Google Slides cheat sheet: How to get started

The Google Slides home page.
Creating a new presentation from Google Drive.
Native PowerPoint files show the PowerPoint icon (above) instead of the Google Slides icon (below).
The Google Slides editing interface.
Click Layout on the toolbar to choose a layout for a slide.
Choosing a transition style in the Motion pane.
Adding slides from a template to a presentation.
The Gemini sidebar offers suggested prompts.
If you like the slide Gemini has created, click Insert to add it to your presentation.
The “Generate an image” icon calls up the Gemini sidebar, where you can ask the AI to create images based on your prompts.
The “Building blocks” pane offers a variety of graphics templates you can insert and adapt.
Typing in a new comment.
Replying to a comment.
The Comments pane lets you quickly review all comments and jump to specific ones.
The “live pointer” shown at lower left highlights what a colleague is doing in a live collaboration session.
Using version history to view an earlier version of a presentation.
Slideshow mode shows your presentation in full-screen view. The control bar at lower left lets you click through the slides and take other actions.
Presenter view lets you (but not your audience) see your speaker notes while presenting.
The Google Slides Android app.
Source: Google

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