Google Slides Complete Beginners Overview


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This is a complete overview by  Flipped Classroom Tutorials of all the options and features of Google Slides. Slides is Google’s answer to presentation Software. It’s fast, cloud based, works offline and has some very useful features. Especially when tied into G Suite and used in the classrooms, Google Slides is not only a great platform for collaboration, its also a wonderful suite of tools that enables your students and teachers to quickly create a presentation that looks professional without wasting any time!


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[00:00] Intro
[00:20] Who can get Slides?
[00:45] How Do I create a new Slideshow? Different ways of creating the files.
[01:05] URL Shortcut for New Slides
[01:20] Name your File
[01:30] Organise your files by selecting a folder
[01:55] Star your files for easy work
[02:13] What are Themes or Templates in Google Slides
[03:04] How do I add a new Slide to Google Slides
[03:15] Add a Slide with pre-arranged object and placeholders
[04:00] What can we add to our Slides?
[04:20] Insert and image into your Slide
[04:25] Why use the built-in Search for insert image?
[04:45] Insert with Safe Search
[05:20] Format Images
[05:40] Use the Explore function in Slides for easy design
[06:34] Speaker Notes
[06:45] How to see speaker note when presenting
[07:00] What is different about the Presenter View in Slides?
[07:30] Timers when presenting in Presenter View
[07:43] Audience Tools
[07:50] Q&A in Presenter view with Google Slides
[08:15] Q&A as a back-channel
[08:50] How to hide of Skip a slide
[09:30] Insert Video from YouTube
[09:50] Insert Video with Safe Search
[10:00] Format Options for Start and End Times
[10:30] Video Playback Options
[11:30] Version History and Version Info
[12:30] Insert a Chart from Scratch or Use charts from Spreadsheets
[12:45] Keep your Chart Linked to have an up to date Chart
[13:15] Animations and Transitions in Slides
[14:20] How to Auto play a Presentation by Publishing the Slides
[15:00] Auto advance the slides at a set time
[15:20] Copy Slides from Presentation to Presentation and KEEP them LINKED
[16:20] See all your linked objects
[16:40] Link within the Slideshow to different Slides(Great for Choose your Own Adventure style Slideshows)

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