An Ultimate Guide to Google Slides
In 2012, Google's free presentation software has been named Google Slides. While the basic Google Slides is free, Google's premium office software, G Suite, includes a presentation tool called Slides that's similar to Google Slides. As it is cloud-based, we can access it from any computer with an Internet connection. Simply log in to your Google account. It also supports real-time editing and collaboration.
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If we choose Google Slides as our presentation tool, here are some of the benefits that will provided to us-
Google Slides is available for free to everyone with a Google account. So, choose Google Slides and your wallet will thank you.
Using Google Slides, the version of online presentation is always the most current. So, we don't even have to remember to save it.
Have you work with a team? Using Google Slides, teamwork isn't a problem. Share your presentation with anyone who has Internet access, no matter what type of computer system or device they use.
It has a Control who has access to your presentation when you share it. It depends on the level of sharing you set up, co-authors can view, comment on, or edit presentations.
Google Slides not only auto-save your professional presentation, it also keeps track of past versions. We can also go back to an earlier version of your presentation using the Revision History feature.
Using Google Slides, we can import slideshows from other presentation software tools. We can also export presentations to other software tool formats.
Google Slides includes professional presentation features such the ability to change text, format slides, import images, import videos, and more.
Google Slides has a wide variety of templates available from both third-party vendors and Google.
We can publish our presentation online using Google Slides. So, use a secure link to share your presentation or embed the presentation into your website.
What Can You Do With Google Slides?
1. Create and Present a Professional Presentation
Google Slides is ideal for presenting and authoring a professional presentation. The presenter tools include speaker notes and the ability to set up a Q & A session during your presentation.
2. Share a Presentation Online
Using Google Slides, we can create a slideshow presentation that runs automatically online whenever anyone accesses it. With this, we can also create a shareable link to the presentation for use with social media. We can also generate code that allow user to embed the presentation into the website.
Most of the business presentations revolve around a timeline. Whether we are on a project team or a sales team, our work probably includes timelines. So, we can create a timeline with Google Slides using drawing tools. That takes a bit of work though. With the right Google Slides template, creating the timeline presentation is easy.
Google Slides is a great tool for teams. The level of access varies by user according to how we define it. We can set sharing up so that some users can only view the presentation. Others can comment or even edit the presentation. With this, we can also remove access if someone leaves the project.
It is a great way to add a little excitement to the presentation is to add a video. In today's multi-media saturated environment, adding video can give the presentation the edge it needs to hold your audience's attention.
6. Create a Presentation for SlideShare
We can create a compelling and professional presentation using Google Slides to upload to SlideShare or any other video uploading sites and reach potential customers.