copy google slides from one presentation to another

How to Import Slides from Another Google Slides Presentation

Sometimes you will be creating a presentation in Google Slides that is similar to another presentation, or which could be improved by adding an existing slide that you had previously created. You might even have speaker notes on that slide that you’ve found to be very useful.

You may be hesitant to redo the work that you already put in when you created that original slide, leaving you looking for a way to copy that slide and put it into the new presentation.

Fortunately Google Slides has a tool that lets you import slides from existing presentations into your current one. Our tutorial below will show you how to do this so that you can reuse old slides in your new slideshow .

How to Import Slides Into a Google Slides Presentation

The steps in this article were performed in the desktop version of the Google Chrome Web browser . This guide assumes that you have at least two Google Slides presentations in your Google Drive. One presentation into which you wish to import the slides, then another presentation containing the slides that you want to import.

Step 1: Sign into your Google Drive and open the presentation to which you wish to import the slides.

Step 2: Click the File tab at the top of the window, then select the Import slides option.

Step 3: Select the presentation containing the slides that you wish to import, then click the Select button.

Step 4: Click each of the slides that you want to import, then click the Import slides button. Note that you can choose whether or not to keep the theme from the original presentation by checking or unchecking the Keep original theme box above the Import slides button.

The slides will be imported into your presentation after the slides that is currently selected. You can move a slide to a different spot in the presentation by clicking the slide and dragging it to the desired location.

Would you like there to be an animation or effect on your slide as it transitions to the next one? Find out how to add a transition in Google Slides and give it a little extra pop.

Matthew Burleigh has been writing tech tutorials since 2008. His writing has appeared on dozens of different websites and been read over 50 million times.

After receiving his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Computer Science he spent several years working in IT management for small businesses. However, he now works full time writing content online and creating websites.

His main writing topics include iPhones, Microsoft Office, Google Apps, Android, and Photoshop, but he has also written about many other tech topics as well.

Read his full bio here.

Share this:

Related posts:.

• Can I Convert My Powerpoint to Google Slides?
• How to Set Time for Slides in Powerpoint
• How to Change the Font on All Slides in Google Slides
• How to Delete Multiple Slides in Google Slides
• How to Add a Border to a Picture in Google Slides
• How to Unhide a Slide in Powerpoint 2013
• How to Save a Slide from Google Slides as a Picture
• How to Show Speaker Notes in Google Slides
• How to Delete a Slide in Powerpoint 2010
• How to Add Bullet Points in Google Slides
• How to Add Page Numbers in Powerpoint 2010
• How to Insert a Google Slides Page Number
• How to Save Powerpoint as PDF with Notes
• How to Import Contacts to Gmail From CSV File
• How to Loop a Slideshow on Powerpoint 2013
• Google Slides – Change Aspect Ratio
• How to Hide a Slide in Powerpoint 2010
• How to Convert Google Slides to PDF
• How to Insert Slides from Another Presentation in Powerpoint 2010
• How to Make a Powerpoint Slide Vertical in Powerpoint 2013

How to Import Slides from Another Google Slides Presentation

Reusing slides from an existing presentation can save you a ton of time when creating new slides decks. Thankfully, Google Slides makes it easy to import slides from other presentations right into the one you’re currently working on. In this article, I’ll walk you through the complete process step-by-step.

Why Import Slides?

There are a few great reasons to import existing slides:

• Saves time – Creating presentations from scratch is time consuming. Importing slides lets you skip repetitive layout and design work.
• Consistency – Maintaining consistent branding and messaging across presentations keeps your content cohesive. Importing slides helps achieve that consistency with less effort.
• Leverage previous work – If you or colleagues have already created slides you want to reuse, importing them makes perfect sense. No need to recreate the wheel!

In summary, leveraging existing slides by importing them into new presentations boosts your productivity. The time savings really add up for recurring presentations like status updates, reports, and common pitch decks.

Step 1: Open the Destination Presentation

First, open the Google Slides presentation you want to import slides into. This is the destination presentation that will contain the new slides.

To access Google Slides, navigate to slides.google.com and open the desired presentation file. Alternatively, you can open a presentation from Google Drive by double clicking on it.

Once the destination presentation is open in Google Slides, you’re ready to move on to importing.

Step 2: Access the Import Slides Option

The “Import slides” option allows you to browse and select an existing presentation to pull slides from. Here’s how to access it:

• Click on the File menu.
• Select Import slides . This opens the import dialog box.

Import slides menu option

The keyboard shortcut Ctrl+I (Cmd+I on Mac) will also open the Import slides dialog box.

Either method takes you directly to the next step – choosing the source presentation.

Step 3: Select the Source Presentation

In the Import slides dialog, navigate to and select the Google Slides presentation containing the source slides you want to reuse.

The dialog box allows you to access the following locations:

• Google Drive – this is where your Google Slides presentations are stored by default.
• Local device – you can also upload a PowerPoint PPTX file from your computer.
• Slides home screen – easily access commonly used presentations here.

Import slides dialog box

Once you’ve selected the source presentation, Google Slides will display thumbnail previews of all slides within it.

Step 4: Choose the Slides to Import

In this step, pick the exact slides from the source presentation that you want to reuse in the destination presentation.

The import dialog displays an overview of all available slides. Hover over each thumbnail to preview the slide.

To select a slide for import:

• Check the box below each slide you want to reuse.
• Optionally click the All checkbox to select all slides at once.
• Click the slides/checkboxes again to deselect as needed.

Once you’ve made your selections, scroll down and click the blue Import slides button.

Selecting slides to import

This adds the slides into the destination presentation. They will be inserted after the current slide you have open.

Step 5: Rearrange and Edit Imported Slides

By default, Google Slides adds all imported slides sequentially. If desired, rearrange the imported slides to integrate them with existing content:

• In the thumbnail pane, click and drag slides to place them in the desired position.
• Use the toolbar, right click menu, or keyboard shortcuts to make edits to imported slides.
• Change the theme, layout, fonts, colors, and design at will!

The imported slides are now a part of your presentation. Customize and tweak them as needed.

Note: Imported slides retain their original theme and formatting by default. To make them visually match the new presentation, check the “Keep original theme” option before importing.

And that’s it! With these five simple steps you can swiftly reuse slides from other Google Slides presentations. Importing slides saves time, maintains consistency, and prevents duplication of effort.

Tips for Working With Imported Slides

Here are some additional pointers for importing and reusing slides efficiently:

• Rename confusing slide titles – The imported slides retain their original titles. Rename any titles that seem confusing or unclear out of context.
• Consolidate multiple versions – Importing the same slide from different presentations can create duplicates. Consolidate any redundant versions.
• Cite sources – If reusing slides from third-party presentations available online, make sure to cite the original creator.
• Use keyboard shortcuts – Learn shortcuts like Ctrl+C (copy), Ctrl+V (paste), and Ctrl+D (duplicate) to efficiently reuse and tailor imported slides.
• Organize with sections – Group related slides in sections to keep your presentation organized. Rename section headers appropriately.

Leveraging existing slides through Google Slides’ simple import tool can save you tons of time when building new presentations. With the steps in this article, you’ll be able to import slides confidently.

Let me know if you have any other questions!

About The Author

Vegaslide staff, related posts.

