Google

Drive
Slides
 Google Slides
Google Drive
•Create and share your work online and access
your documents from anywhere
•Manage documents, spreadsheets, presentations, surveys, and
more all in one location
•This lesson contains screen shots, tips and instructions for using
Presentations (now known as Slides) within Google Drive.

Note: other lessons will explore documents, spreadsheets,

drawings and forms within Google Drive. This lesson introduces
Google Drive and explains Google Slides .
 Getting Started 1

From the Google homepage, select Drive

Getting Started

1. Click on New
2. Select your desired program
(Docs, Sheets, Slides)
Note: Click on More for Forms
and Drawings
Select Slides
 Theme

• Select a Theme and press OK

• Note: The Theme can be changed
anytime under the Theme tab
Theme
Background
Layout
Transitions
New Slide

New Slide with Layout

The next slides will investigate
the Menu Bar
File
Edit

Select Undo to
delete a previous
mistake
View

Zoom in to
examine a small
area of the slide

Full Screen to view the

presentation in
Presentation mode
 Insert

Insert a Text box,

Image, Video,
Word art, Line,
Shape, Table and
New Slide

The following 5 slides will demonstrate

inserting these features…
Insert - Shape

Select from a variety

of shapes for the
presentation
Insert - Image
• Drag or upload an image
into this area
• It will automatically be
uploaded into your
document
Insert - Video

• The words Google Drive were typed

into the YouTube search area
• A series of videos are displayed below
to select for the presentation
Insert – Word art

Word Art is great for Titles

Insert – New Slide

• The slides are displayed in this location

• There are currently 3 slides in the
presentation
Slide - Transition
Select Type of Transition –
Example Fade and apply settings
Slide – Apply Layout

Select from a variety of

layouts for your slides
Format • Format Text
• Add Bulleted
or Numbered
lists
Arrange - Order

Move a shape in front or behind

another shape, text or image
Tools

1. Check Spelling
2. Research a Topic
• The topic hockey was entered
into the search area
• A list of web results is created
including images and information
 Table – Insert table

Steps…
1.Select Table – Insert Table
2.Determine the appropriate
number of rows and columns
3.The program will automatically
add the table to the slide
Help

Type what you are

trying to find into
the help box
Further Lessons
Other lessons will explore…
oDocs (Word Processing)
oSheets (Spreadsheets)
oForms
oDrawings
Activity #1 –All About You
• The Best way to learn is to teach.
• You will be creating a slide show about you!
• You will be putting together your
information into a 5 slide Google Slides
presentation.
• Be creative and use the tools we’ve talked
about.