Learning Google Slides

Google Slides Chapters

The tutorials can be used onscreen next to the software package, from a tablet or printed, and Assignments are provided at the end of each chapter.

Support files that provide all the images required to complete the activities are included with the product.

The activities include adding different content to slide layouts including titles, text, clip art, photos, movie clips, tables, diagrams and charts, the use of animation effects, transitions, linking slides, text formatting, slide masters, presentation delivery techniques including slide and handout notes,using Word Art, adding comments, sharing presentations and publishing to the web.

Chapter Descriptions

Chapter 1: Getting Started With Google Slides

This chapter introduces:

• the components of the Slides screen.

• creating a title slide.

• creating a title and body slide.

• formatting text.

• adding backgrounds.

Chapter 2: Using Graphics in Slides

This chapter introduces the use of clip art, photos and drawing tools to enhance a slides appearance: It includes:

• creating a title and body slide.

• inserting clip art images.

• using the shape tools.

• shape fills, line colours and line weights.

• inserting photos into a slide.

Chapter 3: Using Transitions

This chapter demonstrates how to insert transitions between slides. It includes:

• applying a transition to one slide.

• applying transitions to multiple slides.

Chapter 4: Animation Effects

This chapter demonstrates how to add animations to objects within a slide. It includes:

• animating images.

• adding a single animation effect.

• applying multiple animation effects.

• setting animation start conditions.

• removing animation effects.

• adjusting the animation order.

• animating text placeholders

• animating individual text paragraphs.

Chapter 5: Adding Movie Clips to Slides

This chapter demonstrates how to insert movie clips into slides. It includes:

• creating a title and body slide.

• inserting a movie clip that runs when clicked on.

• formatting the movie clip appearance.

• adding a message to the movie clip.

• editing the movie clip frames

Chapter 6: Formatting and Aligning Slide Content

This chapter demonstrates how to insert multiple photos into slides. It involves:

• inserting a title only slide.

• inserting photos.

• inserting frames around photos

• aligning photos

• using the paint format tool to copy formats to other photos.

• adjusting photos using contrast and brightness, and colour adustments.

Chapter 7: Inserting Tables in Slides

This chapter demonstrates how to insert tables into slides to display data more efficiently. It involves:

• 

  inserting a title only slide.

• inserting a table into the slide.

• entering text into the table

• formatting the table.

• adjusting row heights and column widths.

• inserting and deleting rows.

• adjusting cell borders.

Chapter 8: Adding Diagrams to Slides

This chapter demonstrates how to use drawing tools to insert diagrams into slides. It includes:

• creating a title only slide.

• inserting a text box.

• using a rectangle to add a shadow effect.

• applying fill, line and text colours.

• grouping objects.

• copying and pasting objects.

• adding connecting lines.

• setting the object order

Chapter 9: Inserting Charts into Slides

This chapter demonstrates how to insert charts to display information in a graphical form. It includes:

• inserting a title only slide.

• creating a chart in Google Sheets.

• entering the chart data

• formatting the chart.

• exporting the chart as an image.

• importing the chart into the slide.

• adjusting the chart size.

Chapter 10: Linking Slides

This chapter demonstrates how to insert links and create buttons into slides and set them to carry out commands. It includes:

• Using next and previous slide links.

• creating links to specific slides.

• setting text box as a button.

• copying links to other slides.

Chapter 11: Text Formatting

This chapter demonstrates how to use the more advanced text formatting features of Google Slides. It includes:

• creating sub-points.

• formatting bullets.

• turning bullets off.

• paragraph and line spacing.

• spell checking.

• the paint format tool.

Chapter 12: Delivering Presentations

This chapter demonstrates the tools used to deliver a presentation. It includes:

• using the on-screen tools.

• creating speaker notes.

• delivering with speaker notes.

• creating handout notes.

Chapter 13: Slide Masters

This chapter introduces the use of slide masters to carry out global tasks on the entire presentation. It includes:

• using slide master view.

• modifying the format of text in all slides.

• adding an image to all slides.

• adjusing slide numbers.

• applying slide masters to slides.

• using layout slide masters.

• editing slide masters

Chapter 14: Useful Features

This chapter provides some useful tools that students might like to use when creating presentations. It includes:

• using Word Art.

• using the Comments pane.

• sharing presentations.

• publishing presentations to the web.