How to Insert a Circle in Google Slides

How to Add Google Slides to Flipgrid

How to Delete a Text Box in Google Slides

How to Add or Remove Slide Numbers in Google Slides

• Skill Assessments
• AI Course Builder
• Free Courses
• Google Slides

Duplicate and Copy Slides

Start Free Trial

Or log in with:

How to Duplicate and Copy Slides in Google Slides

Once you create and modify some slides to make them just right, don't reinvent the wheel! Create copies to base your new slides on.

Duplicate a Slide

• Select the slide you want to duplicate.
• Click Slide on the menu bar.

Press Ctrl + D or right-click the slide and select Duplicate Slide .

The slide is duplicated, and inserted right after the initially selected slide.

Copy and Paste a Slide

If you want to insert a duplicate of a slide in another part of the presentation, you can copy and paste entire slides as well

• Select the slide you want to copy.
• Click Edit on the menu bar.

• Click in the thumbnail pane where you want to paste the slide.

A copy of the selected slide is inserted at the selected spot in the presentation.

FREE Quick Reference

Free to distribute with our compliments; we hope you will consider our paid training.

• LinkedIn-ready certificate
• Skill assessments
• Bite-sized, interactive lessons
• Saved progress

• Slidesgo School
• Google Slides Tutorials

How to merge multiple Google Slides into one

Google Slides presentations have become a part of our daily lives: teachers, students, business people and health professionals all recognize them as an essential tool to share information in a clear and simple way. 

Have you ever seen a slide and thought "Wow, I would like to have one like that in my presentation"? It also often happens that you have to make collaborative presentations where everyone does their part and then you have to put them together. None of this will be a problem once you learn how to merge several presentations in Google Slides.

How to combine Google Slides presentations

Joining several Google Slides presentations or slides is a simpler task than you think. To achieve this, we are going to make use of the infallible "copy and paste" technique. Have you heard of it? Surely you have used it once! You only have to follow three simple steps :

• Open the presentation in which you want the new slides to appear. In this tutorial we are going to use the presentations Business Plan with Elegant Backgrounds and Minimalist Grayscale Pitch Deck .
• Open the second presentation and select the slides you want to add. You can select more than one by holding down Control and clicking on them. You can also select all of them by pressing Control + A. Then, right click > Copy or press Control + C.
• Go back to the first presentation, choose the place where you want the new slides and right click > Paste or Control + V.

Pro tip : select “Keep original styles” so that the design of the slides you are adding stays the same. You can also link the new slides to their original presentation. For that, click “Link & keep original styles”.

Now that you have mastered the art of Google Slides, we invite you to take a look at our website . 

You'll find thousands of designs to practice the skills you've just learned. Plus, now you can choose the slides you like best from each template and put them together to create the perfect presentation for you!

Do you find this article useful?

Related tutorials.

New feature available: edit our templates with Canva

Whenever you need to create, Slidesgo is there. We’re continually enhancing your presentation design process with templates that are primed to impress for any occasion. And in order to let your ideas flow best, comfort is key. How could Slidesgo help you with this? By making you feel right at home with our resources, no matter your preferred platform.You spoke, and we listened. Now, your favorite slides can be accessed on a new platform: Canva! This new format adds to our existing options (PowerPoint and Google Slides), expanding your ways to utilize our first-rate presentation content. We’ve started with a selection of Canva-ready...

How to print PowerPoint notes

Crafting an impactful PowerPoint slideshow and delivering a captivating presentation are distinct skills. The first focuses on designing appealing visuals to convey a clear message, while the second involves employing effective presentation techniques to ensure the audience grasps the idea. The content of this article will help you with the latter part of this process, guiding future presenters on how to print PowerPoint with speaker notes to enhance your presentations success and effectiveness.

Discover Our Online Presentation Software for Free

We have great news for you today! If you’ve been a Slidesgo fan for years (or months, or weeks, or days, or mere hours, we welcome everyone!), you’ll probably know for now that our templates are available mostly in two formats: for use in Google Slides and PowerPoint.Google Slides is a free tool, since you only need a Google account in order to use it. PowerPoint, on the other hand, is part of the Microsoft Office suite, so it’s not a free program, but that didn’t stop it from being one of the most popular options in the world!What if we...

Webinar: Presentation Audit

With more than 15,000 templates released on Slidesgo and a user base composed of millions of people, we estimate that the total number of presentations created adds up to… um, a lot! Our team of professional designers work very hard to provide you with editable slides so that the only thing you need to do is, well, customize the elements to your liking. Starting from any given template, the results may vary a lot depending on the person who edited the contents.Have you ever wondered “Is my presentation good enough?” and wished that an expert on presentations looked at your template...

Home Blog Google Slides Tutorials How to Copy a Slide in Google Slides

How to Copy a Slide in Google Slides

Google Slides often requires duplicating slides for templates or reusing an old slide deck. Unlike PowerPoint templates that are often downloaded, Google Slides templates require being copied to create a new version of the template for editing online. Below are a few simple methods that show how to copy google slides. 

How to Duplicate a Google Slides Presentation

To make a copy of an entire Google Slides presentation or template, go to File -> Make a Copy -> Entire Presentation .

In the next step, you will be given options to select a folder for saving your presentation in Google Drive, with the option to share it with the same people, remove speaker notes, copy comments, and include resolved comments (if any). Click Make a Copy to create a new copy of the deck.

This will create a complete presentation copy and open it in a new window. The title of the presentation deck will start with the word Copy by default. You can edit the title to suit your needs.

How to Duplicate a Slide in Google Slides

To create a copy of selected slides, pick slides (e.g., by using the CTRL key in Windows or Cmd Key on Mac and picking the slides you need) and go to File -> Make a Copy -> Selected Slides .

In the next step, select a location on Google Drive to save the slide deck. You can remove speaker notes and share the deck with the same people when copying the slides from a presentation deck in Google Slides. Click Make a Copy to create a presentation deck with the selected slides.

The new presentation with your selected slides will be created. In the example below, we selected only three slides from a presentation to create a new one.

How do you Make a Copy of a Google Slide via URL

You can edit the original URL to create a copy of a Google Slides deck using the URL or share a copy only with someone. To do this, remove the text after the final forward slash in the URL and type copy . Press Enter to generate a copy.

You can also share the URL with others to force them to use only a copy of your Google Slides deck since the URL will take them to a screen where the user will be asked to create a copy of the slide deck to proceed further.

How to Play a Copy of a Google Slide in Slideshow Mode

To run the presentation deck in Slideshow Mode, replace the text after the final forward slash with present .

This will run a copy of the presentation in Slideshow mode automatically.

Final Words

Now that you know how to make a copy on Google Slides, you can choose a method that best matches your needs. Be it selecting individual slides, making a copy of the entire Google Slides deck, or sharing a URL enabling others to create one automatically. Also, check our tutorial on how to copy a slide in PowerPoint .

Like this article? Please share

Google Slides, Presentation Tips Filed under Google Slides Tutorials

Related Articles

Filed under PowerPoint Tutorials • May 22nd, 2024

How to Remove Animations from PowerPoint and Google Slides

This tutorial explains how to remove animations/transitions in PowerPoint and Google Slides

Filed under Google Slides Tutorials • May 22nd, 2024

How to Add Audio to Google Slides

Making your presentations accessible shouldn’t be a hard to accomplish task. Learn how to add audios to Google Slides and improve the quality and accessibility of your presentations.

How to Translate Google Slides

Whereas Google Slides doesn’t allow to natively translate slides, such process is possible thanks to third-party add-ons. Learn how to translate Google Slides with this guide!

