Introduced on March 9, 2006, after Google acquired Writely, Google Slides (formerly known as Google Presentations) is a free presentation web application. It includes nearly all the capabilities of a traditional presentation program, such as Microsoft PowerPoint. Google Slides offers the benefit of cloud storage, which means that users’ documents are saved automatically, and may be retrieved even if their hard drive or SSD fails.

Google Slides features

Google Slides features include:

  • The ability to insert images, formatted text, animations, other media.
  • The use of a variety of templates.
  • The ability to edit transitions between slides.
  • Collaborative editing for sharing between computers, devices, and other users.

Google Slides supported file types

Google slides support the .ppt, .pptx, .pptm, .pps, .ppsx, .ppsm, .pot, .potx, and .potm presentation file types.

Google Docs, Google Drawings, Google Drive, Google Sheets, Internet terms, Office 365, Office Online

  • How to add or remove a slide in Google Slides.
  • How to add animated transitions in Google Slides.
  • How to change the background of a Google Slides presentation.
  • How to create, delete, and move files and folders in Google Drive.
  • How to share files and folders in Google Drive.
  • The official Google Slides website.
  • Google Slides help