Google Slides

• Google slides -  allows you to show and compile your work in a visual way
• to start using google slides:

  • go to google drive
  • click on new
  • ► google slides
• Themes pane

  • located at the right side of the screen
  • where you can select or import a theme for your presentation
• Slides home - directs you to the Google Slides home
• Presentation name - shows the name of the presentation
• Menu bar - contains different menus each with its own drop-down menu
• Toolbar - contains tools for editing elements in the presentation
• two types of toolbars:

  • Standard
  • Formatting
• Formatting toolbar - changes depending on the selected element.
• Comments button - allows you and your collaborators to view existing comments, as well as add comments on a slide or element in the presentation for others to see
• Present button - switches to presentation mode
• Share button - allows you to share your presentation with other people
• Google account button - shows the user account currently logged in to Google
• Slides pane - displays the number of slides in the presentation and the thumbnail of each slide
• two ways to view the slide thumbnails:

  • filmstrip
  • grid
• Slide area - shows the slide you are currently working on. Anything you put in this space will be seen when you present your presentation.
• Speaker notes - where you can place your notes for your presentation. This part is NOT SEEN by the audience during the presentation.
• Import slides -  easy way to reuse slides from existing presentations
• to import slides:

  • go to file
  • ▶ import slides
• 3 types of preset sizes in google slides:

  • Standard 4:3
  • Widescreen 16:9
  • Widescreen 16:10
• line - made up of several points. You can use it to add designs and create flowcharts in your presentation
• to add a line:

  • click on the line tool in the toolbar
  • click and drag
• line weight ranges from 1px to 24px
• to create a curve:

  • select curve
  • add points
  • double-click to finish
• to add a polyline:

  • click polyline
  • add points
  • adjust
  • double-click to finish
• several ways to insert a slide:

  • insert ► new slide
  • slide ► new slide
  • click the new slide button (+)
  • Ctrl + M
• several ways to delete slide:

  • go the slide you want to delete ► edit ► delete
  • slide ► delete slide
  • go to slides pane ► right-click on the slide you want to delete ► delete
  • select the slide you want to delete from slides pane ► press delete on your keyboard
• to choose a layout for your presentation:

  • click on layout in the toolbar
  • choose from available layouts
• Title slide layout - commonly used as the first slide for most presentations. It contains title and subtitle placeholders.
• Section header - used when a new topic is added or will be discussed in the presentation.
• Title and body layout - used for slides that contain mostly text.
• Title and two columns layout - used for slides that contain mostly text. This is best used when comparing or describing two different subjects.
• Title only layout - used for slides that contain minimal text so you can add other elements, such as images, shapes, videos, etc. 
• One-column text layout - best used when you are describing or discussing an element, which can be placed beside the text placeholders.
• Main point layout - used to emphasize a specific topic or object.
• Section title and description layout - used when you need to introduce a new section that further explains the topic.
• Caption layout - used for slides that contain elements that need caption.
• Caption - used to add a title or brief explanation of an element.
• Big number layout - used to emphasize numbers, such as statistics
• Blank layout - does not contain anything, which means it can have flexible content.