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Google SlidesGoogle 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

From the Google homepage, select DriveFrom the Google homepage, select Drive

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1. Click on New2. Select your desired program

(Docs, Sheets, Slides)Note: Click on More for Forms

and Drawings

Getting Started

Select Slides

Theme

• Select a Theme and press OK• Note: The Theme can be changed

anytime under the Theme tab

• 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 LayoutNew Slide with Layout

The next slides will investigate the Menu Bar

File

Edit

Select Undo to delete a previous

mistake

Select Undo to delete a previous

mistake

View

Zoom in to examine a small area of the slide

Zoom in to examine a small area of the slide

Full Screen to view the presentation in Presentation mode

Full Screen to view the presentation in Presentation mode

Insert

Insert a Text box, Image, Video,

Word art, Line, Shape, Table and

New Slide

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

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

• 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

• 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 TitlesWord Art is great for Titles

Insert – New Slide

• The slides are displayed in this location• There are currently 3 slides in the

presentation

• 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 settingsSelect Type of Transition – Example Fade and apply settings

Slide – Apply Layout

Select from a variety of layouts for your slidesSelect from a variety of layouts for your slides

Format

• Format Text• Add Bulleted

or Numbered lists

• Format Text• Add Bulleted

or Numbered lists

Arrange - Order

Move a shape in front or behind another shape, text or imageMove a shape in front or behind another shape, text or image

Tools

1. Check Spelling2. Research a Topic• The topic hockey was entered

into the search area• A list of web results is created

including images and information

1. Check Spelling2. 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 Table2.Determine the appropriate number of rows and columns3.The program will automatically add the table to the slide

Steps…1.Select Table – Insert Table2.Determine the appropriate number of rows and columns3.The program will automatically add the table to the slide

Help

Type what you are trying to find into

the help box

Type what you are trying to find into

the help box

Further Lessons

Other lessons will explore…oDocs (Word Processing)oSheets (Spreadsheets)oFormsoDrawings

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.