On this page
- Create or import a presentation
- Add slides to your presentation
- Update your presentation
- Generate a new slide with Gemini
Create or import a presentation
Create your presentation
- Open the Slides home screen at Google Slides.
- In the top left, under "Start a new presentation," click New
. This will create and open your new presentation.
You can also create new presentations from the URL https://slides.google.com/create.
Import and convert an existing presentation
Converting your file from another program creates a copy of your original file in a Docs, Sheets, or Slides format. You can then edit the file in your browser.
If you have existing files, you can import and convert them to Docs, Sheets, or Slides.
- Go to Drive.
- Click New
File Upload.
- Choose the file you want to import from your computer to add it to Drive.
- In the Upload complete window, click Show file location
.
- Right-click the file and select Open with
Have a Microsoft file?
If you've already stored Microsoft files in Drive, you can also update them without converting them.
Add slides to your presentation
Add a slide with the same layout as the current slide
- On your computer, open a presentation in Google Slides.
- In the top left, click New slide
Add a slide with a different layout
- On your computer, open a presentation in Google Slides.
- At the top left, click New slide with layout
.
- Choose a slide.
option, click Templates 
.Add a slide with your organization's branding
-
On your computer, open a presentation in Google Slides.
- In the top left, click Templates
- At right, click the template you want to use.
Note: The Templates option appears only if your administrator makes organization-branded slides available.
Update your presentation
Choose a theme and layout
When you first create a presentation, you can choose a theme for your slides. A theme is a preset group of colors, fonts, background, and layouts. Your presentation's layout is the way your text and images are arranged on a slide.
Change your presentation's theme
- On your computer, open a presentation in Google Slides.
- At the top, click Slide
Change theme.
- On the right, click the theme you want.
Change the layout of your presentation
- On your computer, open a presentation in Google Slides.
- Select a slide.
- At the top, click Layout.
- Choose the layout you want to use.
Arrange slides
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 pictures, text, speaker notes, and more
Rename your presentation—Click Untitled presentation and enter a new name.
Add images—Click Insert
Add text—Click Insert
Add videos, shapes, charts, and more—Click Insert to add videos, shapes, charts, slide numbers, and other features to your presentation. You can also move, delete, or re-size these inserted features.
Add speaker notes—Use speaker notes to keep track of your talking points for each slide. In the presentation editor, speaker notes appear beneath the current slide. When you present your slides, your speaker notes show in a separate window.
Learn more at the Google Docs Editors Help Center
Generate a new slide with Gemini
You can use this feature only if your organization supports it. For help, contact your administrator.
Gemini for Google Workspace is available when your Google account language is set to an English dialect. Additionally, some features are available in Spanish and Portuguese. Learn more about language availability.
Use Gemini in Slides to generate a new slide with images and content. Use this slide as a starting point.
- On your computer, open a presentation in Google Slides.
- Click the slide where you want to add the image.
- At the top right, click Ask Gemini
.
- On the side panel, select a prompt or create your own. Reference files with @ to create slides using your documents from Google Drive.
- Examples:
- “Create a slide about how to optimally train for a marathon.”
- “Create a slide about @ Company 2023 Goals deck.”
- "Create a slide about doc @Core Team sync."
- "Create a slide proposing ideas for engaging with our customers."
- Examples:
- (Optional) You can click Add a style to customize the image you create.
- Click Create to see several suggested images.
- (Optional)
- Edit your prompt: At the top of the panel on the right, click the prompt. Edit your prompt and click Create.
- See more suggested images: Click View more.
- When you’re done, click Insert.
- (Optional) From the generated slide, you can:
- Get a different version: In the menu at the bottom of the slide, click Retry
.
- Add the slide to your presentation: In the menu at the bottom of the slide, click Insert
.
- Refine the generated slide: In the menu at the bottom of the slide, click Close
. On the side panel, write a new prompt.
- Send feedback: In the menu at the bottom of the slide, click Good suggestion
or Bad suggestion
.
- Get a different version: In the menu at the bottom of the slide, click Retry
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