Slides Basics
Creating a slide and selecting a layout.
To add a new slide with the basic layout just press the + is the top left.If you want one with a different layout click the drop down menu.
How to insert a picure.
Insert-Images-Search from web
To add a transition
Transition-select a transition.
To insert a diagram
Go to Insert-Diagram-A new pane opens with several different types of diagrams that you can choose from- Choose the style
Playing your presentation.
To play your presentation click on the present button on the top left.If you want more options click on the drop down menu.
How to crop an image.
Crop Command on taskbar
To add an animation
Right-click the desired object, then select Animate.
Open the drop-down menu and select the desired animation.
selecting an animation
To move the diagram
Select the whole diagram by clicking an empty spot on the slide and dragging a box around all of the elements in the diagram.Click and drag one of the selected elements to move the whole diagram.
Organizing slides
Google Slides presentations can contain as many slides as you need. The Slide Navigation pane on the left side of the screen makes it easy to organize your slides. From there, you can duplicate, rearrange, and delete slides in your presentation.
How to crop an image to a shape
Select the image-click the Mask Image drop-down -hover over a category-shape that you want to insert.
To move the diagram
Click an empty spot on the slide and dragging a box around all of the elements in the diagram.
Click and drag one of the selected elements to move the whole diagram.
To change the border color.
Border color and choose the color that you want.
Customizing slide layouts
To select a placeholder: Hover the mouse over the edge of the placeholder and click (you may need to click the text in the placeholder first to see the border).
selecting a placeholder
To move a placeholder: Select the placeholder, then click and drag it to the desired location.
moving a placeholder
To resize a placeholder: Select the placeholder you want to resize. Sizing handles will appear. Click and drag the sizing handles until the placeholder is the desired size. You can use the corner sizing handles to change the placeholder's height and width at the same time.
resizing a placeholder
To delete a placeholder: Select the placeholder you want to delete, then press the Delete or Backspace key on your keyboard.
What are the image options.
You can adjust an image's transparency, brightness, contrast, and more. To do this, select the image, then click Format options on the toolbar or in the Format menu. The Format options pane will open.
What 3 things can you do to edit the animation?
Change Speed, Type of animation, When the animation happens.
To change the text color.
Hold down the Shift key and click each text box.You can now click Text color and choose the color that you want.
Using blank slides
Blank slides can be customized by adding your own text boxes, pictures, charts, and more.
To insert a blank slide, click the drop-down arrow next to the New slide command, then choose Blank from the menu that appears.
Moving and resizing pictures.
To move an image: Select the image, then drag it to the desired location.
moving an image
To resize an image: Select the image you want to resize. Sizing handles will appear. Click and drag the sizing handles until the image is the desired size. You can use the corner sizing handles to change the image's height and width at the same time.
How do you edit animations?
Use the drop down menu to Select when and how the object is animated then use the slider to adjust speed.
To edit the content of the diagram.
Make sure that nothing is selected, then click the text that you want to edit.The insertion point appears, and you can make your edits.