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Interface, themes and layouts
Navigate the Google Slides interface and create a presentation from a theme.
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- Navigate the Google Slides interface
- Create a presentation from a theme
- Use slide layouts
- Manage presentation size and format
- Organize and duplicate slides
- Apply simple readability rules
Text, images and visual hierarchy
Structure titles and text levels and insert and crop images.
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- Structure titles and text levels
- Insert and crop images
- Align and distribute objects
- Use shapes and icons
- Create clear visual hierarchy
- Prepare consistent slides
Themes, templates and visual identity
Customize colours and fonts and edit the theme builder.
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- Customize colours and fonts
- Edit the theme builder
- Create reusable layouts
- Apply a corporate identity
- Avoid repetitive manual formatting
- Prepare a team template
Tables, charts and diagrams
Create and format tables and insert charts.
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- Create and format tables
- Insert charts
- Create simple diagrams
- Highlight key indicators
- Simplify data for presentation
- Maintain readable layouts
Collaboration, comments and version history
Share with appropriate access levels and add comments and mentions.
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- Share with appropriate access levels
- Add comments and mentions
- Assign tasks through comments when available
- Use version history
- Co-edit without overwriting content
- Organize presentation approval
Linked data from Google Sheets
Insert a chart linked to Sheets and refresh linked data.
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- Insert a chart linked to Sheets
- Refresh linked data
- Copy tables and ranges effectively
- Choose what should remain linked
- Avoid version inconsistencies
- Create an easier-to-maintain recurring report
Multimedia, animations and transitions
Insert video and audio where available and use animations with restraint.
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- Insert video and audio where available
- Use animations with restraint
- Create consistent transitions
- Control animation order
- Prepare a smooth demonstration
- Test the presentation before delivery
Present, share and run a meeting
Use presenter mode and manage speaker notes.
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- Use presenter mode
- Manage speaker notes
- Present in Google Meet when available
- Share a link with appropriate settings
- Prepare Q&A and non-linear navigation
- Create a standalone or exported version
Gemini and AI assistance in Slides
Understand available Gemini features and generate structural ideas.
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- Understand available Gemini features
- Generate structural ideas
- Create or rewrite draft content
- Use AI to speed visual preparation
- Check accuracy, privacy and tone
- Apply responsible-use rules
Accessibility, governance and reusable presentations
Check contrast and readability and add alt text where appropriate.
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- Check contrast and readability
- Add alt text where appropriate
- Standardize file names and storage
- Control copy and sharing permissions
- Export to required formats
- Create a repeatable team method