Leave a Reply

< Go back to Login

Forgot Password

Please enter your registered email ID. You will receive an email message with instructions on how to reset your password.

How To Copy And Paste A Slide In Google Slides

When working on a presentation using a Google Slides template , you might want to make new slides while maintaining the template’s design. Or, on occasion, you can choose to duplicate a previous slide to reuse its components, including text boxes. You may do other things with slides, like delete, move, or even hide them so they aren’t visible during your presentation. It makes no sense to recreate the same quarterly presentation continually, so why not duplicate those elaborate slides in a new presentation to save time? But to do that, you must learn how to duplicate a slide in Google Slides.

You sometimes create a slide you like a lot and want to copy its layout or design to other slides too. But at first, it may seem difficult to learn how to make a copy of a slide in Google Slides if you have never used this application before. Worry not; we will help you through it all, and by the end of this article, it will be a piece of cake for you. 

How To Duplicate A Slide in Google Slides on Windows/Mac?

Below are the following ways on how to duplicate a slide in Google Slides in Mac or Windows :

• Using Right-click option
• Using Toolbar
• Using the Keyboard Shortcut

Method 1:Using Right-click option

You can duplicate a slide in Google Slides using Right-click option by following these steps: 

• Go to your browser and visit https://www.docs.google.com/presentation to access Google Slides.
• Open your Google Slides presentation.
• Click on the slide that you want to duplicate and right-click on it.
• You will see a whole menu appear in front of you.
• Click on the “Duplicate Slide” option to see the same slide below the previous one.
• If you wish to duplicate multiple slides, hold down the CTRL/CMD key and select the slides you wish to duplicate.
• Right-click and select the “Duplicate Slides” option.
• You can also copy the slide and paste it anywhere in your presentation. For that, select the slide you want to duplicate, right-click, and select the “Copy” option.
• Select the slide after which you want to paste the copied slide.
• Right-click on that slide and go to the “Paste” option.

Method 2: Using Toolbar

To duplicate a slide in Google Slides, you can also use Toolbar.

• Open your Google Slides presentation from the list of presentations.
• Select the slide that you wish to replicate.
• Go to the “Slide” tab.

Method 3: Using Keyboard Shortcuts

To duplicate a slide in Google Slides using keyboard shortcuts, follow these steps: 

• Select the slide you want to duplicate.
• Use the keyboard shortcut: CTRL/CMD+D to duplicate the slide.
• You can duplicate multiple slides at once too. By holding down the CTRL/CMD key, select the slides you want to duplicate. Use CTRL/CMD + D to duplicate them.
• If you wish to copy the slide and paste it elsewhere in your presentation, you can select the slide you wish to copy with the shortcut – CTRL/CMD+C and copy the slide in Google Slides.
• Go to the slide after which you want to paste the slide. Press CRTL/CMD + V to paste the slide.

READ MORE: How To Move A Slide In Google Slides

How To Duplicate Slide In Google Slides App On Android?

You can duplicate a slide in Google Slides on the Android app with the steps below: 

• On your Android device, go to the Google Slides app and open your presentation.
• At the bottom, you will find the slides of your presentation.
• Touch and hold the slide you wish to duplicate.
• You will see the “Copy” option in the top-right corner of your screen.
• Touch and hold down the slide, after which you want to paste the slide.
• Go to the three dots on the top-right corner of your screen and click on “Paste”.
• If you wish to copy multiple slides, just select all the slides you wish to copy and repeat the above steps.

How Do You Duplicate A Slide In Google Slides on iPhone/iPad?

Below are the steps on how to copy and paste a slide in Google Slides on iPhone/iPad:

• Open the Google Slides app on your iPhone or iPad.
• Browse your presentation from the list of presentations.
• From the bottom, touch and hold down the slide you wish to duplicate/copy.
• Tap the “Copy” option from the top.
• Go to the slide after which you want to paste the copied slide.
• Touch and hold down the slide, and from the three dots at the top, go to the “Paste” option. 

Since you now know how to copy a slide in g+Google Slides, you can duplicate any slide and paste it anywhere in your presentation. The duplicate option is one of the most helpful options in Google Slides whether you are creating a presentation for school, college or work, and it makes the job easy and quick. Following the above methods, you can duplicate a slide effortlessly and maintain consistency throughout the presentation. 

You will find all the information required to duplicate a slide on PC, Android, or iPhone/iPad in the article above. And to get more such shortcuts and tips and tricks regarding the Google Slides function, keep reading our articles!

How To Copy A Slide In Google Slides Using Keyboard Shortcuts?

How to copy and paste a slide into google slides, can we move the slide anywhere else after duplicating it, how to copy more than one slide in google slides on android.

People Are Also Reading:

• How To Import Google Slides Themes
• How To Add A Video To Google Slides
• How To Save A Google Slide As An Image
• Learn To Make Google Slides Vertical
• How To Convert Presentations From Google Slides To PowerPoint

Table Of Content

Related posts from the same category.

16 May, 2023 | SlideUpLift

How To Add A New Slide In Google Slides

Google Slides is an easy way to create group projects and presentations. Many people can work together at a time on a project to make a great presentation. Moreover, you

17 May, 2023 | SlideUpLift

How To Move A Slide In Google Slides?

Are you someone who loves to deliver professional-looking pitches or presentations? Then you must know that sometimes you may need to change your slides to a different position in your

23 May, 2023 | SlideUpLift

How To Hide And Unhide A Slide In Google Slides

How To Hide A Slide In Google Slides On A Computer? There are a couple of ways to hide a slide in Google Slides on a computer: Using Right Click

9 Jun, 2023 | SlideUpLift

How To Delete A Slide In Google Slides?

Google Slides is a great place to make fantastic presentations for school, college, or work. But keeping your presentation minimal and decluttered is very vital. It is necessary not to

22 May, 2023 | SlideUpLift

How To Copy And Paste a Slide In PowerPoint

When making presentations, you can save time and effort by simply copying and pasting a slide into PowerPoint. The duplicate slide option in PowerPoint is useful to eliminate the two-step

17 Apr, 2024 | SlideUpLift

How To Change Slide Size In Google Slides? [Easy Guide]

Don’t let a mismatched canvas be the obstacle to your dreams! Learn how to change slide size in Google Slides to make space for your innovation and creativity. Let the

24 Jan, 2023 | SlideUpLift

How to Link Slides in Google Slides?

Do you find yourself struggling to move through your presentations quickly and effectively? Are you looking for ways to make your slides more interactive? If the answer is yes, you’ve

6 Jan, 2023 | SlideUpLift

How to Add Header and Footer in Google Slides?

Google Slides is a powerful presentation tool allowing users to create professional-looking presentations easily. One important aspect of any presentation is the header and footer, which can provide context and

18 Nov, 2023 | SlideUpLift

How to Select Multiple Slides in Google Slides Presentations?

The feature to select multiple slides in Google Slides is a game-changer for anyone looking to boost efficiency in presentation creation. It enables you to make bulk edits, apply consistent

29 Dec, 2023 | SlideUpLift

How to Make Checkboxes in Google Slides?

Google Slides is one of the most widely used presentation tools today. It is used for creating simple text and picture presentations and complex presentations. You can create surveys and

Forgot Password?

Privacy Overview

Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information

Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.

How to: Import Slides Into a Different Presentation

Thank goodness its Friday! Unfortunately, I can’t make the weekend come any faster, but I can make your workday a little easier! You may have noticed in Google Presentations that you can’t simply copy/paste a slide from one Presentation to another, and that if you try to export/import you lose your formatting. Today, I will teach you a great trick for moving your slides from one project to another.

