Google Slides is a great way to express your ideas while entertaining people. You can change the background, add animations, pictures, speech bubbles, shapes, text boxes, and many other creative additions. Read on to find out how you can make make your presentation creative on Google Slides.
Steps
Method 1
Method 1 of 4:
Adding a Background
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1Click out of any text boxes you are in.
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2Look for the small box that says 'Background' right above your slide in the menu. Click on it.Advertisement
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3Click to add an image or a solid color. You can create custom colors by clicking Custom at the bottom of the box of existing color options. If you want an image, you can upload one but if not, you can go to search and search for an image.Advertisement
Method 2
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Adding Pictures
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1Click on the small dark gray box with white mountains on it in the menu.
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2Take a picture with your device, upload an image, or search the web and find an image.
- If you search the web, click on the picture you want and press "Insert." Place the picture wherever you want.
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3Customize your picture. To shrink or grow picture, click the small blue boxes on the blue lines surrounding the image and move towards the picture to shrink it, or away to enlarge it.Advertisement
Method 3
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Adding Animation
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1Click Insert in the top menu. Be sure you've clicked on the picture you would like to animate.
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2Click on animation. If it is gray, then you must click on the picture you would like to animate first.
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3Click the box that says Fade In. Choose what you want to happen to the picture such as spinning, flying in from the bottom, etc.
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4Click the box that says On Click. You can change it so that the picture does the action you picked in the upper box at the same time as another picture, after another picture, or when you click.
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5Speed it up or slow it down by dragging the orange slider. To add another picture to your animation, click on the next picture you want to animate and then press the + option.Advertisement
Method 4
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Adding Shapes
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1Click on the square and circle icon from the menu. You will see options to add shapes, callouts, equations, or arrows.
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2Select your choice. Drag your cursor left or right on any of its sides to change its size.
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3Double click on your shape to customize it. Add text, change the color, and make the lines bolder.Advertisement
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Tips
- To add a gradient background color, go to gradient. Then you can click one of the colors. If you want to make your own, go to custom and you can choose different colors to blend together.Thanks
- To crop an image, click twice and drag the black lines, cropping it to your desire.Thanks
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