want to add notes to.
  2. Click in the box under the slide that says Click to add speaker notes.
  3. Type your notes.

Present full screen

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Use this when you do not need your notes on screen.

  1. Click Slideshow at the top right. The slides fill the screen from the current slide.
  2. Use the arrow keys, or click the arrows at the bottom, to move between slides.
  3. Press Esc to stop presenting.

To start from the first slide, click the down arrow next to Slideshow and choose Start from beginning, or press Ctrl + Shift + F5.

Present with presenter view

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Presenter view shows your notes and a timer in a separate window, while the audience sees only the slides.

  1. Click the down arrow next to Slideshow.
  2. Choose Presenter view.
  3. A second window opens with a timer and your notes on the SPEAKER NOTES tab. Use Pause and Reset to control the timer.
  4. Move the slideshow to the projector or shared screen, and keep the notes window on your own screen.
  5. Press Esc in the slideshow to finish.

With two monitors in Google Chrome, click the down arrow next to Slideshow, then Presentation display options to choose which screen shows the slides.

Keyboard shortcuts while presenting

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These keys work during a slideshow on Windows and Chrome.

  • S: open speaker notes.
  • L: turn the laser pointer on or off.
  • B or W: show a black or white screen. Press any key to go back.
  • A slide number, then Enter: jump to that slide.
  • Home or End: go to the first or last slide.

Still stuck

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WhatsApp our support team at +60 16-916 3324.

Common issues

My audience can see my speaker notes. How do I hide them?

Use presenter view, which opens your notes in a separate window. With one screen, share only the slideshow tab in Meet, not your whole screen. With a projector or second monitor, move the notes window to your own laptop screen.

How do I present Google Slides in a Google Meet call?

Share the tab with your slideshow using Share screen in Meet. See share your screen in Google Meet for the steps.

Can I present without internet?

Only if you set up offline access before you lose the connection. Open the file and click File > Make available offline while you are still online.

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