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Questions tagged [google-slides]

A functionality of Google Drive to create presentations.

Google Presentations is a functionality of Google Drive that allows users to create presentations, similar to other office applications to create presentations like Microsoft Powerpoint. Presentations can be created, edited and viewable all from the web and is closely linked to Google Drive.

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Adding equations to Google Slides

In Google Docs' document editor, there's rudimentary support for adding mathematical equations. I didn't find anything like that in Google Slides' editor. Anyone know a workaround?
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Is there a way to change the default Google Slides animation?

Google Slides has its default animation setting to be "Fade In" with a non-instantaneous speed (see picture). I know I can change it manually to "Appear" and "Fast", but is there a way to change the default so I don't have to do it for every single…
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How to omit skipped Google slides in an exported PDF?

When I use Download as > PDF Document (.pdf), skipped slides are included in the PDF. Is there any way to download a PDF without skipped slides?
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Semi-transparent background for Google presentation text box

Is it possible to set the background of a text box in Google presentation to be semi-transparent? All I see are options to either transparent (a.k.a. "no fill") or completely opaque text boxes.
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How to copy image from Google Presentation to local application?

I'm trying to copy images from a Google Presentation to a LibreOffice Impress file, but having no luck. Any suggestions?
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Save all Google presentation slides as images

I have a Google presentation with many slides. I tried File → Download As → SVG or PNG, but only the first slide was converted. Is there a way to automatically convert all slides to images?
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Google Slides displays emoji in Black & White

I am using emoji in a slide show. However, when I play the slideshow, the emoji show up in Black & White. Any idea how to fix this? I know I can download the show as a .pptx file but I also want to include some YouTube videos which is why I need to…
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How to export Google Slides speaker notes?

Is there a good way to export the speaker notes out of a presentation in Google Slides and keep the formatting? The things I tried are Printing—this works fine only if the notes are short. Longer text is being cut off. Export to TXT—this exports…
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Embed iFrame in Google presentation

Is it possible to embed a website in an iFrame inside a Google presentation in Google Docs/Drive? I tried it, looked through all menus and submenus but couldn't find an option which lets me embed web-content other than videos from YouTube. I know…
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How to select smaller objects without selecting larger covered object in Slides or Drawings?

Create a new Google Slides in Google Drive. Add three boxes: Box1 is a larger box, inside of it are two smaller boxes, Box2 and Box3: Then try to select just Box2 and Box3, without also selecting Box1. It does not work. I've tried using Shift and…
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Adding Pagenumbers to Google Drive Presentation?

Can someone tell me how can I add page numbers to my Google Drive Presentation? I've read that it should be under "Insert" but there's nothing even remotely relevant there. Here’s a screenshot:
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Assign size to image in Google Slides

I would like to assign the size of an image in Google Slides. I don't want to do it with the mouse because it is not letting me put the size I really want. I want to enter a number and that the software respects the number I enter, like in…
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How to add footer to Google Slides?

I seek to add a footer to Google Slides: "Attorney client .....". Is this possible? How is a footer added once so that the change is applied to each slide?
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How to change the default link color in Google Slides?

I have a presentation in Google Slides. Every new link is colored cyan by default and all existing links have this default color as well. How could I change this default color that determines the color of new links and of existing links that have…
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How do I hide the left thumbnail panel?

In Google Slides, I want to hide or remove the left thumbnail panel, as shown below. In Microsoft Powerpoint, you can drag the left panel to be closed, but I can't figure out how to do this in Google Slides. Can anyone help?
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