• Create a new Presentation.
• While editing your Presentation, select Insert >   Import Slides .
• Select the Presentation from which you want to import slides and hit  Select .
• Select the slides you wish to import, and click  Import Slides .
• Tip: to select multiple slides hold down Command for Mac users, and Ctrl for Windows.
• Tip: to rearrange the order of your slides, simply drag and drop.

+1 this blog post if you found this fun and informative.

Recent Posts

Migrating from Microsoft to Google – Changing Productivity Platforms

Harnessing the Power of Google Threat Intelligence for Enhanced Cybersecurity

Soc modernization: a non-negotiable imperative for robust cybersecurity, recaptcha: guardian of the gate or digital drawbridge protecting your digital realm in the age of bots.

Navigating the Labyrinth: Choosing the Optimal Security Framework for Your Cloud Journey

Webinar Replays

Transformation happens here .

© 2023 Dito | All Rights Reserved | Privacy Policy [email protected] (855) 937-3486

Accelerators

How to Make a Copy of Google Slides? [An EASY Tutorial!]

By: Author Shrot Katewa

When you share your Google Slides presentations with others, the changes that they make will most likely become visible on the main presentation. One way to avoid this problem is to make a copy of the Google Slides presentation before making any changes! But you may be wondering, how exactly does one make a copy of Google Slides?

Here’s how to make a copy of a Google Slides presentation –

• Click on the “File” menu.
• Select “Make a copy” from the dropdown.
• Then, click on “Entire Presentation”
• Finally, click “OK” in the pop-up window that opens up.

In this article, we will cover this topic in great detail. I will share with you two different methods along with the detailed steps of making a copy of Google Slides. Furthermore, I will also show you how you can force others to make a copy before they start editing a Google Slides presentation!

So, let’s get started!

1. How to Make a Copy of a Google Slides Presentation? 

Basically, there are two ways in which you can make a copy of your Google Slides presentation.

The first method is to use the “ File ” menu option while the other method is to use the Google Drive Folder. Both of the methods are explained in the following section.

Method 1 – Using the File Menu Option 

This method is the easiest as you can make a copy of your Google Slides presentation directly from the presentation file when it is open!

To make a copy of your Google Slides presentation using the “ File ” Menu option follow the simple steps explained below.

Step-1: Click on the “File” menu option

The first step of the process is to click on the “ File ” tab, which will open a drop-down menu.

From the dropdown menu, select the “ Make a copy ” option which will open yet another drop-down menu. Now select the “ Entire presentation ” option.

Step-2 : Hit the “Ok” button

After you click on the “ Entire presentation ” option, a pop-up window will appear on your screen. Simply click on the “ OK ” button and a copy of your presentation will be saved on your Google Drive

Method 2 – Using the Google Drive Folder

This method is much like the traditional way you would copy and paste a file on your computer. Basically, in this method, you have to navigate to the folder where your file is saved and then make a copy.

To make a copy of your Google Slides presentation, all you have to do is simply “Right -Click ”  on the slide that you want to make a copy of and then select the “ Make a copy ” option from the drop-down menu. A copy of your Google Slides presentation will be saved on your Google Drive immediately.

2. How to Make a Copy of Selected Slides? 

In case you don’t want to copy the complete presentation, you can also make a copy of a selected set of slides and open them as a separate presentation file.

To make a copy of selected slides in your Google Slides presentation, at first select the slides that you want to make a copy of and then follow the simple steps explained below.

Step-1: Click on the “File” tab

After you have selected the slides, you want to make a copy of, click on the “ File ” tab which will open a drop-down menu.

Step-2: Select the “Selected slides” option

Next, select the “ Selected slides ” option from the drop-down menu as shown in the image in the previous step.

Step-3: Hit the “OK” button

After you have selected the “ Selected slides ” option, a pop-up window will appear on your screen.

Here, you can rename the presentation. This is completely optional. Next, click on the “ OK ” button located at the bottom right corner and a copy of the selected slides will be saved on your Google Drive.

3. How to Force Users to Make a Copy of Google Slides? 

Now, what if you are sharing a template of a presentation with multiple users and you want to prevent people from making changes to your master file in Google Slides? Well, the easiest way to do this is to force the user to make a copy of when you share the link of the file!

To force users to make a copy of your Google Slides presentation, edit the URL of your Google Slides presentation. Highlight everything after the last “/” in the URL of your browser, and instead write “copy”. Now, share the edited link with others. This will force a copy of your presentation.

The complete process is described step-by-step manner below –

Step-1: Remove the last part of the URL

The first step of the process is to select the last part of the URL which will have the word “ Edit ” on it. This will be after the final “/” used in the URL.

Simply locate and select that part of the URL, and delete it.

Step-2: Write “Copy” in the last part of the URL

In the second step, after you have removed the “ Edit ” part of the URL, write “ Copy ” in its place. Now when you share this link with anybody, they will be forced to make a copy of your Google Slides presentation to view it.

Here’s what the end-user will see on their screen once you have shared the link with them.

Remember – for this method to work, you have to make sure that you have given permission to access the Google Slides presentation .

4. How to Make a Copy of Google Slides in Presentation Mode? 

You can also make a copy of your Google Slides presentation to directly open in the “Presentation Mode” when you share it with your audience! This is really helpful because sometimes you don’t want the audience to access the content of the slides, but you also don’t want to share a PDF either in order to retain the animations.

To make a copy of a Google Slides presentation to directly open in the present mode, edit the URL. Highlight everything after the last “/” in the URL of your browser, and instead write “present”. Now, share the edited link with others. This will open your presentation in the present mode by default.

Here are the details of the steps that you need to follow –

Step-1: Remove the “Edit” part from the URL

The first step of making a copy of your Google Slides in presentation mode is to remove the last part of the URL of your Google Slides presentation which has the word “ Edit ” on it.

Step-2: Type in the word “Present”

After you have removed the “Edit” part of the URL, simply type in “ Present ” in its place. Now when your share your Google Slides presentation with this link, users will be taken directly to the presentation view.

Before sharing this link with others, make sure you have given permission to access the Google Slides presentation .

5. How to Copy a Presentation to Another Account? 

To copy a presentation to another account, you have to share the presentation to the other account using their email address. The whole process is described in 2 easy steps below.

Step-1: Click on the “Share” button

The first step of the process is to click on the “ Share ” button which is located at the top right corner of your Google Slides window. It is an orange button with the icon of a person with a linked chain under them.

Step-2: Type in the Email Address of the recipient

After you have selected the “ Share ” button, a pop-up window will appear on your screen.

Now, type in the email address of the account that you want to copy your Google Slides presentation to, in the recipient box. Also, make sure that you have provided the “ Editor ” access. Otherwise, you won’t be able to edit this presentation file using the other email account.

Lastly, simply click on the blue “ Send ” button at the bottom right corner of the pop-up window and the presentation will be copied to the Google Drive of the recipient account.

6. How to Remove Speaker Notes While Making a Copy of Google Slides?

To remove speaker notes while making a copy of your Google Slides presentation, follow the simple steps described below.

Step-1: Click on the “File” Tab

The first step of the process is to click on the “ File ” tab on the ribbon of your Google Slides presentation. This will open a drop-down menu.

