Create and present slides with PGB Slides

PGB Slides, in Slides, lets a team build a presentation together, live, and present it straight from the browser.

Start a presentation

1. Open Slides.
2. Choose New presentation.
3. Under Start from, pick Blank, one of the Templates or Your templates.
4. Choose a Slide size: Widescreen or Standard.
5. Name it and create it.

You can also use Browse templates on the Slides page, or start from Drive.

Build your deck

In the editor, the toolbar has New slide, Insert a text box, Shape, Picture, Insert a table and Chart, along with undo and redo. You can paste a picture or drop it on the slide. Format and Theme and page setup open panels on the side for fonts, colours and size.

Under each slide is a Speaker notes box. Notes are visible to you when presenting, not to the audience.

Work together

Everyone with edit access works in the same deck at the same time. The status shows Live when connected. If your connection drops, your changes are kept and sent when it returns. Use Comments to leave a comment on a spot on a slide, and Version history to name a version or restore an earlier one.

To share the deck, use Share like any file in Drive, with edit, comment or view access.

Present

1. Open the presentation and choose Present to run the slide show full screen.
2. Move between slides with the arrow keys, Page Up or Page Down, or click.
3. Press B to black out the screen and press it again to come back.
4. Press Esc to leave.

Choose Presenter view for a second window with the current slide, the next slide, your speaker notes (with Smaller notes and Larger notes) and a timer. If it does not open, your browser blocked the pop-up: allow pop-ups for this site and try again.

Export and print

Choose Print to print or save as PDF from the print dialog. Where available, Download as PowerPoint / PDF creates a file you can download or keep in Drive.

Save a deck as a template

Choose Save as template so colleagues can start new presentations from it. Templates you save appear under Your templates.

Tips

• Give each slide one idea, and put the detail in the speaker notes.
• Check Presenter view on the machine you will use before the day.
• Name a version before the final review.

Common problems

• "This presentation was saved by a newer version of PGB Slides." Reload the page.
• "Can't reach the live service." It keeps trying. If it lasts, ask your administrator.
• I cannot edit. You have comment or view-only access.