How Google Slides works
Here we cover the basics of using Google Slides, from creating a brand-new presentation to setting up a slide theme.
Is Google Slides free?
Google Slides is free to use across web, mobile and desktop apps, as long as you have a free Google account. Businesses can upgrade to a paid-for version of Google Workspace, but within that, Google Slides is exactly the same product as in the free version of Google Workspace and offers all the tools individual users are likely to need. In fact, at the time of writing there are no differences between the paid version and the free version!
Getting Started
To use Google Slides you need to sign up for a free Google account. You can create one here.
From Google Drive, click New at the top of the left-hand dashboard, then choose Google Slides > Blank presentation. There’s also an option to build your Slides deck from a template – we’ll cover that later.
If you’re working from the Slides homepage, simply romania number code click the blank template with the plus sign which sits beneath the Start a new presentation header in the top left of the main page.
Once open, you can rename your new Slides deck any time by clicking the Untitled Presentation box in the top left. So can your collaborators – we’ll introduce them properly later.
Gif showing how to create a new Google Slides presentation
Changes are saved automatically when working online. This is why there’s no Save button in Google Slides. We talk more about saving your work later on.
Adding, removing, and hiding slides
To add a new blank slide, right click one of the slide thumbnails in the left-hand panel and select New slide. This new slide will use the same layout as the one you right clicked on (more on layouts later). To create a slide that is identical to an existing slide (including content), right click the thumbnail and select Duplicate slide.
To remove a slide, click on the slide thumbnail that you wish to delete and hit the Delete key on your keyboard, or right click and select Delete.