Step-2: Select the “Entire presentation” option

Click on the “ Entire presentation ” option which is located in the “ Make a copy ” option. This will open a pop-up window (as shown in the image in the previous step).

Step-3: Tick mark the “Remove all speaker notes” option

Once you have selected the “ Entire presentation ” option and the pop-up window appears on your screen, checkmark on the “ Remove all speaker notes ” option. This will allow you to make a copy of your Google Slides presentation without including the speaker notes.

Step-4: Click on the “OK” button

The final step of the process is to click on the “ OK ” button. This will create a copy of your Google Slides presentation while removing all the content from the notes.

Credit to KamranAydinov (on Freepik) for the featured image of this article (further edited).

Copy formatting to multiple objects in Google Slides

Filter by product

• Accessibility
• Admin console
• Cloud Search
• Directory Sync
• Drive for desktop
• Education Edition
• G Suite for Education
• G Suite for Government
• Google Apps Script
• Google Calendar
• Google Chat
• Google Classroom
• Google Cloud Directory Sync
• Google Docs
• Google Drawings
• Google Drive
• Google Forms
• Google Hangouts
• Google Keep
• Google Maps
• Google Meet
• Google Meet Hard
• Google Meet Hardware
• Google Photos
• Google Sheets
• Google Sites
• Google Slides
• Google Tasks
• Google Vault
• Google Voice
• Google Workspace
• Google Workspace Add-ons
• Google Workspace for Education
• Google Workspace Marketplace
• Google Workspace Migrate
• Marketplace
• Microsoft Exchange
• Microsoft Outlook
• Premier Edition
• Rapid Release
• Rapid Releases
• Scheduled Release
• Security and Compliance
• Weekly Recap
• What's New

Filter by date

Subscribe by feed, subscribe by email, localized google workspace updates, useful links, join the official community for google workspace administrators.

In the Google Cloud Community, connect with Googlers and other Google Workspace admins like yourself. Participate in product discussions, check out the Community Articles, and learn tips and tricks that will make your work and life easier. Be the first to know what's happening with Google Workspace.

______________

Learn about more Google Workspace launches

On the “What’s new in Google Workspace?” Help Center page, learn about new products and features launching in Google Workspace, including smaller changes that haven’t been announced on the Google Workspace Updates blog.

How to use Google Slides, Google's free slideshow presentation maker

• Google Slides is Google's slideshow presentation program that allows real time collaboration.
• Google Slides is part of the Google Workspace suite, which also includes Google Docs and Gmail.
• Google Slides differs from Microsoft PowerPoint in its simplicity and collaboration options.

Google Slides is a presentation program that's part of Google Workspace, a group of productivity apps that also includes Gmail, Google Sheets, Goole Docs, Google Meet , and more. Workspace has more than 3 billion users worldwide. 

With Google Slides, users can create, present, and collaborate via online presentations from various devices. You can present during Google Meet calls directly from Slides and embed charts from Google Sheets. You can also add YouTube videos to Slides presentations. 

Google recently announced plans to add artificial intelligence features like its Gemini AI tool to its Workspace programs, which include Slides. Users will be able to use Gemini to create images or written content for slides, or even reference other files in their Drives or emails in their Gmail accounts.

What is Google Slides? 

Google Slides is a cloud-based presentation program that's part of the Google Workspace. Google Slides can be used to create and deliver presentations online. 

Several different themes are available in Slides for designing presentations. Users can customize Slides presentations in a variety of colors and styles. You can add photos, videos from YouTube, charts from Google Sheets , and information from many other sources. Different members of a team can contribute and collaborate on the presentation in real time. 

There's no specific limit on how many slides you can add to your Google Slides presentation, but there is a 100 MB file size limit.

How to download Google Slides 

To access Google Slides, visit slides.google.com . 

Related stories

You can also open Slides while Gmail or Google Chrome is open by clicking on the Google Apps icon in the upper-right corner (shown as three rows of dots) and selecting Slides. 

Another option is to download the Google Slides app for your Apple or Android device. Search for Google Slides in the Apple App Store or Google Play Store.

What templates are available? 

Dozens of Google Slides templates are available, depending on your needs. For instance, there are general presentation templates, photography portfolios, pitch decks, case studies, science fair projects, and more. 

To browse the templates available, open Google Slides. Then, click Template Gallery in the upper-right corner. Scroll through the options, choose the one that meets your needs, and start creating a presentation. 

What's the difference between Google Slides and PowerPoint? 

Both Google Slides and PowerPoint are presentation programs. Google Slides is a program within Google Workspace, and PowerPoint is a Microsoft program. PowerPoint is an offline program, while Slides is online which allows for real time collaboration.

The programs share many features that allow for presentation creation and delivery, but PowerPoint may offer more advanced design features. 

You can convert Google Slides into PowerPoint presentations, and vice versa. From the top menu in Slides, click File, Download, and choose Microsoft PowerPoint. 

How to learn to use Google Slides 

Through Google Workspace, you can access several quick-start guides, cheat sheets, and troubleshooting resources to help you learn to use Google Slides. There are also many YouTube videos with tutorials for using Slides.

On February 28, Axel Springer, Business Insider's parent company, joined 31 other media groups and filed a $2.3 billion suit against Google in Dutch court, alleging losses suffered due to the company's advertising practices.

• Main content

• Help Center
• Google Docs Editors
• Privacy Policy
• Terms of Service
• Submit feedback

Ask MetaFilter

How do i move a google slides presentation to other google drive account february 3, 2021 9:08 am   subscribe.

• The Lowdown on Meta AI
• What's the Difference? PS5 Slim vs. PS5

Copy Slides to Another PowerPoint Presentation

• Brock University

What to Know

• Right-click the thumbnail of the slide to be copied, select Copy , then right-click a blank area of the Slides pane where you want to place it.
• Alternate method: Click-and-drag the thumbnail of the slide you want to copy to the Slides pane of the destination presentation.
• Note: When using the click-and-drag method, the copied slide takes on the design theme of the destination presentation.

This article explains how to copy a slide in PowerPoint from another PowerPoint presentation. Instructions in this article apply to PowerPoint 2019, 2016, 2013, 2010, 2007, 2003, and PowerPoint for Microsoft 365.

Copy and Paste Method in PowerPoint

A quick way to use slides from one presentation in another presentation is to copy the slides that you want to use and paste those slides into the new presentation.

Open both presentations to show them at the same time on the screen. The original presentation contains the slides you plan to copy , and the destination presentation is where they will go. The destination presentation may be an existing presentation or a new presentation.

On the ribbon , go to the View tab.

In the Window group, select Arrange All . In PowerPoint 2003, choose Window > Arrange All from the main menu.

In the Slides pane of the original presentation, right-click the thumbnail of the slide to be copied.

Choose Copy from the shortcut menu.

In the destination presentation, right-click a blank area of the Slides pane where you want to place the copied slide. It can be placed anywhere in the sequence of slides in the presentation.

Choose a Paste option. In PowerPoint 2019, 2016, 2013, and 2010, you have three options:

• Use Destination Theme (H) : The copied slide will use the same theme as the PowerPoint presentation it is pasted into.
• Use Source Formatting (K) : The copied slide will keep the original theme and formatting as the original presentation.
• Picture (U) : The copied slide will be pasted as a graphic into the active slide.

For PowerPoint 2007 and 2003, choose Paste from the shortcut menu.

Click and Drag Method in PowerPoint

If you'd rather use the mouse to copy slides from one presentation to another, follow these steps:

In the Slides pane of the original presentation, select the thumbnail of the desired slide.

