Google Slides Masterclass 2026 — From Beginner to Pro

Sign in with a Google account to access Google Slides, then use the Google menu to open Slides from Google Docs.

Explore creating a new Google Slides presentation, using the template gallery and preset templates, and managing recent projects for quick access.

Start a brand new blank presentation in Google Slides by clicking this button, wait for the workspace to load, and then explore available templates to begin your workflow.

Master renaming and removing presentations in Google Slides by selecting the default Untitled Presentation, typing a new name, and noting that changes save instantly.

Explore the google slides workspace, with tabs, menus, and essential tools. Navigate slides using the simplified toolbar and slide list by clicking to open each slide.

learn how to add a new slide in google slides using the new slide button or the ctrl+m shortcut, and navigate between slides via the slide list.

Change a slide’s layout after creating it by selecting the slide and choosing from available layouts, such as applying a section header.

Explore Google Slides themes by using the theme button to select font families, colors, and presets, then continue designing within the chosen empty theme, as demonstrated with Simple Light.

Access slide settings to set the background color using the background button, choose a color, and click done to apply the change to my slide.

Learn to set a background image for slides by importing from your computer, Google Images, or Google Drive, and apply it as the slide background.

Learn to reset slide backgrounds by using the reset button to revert all background settings to the selected theme, then confirm with done to return to the default background.

Learn how to navigate Google Slides by using the zoom tool to zoom in and the scroll bars to move around a slide.

Master zoom controls in Google Slides by clicking the zoom button to zoom in, and pressing Ctrl while clicking to zoom out.

Adjust zoom in Google Slides by selecting fit, ratio-based or specific percentage options from the zoom dropdown to specify precise display levels.

Learn to create and place text boxes in Google Slides by clicking and dragging, then typing inside. Use theme or layout text boxes, including the title box, to insert text.

Master text selection in Google Slides to apply changes efficiently by clicking and dragging to highlight text, enabling you to adjust many formatting options.

Select your text, open the font family dropdown, and choose a font such as Playfair Display to change the font family in Google Slides.

Compare font differences between PowerPoint and Google Slides, as slides draw on Google fonts from a built-in library, while PowerPoint relies on locally installed fonts.

Explore the Google Fonts library in Google Slides, search for specific fonts, select one, and add it to your fonts list for use in your presentation.

Increase or decrease font size with the buttons, choose a preset value from the dropdown, or type a number and press enter to apply it.

Select the text you want to emphasize in Google Slides, then click the bold button or press Ctrl B to toggle bold formatting.

Select text, click the italic button, or press Ctrl+I to apply italics in Google Slides. Master this quick formatting option to highlight text efficiently.

Select text to underline in Google Slides, click the underline button, and use the Ctrl+U shortcut to toggle underline on and off.

Select the text, click the text color button, and choose a color to apply it to your text in Google Slides.

Master highlighting text in Google Slides by selecting the portion, clicking the highlight color button, and choosing a background color from the options.

Master horizontal alignment in Google Slides by aligning text to its text boxes, using the align dropdown to center, right, or justify paragraphs.

Set a text box height and align its content to the middle, mastering vertical alignment in Google Slides.

Learn to adjust line height and line spacing in Google Slides, and manage space before and after paragraphs to control the distance between lines and paragraphs.

Select text in Google Slides and use the increase indent or decrease indent buttons to move content one level, shaping lists and highlighting quotations.

Explore the two types of text lists in Google Slides—bullet lists and numbered (ordered) lists—and learn how to apply them to organize slide content.

learn how to create bullet lists in Google Slides by listing options, selecting text, and clicking the bullet list button, then choose from available bullet styles in the dropdown.

Select text, click the numbered list option, and choose from ordering styles such as numbers, roman numerals, and english letters to customize Google Slides.

Learn to create multi-level, nested lists in Google Slides, use tab to push items to sublevels, and navigate between bullets or numbered list levels.

Select the text box and use the fill color option to set a background color, creating the desired background for your text in Google Slides.

Set border color, weight, and style for text boxes in Google Slides, customizing border settings to enhance slide visuals.

Learn how to use undo and redo in Google Slides to revert mistakes and restore previous actions, mastering essential editing commands for efficient presentation creation.

Learn to undo edits in Google Slides using the undo button. Use Ctrl Z, a fundamental keyboard shortcut for reverting text changes.

Redo is the undo to undo, letting you navigate between before and after states in Google Slides using the undo and redo buttons and shortcuts ctrl z and ctrl v.