Google Slides cheat sheet

Create & collaborate with your team on professional pitch decks, project presentations, training modules, & more.

Get Slides: Web (slides.google.com), Android, or iOS

Want advanced Google Workspace features for your business?

Add and organize slides

			New slide: Click New slide to add a slide with the same layout. Click the Down arrow to add a slide with a different layout (if available). Click Templates to add a slide with your organization's branding (if available) or a slide with a different layout.
			Move slide—Drag the slide to a different position in the presentation. To move several slides at once, Ctrl+click multiple slides before dragging them.
			Delete slide—Right-click the slide and select Delete.
			Duplicate slide—Right-click the slide in the sidebar and select Duplicate slide.

Add content to slides


	Select an item on a slide
	Add a text box, image, shape, or line
	Add or change color of an area
	Change border color, weight, or style
	Add links or comments
	Add numbers or bullets

Import slides, copy your presentation, and more

Import slides—Add slides from another presentation to your current slide deck.

Make a copy—Create a duplicate of your presentation. This is a great way to create templates.

Download as—Download your presentation in other formats such as Microsoft PowerPoint or Adobe PDF.

Email as attachment—Email a copy of your presentation.

Version history—See all the changes you and others have made to the presentation, or revert to earlier versions.

Publish to the web—Publish a copy of your presentation as a webpage, or embed your presentation in a website.

Share your presentation

Click Share and choose what collaborators can do. They'll get an email notification, too.

	Share or unshare	Edit content directly	Add comments
Editor	✔	✔	✔
Commenter			✔
Viewer

Collaborate with your team

			Chat with other people viewing the spreadsheet
			Open comments thread
			Share with your team
			Insert comments

_{Google, Google Workspace, and related marks and logos are trademarks of Google LLC. All other company and product names are trademarks of the companies with which they are associated.}

Was this helpful?

How can we improve it?