Drag the thumbnail to the Slides pane of the destination presentation in the preferred location for the slide.

The pointer changes to indicate the placement of the slide.

Place the slide between two slides or at the end of the presentation.

When you use this method, you don't have the option to choose which theme the newly copied slide will use. The newly copied slide takes on the design theme in PowerPoint (or design template  in PowerPoint 2003) of the second presentation.

If you started a new presentation and haven't applied a design theme or design template, the newly copied slide appears on the white background of the default design template.

Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day

• How to Copy a PowerPoint Design Template to Another Presentation
• Add, Delete or Change the Order of PowerPoint Slides
• How to Use Copilot in Powerpoint
• How to Use Speaker Notes in PowerPoint
• How to Merge PowerPoints
• Use PowerPoint Slide Finder
• How to Save Sounds From PowerPoint Slideshows
• How to Select More Than One Slide in PowerPoint
• Slide Layouts in PowerPoint
• How to Print PowerPoint Slides
• PowerPoint Master Slide
• How to Increase PowerPoint Slide Number Size
• How to Hide and Unhide a Slide in PowerPoint
• Use This PowerPoint Template for a Multiple Choice Quiz
• How to Make a PowerPoint Presentation
• PowerPoint for Beginners - How to Use PowerPoint

Reuse (import) slides from another presentation

You can add one or more slides to your presentation from another, without having to open the other file.

(By default, a copied slide inherits the design of the slide you're inserting it after in the destination presentation. However, you can choose to keep the formatting of the slide you're copying instead.)

When you import a slide from one presentation to another, it is simply a copy of the original. Changes you make to the copy do not affect the original slide in the other presentation. 

Open the presentation that you want to add a slide to.

In the slide thumbnail pane on the left, click where you want to add a slide.

On the Home tab of the ribbon, in the Slides group, click the arrow below New Slide , and then select Reuse Slides .

In the Reuse Slides pane, click Open a PowerPoint File .

In the Browse dialog box, locate and click the presentation file that contains the slide that you want, and then click Open .

If you want the slide that you are adding to the destination presentation to maintain the formatting of the original presentation, select the Keep source formatting check box before you add the slide to the destination presentation. (When this check box is not selected, the copied slides inherit the styling of the slide they're inserted after.) Then, in the Reuse Slides pane, do one of the following:

To add a single slide, click the slide.

To add all of the slides, right-click any slide, and then select Insert All Slides .

Open an existing presentation or create a new presentation that you want to insert slides into.

In Normal view, in the navigation pane, click the slide that you want to insert the other slides after.

On the Home tab, under Slides , click the arrow next to New Slide , and then click Reuse Slides .

In the dialog box, find the presentation that you want to insert, and select it. Click OK .

Note:  In PowerPoint for the web, you can insert reused slides from other presentations only one at a time.

Open the presentation that you want to insert slides to.

In the slide thumbnail pane on the left, click the slide you want to add slide after.

Import slides from another presentation to the current one

In the thumbnail pane on the left, select the slide after which you want to insert the imported slides.

On the Home tab, select Reuse Slides .

The Reuse Slides pane opens on the right. Your recent presentations are shown.

Select a presentation from the list to see the individual slides in it.

Click a slide thumbnail to copy it into the current presentation.

By default, an imported slide keeps the colors and formatting of the presentation it comes from.

When you're done importing slides from the selected presentation, you can close the pane or search for other slides to import.

More details

A search box at the top of the Reuse Slides pane lets you search for any presentation, whether it's stored on your computer's hard drive or on SharePoint or OneDrive for work or school.

A Browse button under the search box lets you explore your folders for what you want.

By default, a slide you import keeps the formatting of the presentation it comes from. But three formatting options are available. When a slide is inserted, it appears in the thumbnail pane on the left and a (Ctrl) pop-up menu appears on the thumbnail. Click it to see three Paste options:

Copy and paste your slides

Use Slide Libraries to share and reuse PowerPoint slides

Add, rearrange, duplicate, and delete slides in PowerPoint

Need more help?

Want more options.

Explore subscription benefits, browse training courses, learn how to secure your device, and more.

Microsoft 365 subscription benefits

Microsoft 365 training

Microsoft security

Accessibility center

Communities help you ask and answer questions, give feedback, and hear from experts with rich knowledge.

Ask the Microsoft Community

Microsoft Tech Community

Windows Insiders

Microsoft 365 Insiders

Was this information helpful?

Thank you for your feedback.

How to do a transition on Google Slides: A Step-by-Step Guide

Transitions in Google Slides can add that extra flair to your presentation, making it more dynamic and engaging. Essentially, a transition is an effect that takes place when you move from one slide to the next. It’s a simple way to make your presentation flow and keep your audience focused. Let’s dive into how you can easily add transitions to your slides.

Step by Step Tutorial: Adding Transitions on Google Slides

Before we get into the nitty-gritty, let’s establish what we’re aiming to achieve with these steps. We want to add transitions to our slides to make our presentation smooth and visually appealing.

Step 1: Open your Google Slides presentation

Access your presentation by going to Google Drive and opening the Google Slides document you wish to add transitions to.

Once you have your presentation open, you’ll see all your slides listed on the left-hand side. This is your starting point.

Step 2: Select the slide you want to add a transition to

Click on the slide that you want to apply the transition effect to. You can add transitions to individual slides or to all slides at once.

If you want to apply the same transition to multiple slides, hold the ‘Shift’ key and click on the slides you want to include. This will allow you to add the transition effect to all selected slides at once.

Step 3: Click on "Slide" in the top menu, then "Change transition"

After selecting your slide(s), head to the top menu, click on "Slide," and you’ll see the option "Change transition." This will open the ‘Transition to this slide’ sidebar.

In the sidebar, you’ll see a variety of transition options, such as ‘Fade’, ‘Slide’, and ‘Flip’. You can click on each to see a preview of the transition effect.

Step 4: Choose your transition effect and adjust the speed

Once you’re in the transition sidebar, click on the transition you want to add. Next to the transition options, you’ll see a slider that allows you to adjust the speed of the transition.

Slower transitions can create a sense of drama or importance, while faster transitions can keep the energy of your presentation high. Play around with the speed until you find something that suits your presentation style.

Step 5: Click "Apply to all slides" if you want to use the same transition for every slide

If you’ve decided that you want to maintain consistency throughout your presentation, then you can click on "Apply to all slides" to use the same transition effect across your entire slide deck.

Remember, while consistency can be good, using different transitions for different sections of your presentation can also help to differentiate between topics or ideas.

After you’ve completed these steps, your slides will now transition with the effect you’ve chosen when you present. This can make your presentation more professional and polished.

Tips for Adding Transitions on Google Slides

• Use transitions sparingly. Too many transitions can be distracting and take away from the content of your presentation.
• Keep your audience in mind. Choose transitions that complement the tone and style of your presentation.
• Preview your transitions. Make sure to watch how your transitions look before presenting to an audience, so you can make any necessary adjustments.
• Consider the timing. Make sure the speed of your transition matches the pacing of your presentation.
• Experiment with different transitions. Google Slides offers a variety of transition options, so don’t be afraid to try out different effects.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can i add different transitions to each slide.

Yes, you can add different transitions to each slide by selecting each slide individually and choosing the desired transition.

Will the transitions work when I present in Google Slides?

Yes, the transitions will work when you enter presentation mode in Google Slides. Just make sure to save your changes.

Can I remove a transition from a slide?

Yes, you can remove a transition by selecting the slide and clicking on "No transition" in the transition sidebar.

Do all transitions have the same speed options?

Most transitions have speed options, but the range of speed may vary depending on the transition effect you choose.

Can I copy a transition from one slide and apply it to another?

Yes, you can copy a transition effect by clicking on "Copy" in the transition sidebar and then "Paste" on the other slide where you want the transition to be applied.

• Open your Google Slides presentation.
• Select the slide you want to add a transition to.
• Click on "Slide" in the top menu, then "Change transition."
• Choose your transition effect and adjust the speed.
• Click "Apply to all slides" if desired.

Adding transitions to your Google Slides presentation is a fantastic way to enhance your audience’s experience and ensure your message is delivered with impact. Remember, transitions are like the seasoning in a dish – too little and it’s bland, too much and it’s overwhelming. The key is to find the right balance that complements your presentation and keeps your audience engaged from start to finish.

Keep experimenting with different transitions and speeds to find the perfect match for your style. And don’t forget, practice makes perfect. Run through your presentation several times to ensure the transitions are seamless and contribute positively to your overall message.

In conclusion, whether you’re presenting a project at school, pitching an idea at work, or sharing a story, mastering transitions on Google Slides can elevate your presentation game to the next level. Now that you know how to do a transition on Google Slides, go ahead and give it a try!

Kermit Matthews is a freelance writer based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with more than a decade of experience writing technology guides. He has a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Computer Science and has spent much of his professional career in IT management.

He specializes in writing content about iPhones, Android devices, Microsoft Office, and many other popular applications and devices.

Read his full bio here .

Share this:

• Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
• Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
• Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)
• Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
• Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)
• Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)
• Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)

Related posts:

• How to Make Transitions on Google Slides: Step-by-Step Guide
• How to Hide a Slide in Google Slides
• How to Duplicate a Slide on Google Slides
• How to make Google Slides automatically transition: A step-by-step guide
• How to Do Transitions on Google Slides on iPad: A Step-by-Step Guide
• How to Change Slide Dimensions in Google Slides
• How to Delete a Slide on Google Slides
• How to Delete Multiple Slides in Google Slides
• How to Get Google Slides to Play Automatically: A Step-by-Step Guide
• How to Put Canva Slides into Google Slides: A Step-by-Step Guide
• How to Number Slides in Google Slides
• How to Import Slides in Google Slides: A Step-by-Step Guide
• How to Make a Good Presentation on Google Slides: Expert Tips and Tricks
• How to Make Google Slides Play Automatically: A Step-by-Step Guide
• How to Make Columns in Google Slides
• How to Share Google Slides in Presentation Mode Like a Pro
• How to Copy and Paste Multiple Slides in Google Slides: A Simple Guide
• Importing Keynote Presentations to Google Slides: A Step-by-Step Guide
• How to Stop Audio on a Certain Slide in Google Slides: A Guide

How-To Geek

Why i prefer google slides to microsoft powerpoint.

Your presentations (and your sanity) will thank you.

Quick Links

• Ease of Collaboration
• Offline Access
• Integration With Other Google Tools
• More Storage Space
• Compatibility With PowerPoint
• AI Features
• Provide Detailed Version History
• Customization Features and Template Options

PowerPoint and Google Slides are two popular options for presentations, but which one is best? As someone who has used both programs for a long time, I've found that Google Slides offers many advantages that make it my go-to choice.

Let's be clear: I'm comparing the web-based PowerPoint and Google Slides versions. It's unfair to compare Google Slides to the desktop version of PowerPoint, isn't it? Here are some reasons why Google Slides is my favorite presentation tool.

1. Ease of Collaboration

Ease of collaboration was the central reason I switched to Google Slides for my presentation needs. As a content creator, I always aim for a seamless collaboration experience while dealing with my clients and team members. Google Slides offered exactly that, and I was in love with it.

So, is Google Slides better than PowerPoint for collaboration? It certainly has advantages that make it an ideal choice for a lot of users.

With Google Slides, you can efficiently work with others and share your work , no matter what kind of computer or phone you use. If you have a Google account and the link to the presentation, you can join in and make changes simultaneously with other members.

In contrast, to collaborate in PowerPoint, you have to consider various external factors, such as the user's working device and storage locations. For example, you might not be able to easily collaborate with someone who has an older version of PowerPoint, or with someone using a PowerPoint mobile due to feature limitations. Some things that are restricted in the free web and mobile version compared to PowerPoint on desktop include limited commenting tags, editing options, and more.

Additionally, Google Slides also has built-in chat and commenting features. This feature allows all your team members to stay on the same page and communicate with each other to streamline editing. In PowerPoint, you're limited to comments only.

2. Offline Access

Another important reason for my switch to Google Slides is the offline access feature. With this feature, you can create, edit, and present presentations to others even without an internet connection. Any changes you apply offline are synced automatically once you're back online, so you can keep working even without an internet connection.

You can activate offline access by checking the offline mode option in your Google Drive settings.

Also, with Google Slides, you don't need software installed on your computer to access your presentations offline. However, Microsoft PowerPoint requires an internet connection to save changes to OneDrive storage. No internet, no autosave!

3. Integration With Other Google Tools

Switching to Google Slides is easy if you already use Google apps like Docs, Sheet, Meet, and Gmail. They all work well together. You can import charts and tables from Google Sheets into your presentations with just a few clicks. Any modifications to the original data in Google Sheets will automatically be reflected in your Google Slides presentation.

For example, on Google Slides, open the "Insert" tab and navigate to the "Chart" option. From there, click on the "From Sheets" option and import a chart from Google Sheets.

Furthermore, you can add Google Keep notes to your Slides and share your content in Google Meet with Smart Canvas without switching between tabs.

On the other hand, Microsoft PowerPoint integrates with other Microsoft tools, but it's not as seamless as Google Slides and has limited integration capabilities. For example, unlike Google Sheets, which updates data automatically in Slides, PowerPoint requires you to manual refresh to update Excel charts. This means you need to copy and paste the updated chart from Excel to PowerPoint.

4. More Storage Space

Google Slides offers more storage space through Google Drive. With a Google account, you get 15GB of storage shared across Google Photos, Drive, and Gmail. This is significantly more than what Microsoft offers with its free PowerPoint Web version, which only provides 5GB of OneDrive storage. If you create large presentations with many images or videos, Google's extra storage space can be a significant advantage.

Additionally, Google offers affordable plans to upgrade your storage if needed. For example, you can get 100GB of storage for a $20 annual fee, which is perfect for those who create and store a lot of presentations. However, it's important to note that pricing for additional storage might be different depending on your region.

For detailed information, it's best to check your plans manually by clicking the "Get More Storage" option in Drive.

5. Compatibility With PowerPoint

I know what you're thinking—what if I need to work with someone who only uses Microsoft PowerPoint? Fear not; Google Slides has got you covered. You can import and export PowerPoint presentations into Google Slides, making switching between the two platforms easy.

This feature has been a lifesaver for me when I work with my clients or colleagues who use PowerPoint. I can easily collaborate with them and edit their files without any hassle. After making changes, I can save the Google Slides file again as a PowerPoint file.

You can add your PowerPoint file to Google Slides by either uploading it on Drive or directly opening it from the File > Open option.

6. AI Features

You can also use Google AI tools like Gemini to improve your presentations. For example, the Gemini AI feature in Google Slides allows users to generate images and slides based on their prompts. You can access Gemini from the Slides side panel and input your prompts, such as "Create a slide about," and it will generate slides accordingly.

This feature lets you quickly add relevant and visually appealing presentation content without leaving the Google Slides platform. Using Gemini AI, you can also generate background images in various styles, such as Vector art, Photography, Watercolor, and others.

In contrast, Microsoft AI feature tools like Copilot are not available on the PowerPoint web version. To use Copilot and other AI features in PowerPoint requires a paid subscription to either Microsoft 365 or Copilot Pro.

7. Provide Detailed Version History

Both Google Slides and Microsoft PowerPoint allow you to view and restore previously edited versions of your presentation. However, Google Slides stands out with its detailed version history feature. This feature groups certain versions of your presentation together if you make multiple changes over a short period. This makes it easy to find and select the version you need. These group versions are displayed under the Version History panel.

Another notable feature of Google Slides is the ability to name the modified versions. This is quite useful when working on large documents with multiple collaborators, as it can take time to find the version you want, among many others. To rename a version, open the "Version History" panel, click the three-dot icon, and then select "Name This Version" from the dropdown menu.

Once you've named important versions of your presentation, you can filter them by selecting the "Named Versions" option from the drop menu. This will highlight only the renamed versions, along with the current version of the document, making it easy to locate the version you need.

8. Customization Features and Template Options

The web version of Microsoft PowerPoint has limited features compared to the PowerPoint desktop app, which can sometimes be helpful while designing presentations. For example, you can't insert charts or equations in the web version. Additionally, you can't add hyperlinks to pictures or shapes. On the other hand, you can add equations, charts, and hyperlinks to images in Google Slides.

While both platforms offer a good selection of templates, I prefer Google Slides because its templates are user-friendly and easy to customize. It also provides more flexibility when working with themes compared to the web version of PowerPoint.

Google Slides isn't a flawless tool, but for me and many other presentation creators, it not only gets the job done but also has some advantages over PowerPoint. Whether you're a student, team, or regular user, you can use it to make clear and effective presentations.

5 Better Alternatives To Google Slides

I f you're looking to create a compelling presentation to showcase a new idea or persuade others, Google Slides may be the first option that comes to mind. But with few built-in templates, basic themes, and a limited graphics collection, you'll likely have a hard time making your presentation stand out against others.

If you want to make your presentation truly stand out, there are several alternatives to Google Slides that offer extra perks and features to give your presentations an edge. While Google focuses on integrating Slides with its other work-based apps like Sheets and Docs, other presentation apps focus more on design elements, transitions, and themes to help you convey your brand or personal image throughout your presentation.

We've tested these Google Slide alternatives to give you an idea of other available options to deliver impactful presentations. If you're looking for a way to make boring information more fun and engaging, here are the best presentation apps to replace Google Slides.

Read more: Major Graphics Card Brands Ranked Worst To Best

Microsoft PowerPoint

There's a reason so many businesses around the globe use Microsoft PowerPoint. Building its reputation as the go-to option for delivering high-quality presentations, the software generated $100 million in annual sales only three years after its initial release in 1990.

Microsoft PowerPoint may be Google Slides' largest competitor, but there are plenty of unique features that can add an extra flourish to your slides. PowerPoint excels in its impressive library of custom animations and slide transitions, which are fairly limited in Google Slides. Another unique feature is its AI-powered Designer tool. This provides professional design schemes that mirror the words used in your slides. For instance, if your title slide is named "Basketball Team 2024," Designer will automatically suggest pictures and slide layouts associated with basketball.

As PowerPoint has been in development longer than Google Slides, it naturally offers more nuanced features if you're looking for something specific. For example, you can save individual slides as an image file (using .png or .jpeg formats) or as a separate presentation file. There's also a large library of free PowerPoint templates designed to speed up your workflow. Moreover, PowerPoint integrates seamlessly with Microsoft Teams with its PowerPoint Live function, allowing you to easily share your presentation with your co-workers.

Prezi offers an innovative approach to showing presentations with its unique canvas feature. Unlike traditional presentation software, Prezi lets you zoom and pan around a flexible canvas. The canvas may feel distant to something of a presentation program, but there is still some linear order provided thanks to the Timeline view.

Finding ways to visualize data is one of the biggest challenges when dealing with presentation software. Prezi resolves this struggle with the help of its Story Blocks: a series of infographics available in multiple designs to visually represent data. You can easily edit infographics and even add animations to individual shapes. This can help add a story to your presentation and help you emphasize key points.

To further enhance your presentation visually, Prezi offers several topic path settings, which let you change how Prezi transitions from one topic to another. These options include subtopics, which are super helpful for breaking large chunks of information down. If you're looking for a unique, modern approach to presenting information, Prezi is a top pick.

If you're looking to create a professional presentation to convince potential clients about your business idea, Slidebean is a popular choice among professionals with plenty of customization options. One of the issues with Google Slides is its fairly limited template library, which is filled mostly with basic designs. Slidebean offers a better alternative with a broad selection of innovative templates split into categories for convenience.

The app's user interface is easy to navigate so that you can create slides in less time. Each slide has a dedicated Design and Outline tab. You can use the Outline tab to quickly edit the information on each slide without being distracted by all the visual elements. Another productivity-enhancing feature is the ability to generate a presentation theme from your website. Simply enter your URL, and Slidebean will automatically apply the theming to your presentation.

Slidebean is another presentation app to take advantage of AI. Using the Auto-Design feature, you can generate recommended slide layouts based on your existing content. It also features AI text suggestions designed to suit different industries. Overall, Slidebean offers a quicker, more efficient method for creating stunning presentations compared to Google Slides.

Canva is a well-known app among graphic designers, but it's also capable of making stunning presentations. The app also has mobile editions, so you can easily create and edit presentations on your Android phone , iOS device, or tablet. As long as you have an internet connection, you can modify your designs wherever you are.

To get started, head to Canva's online presentation maker . Canva offers a vast range of templates categorized by topic, which easily surpasses the simple templates in Google Slides . While some of the templates are only available to Canva Pro members, there is an ample amount of free templates to help you get started. You'll also find a large selection of stock photos, shapes, and illustrations to create beautiful customized slides.

Because Canva is built for graphic designers, you can access several features to give your presentation consistent theming. These include color palettes, font sets, and even a brand kit that allows you to add your company's fonts (available to Pro members only). One time-saving feature is Canva's Uploads tab, which lets you access recently uploaded media files. This offers a convenient way to copy content between different presentations.

Visme is a powerful visual design tool able to create videos, infographics, and presentations. One of the perks of using Visme is the company's free educational content, which offers advice on how to create impactful content to boost your brand. After signing up, the company also asks whether you're using Visme for your business, education purposes, or personal use to offer personalized tips.

In terms of charts and graphs, Visme offers some of the most impressive features we've seen from a presentation app, so you can effortlessly convey important statistics. From the Data tab, you can access dozens of graph styles to visually represent your data. Then, simply double-click a chart inside your presentation to edit the values instantly in a simple table format.

Another area that Visme excels in is collaboration. You can either generate a link to publish your presentation on the web or share your presentation privately with others. For each team member, you can choose who can view, edit, and comment slides for a seamless workflow. There's also a Slack integration that lets you receive messages whenever changes are made to your presentation. Visme is free for all users, with limited features available in its premium plans.

Read the original article on SlashGear .