{"id":220,"date":"2022-04-04T15:56:33","date_gmt":"2022-04-04T15:56:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/esc-businesscomskills\/chapter\/creating-and-organizing-presentations\/"},"modified":"2022-04-04T15:56:33","modified_gmt":"2022-04-04T15:56:33","slug":"creating-and-organizing-presentations","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/esc-businesscomskills\/chapter\/creating-and-organizing-presentations\/","title":{"raw":"Creating and Organizing Presentations","rendered":"Creating and Organizing Presentations"},"content":{"raw":"\n<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\n<h3>Learning OUtcomes<\/h3>\n<ul>\n \t<li>Create and save a new presentation<\/li>\n \t<li>Add, delete, and move slides<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\nGoogles Slides is free to use, but to do so requires a Google account. If you don\u2019t already have a Google account (i.e., a gmail address, Google Drive or Google Calendar), you will need to create one in order to use Google Slides. To establish a Google account, search for \u201cGoogle account\u201d or go directly to the <a href=\"https:\/\/accounts.google.com\/SignUp?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Account sign up page.<\/a>\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_2794\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"922\"]<img class=\"wp-image-2794 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2785\/2018\/02\/05191831\/8.3.3.png\" alt=\"A screenshot of the create your Google account page.\" width=\"922\" height=\"722\"> Figure 1.[\/caption]\n<h2>New Presentations<\/h2>\nTo start a new presentation, search for \u201cGoogle slides\u201d or go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/slides\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.google.com\/slides\/about\/<\/a>.\n\nSee Figure 2 for a visual of the application\u2019s opening view. You can start a new blank presentation or choose from a number of existing, editable presentations or templates. If you recently viewed a shared presentation or created a presentation, you would see it listed under Recent Presentations.\n\nTo start a new presentation, click on the plus (+) sign in the Blank Presentation box.\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_2786\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"1024\"]<img class=\"wp-image-2786 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2785\/2018\/03\/05190115\/8.3.4-1024x374.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of template gallery. A top bar shows recently used templates.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"374\"> Figure 2.[\/caption]\n\nWithin Google Slides, as in all Google applications, your work is saved automatically. Until you name your presentation, it will save as Untitled presentation.\n\nTo title your presentation, click in the [Untitled Presentation] box and type your desired title. By default, Google slides will insert the text from the title box as the title; you can accept that or delete and enter an alternate title (see Figure 3).\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_3149\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1024\"]<img class=\"wp-image-3149 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2785\/2018\/03\/18214314\/GoogleSlidesTitle-1024x653.png\" alt=\"A screenshot of a template slide in Google slides. The slide has two text boxes. One reads &quot;Example Presentation&quot; the other reads &quot;Click to add subtitle&quot;.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"653\"> Figure 3.[\/caption]\n\n<div class=\"textbox tryit\">\n<h3>Practice Question<\/h3>\nhttps:\/\/assessments.lumenlearning.com\/assessments\/8615\n\n<\/div>\n<h2>Organizing Slides<\/h2>\nThere are multiple options for adding slides:\n<ul>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select \u201c+\u201d (New slide) from the second menu line. To select a specific slide layout, use the dropdown menu to the right of the slide to add a slide that best matches the content for that slide<\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use the New slide shortcut: Ctrl+M<\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From the Insert dropdown, select New slide (Ctrl+M) Select Insert &gt; new slide<\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select Slide &gt; Duplicate slide, which will copy the slide that\u2019s currently highlighted in the thumbnail section in the left column of the screen<\/li>\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Right click in a slide in the thumbnail sidebar and select New slide or Duplicate slide<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nTo delete a slide, right click on the thumbnail image and press delete OR delete from the Slide dropdown: Slide &gt; Delete slide. If you delete a slide in error, don\u2019t panic! Click on the Undo arrow or use the Ctrl+Z shortcut.\n\nTo move a slide, click on the slide in the sidebar\u2014this will highlight the thumbnail\u2014and drag it to where you want it to appear. A second sorting option is to shift from the default (\u201cFilmstrip\u201d) view to Grid view\u2014View &gt; Grid view\u2014and use a select, drag and drop method. You can toggle between the default and Grid view by selecting the icons at the bottom of the thumbnail window.\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_2787\" align=\"alignnone\" width=\"1024\"]<img class=\"wp-image-2787 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2785\/2018\/03\/05190414\/8.3.6-1024x533.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of Google slides editing screen. In the center of the screen is the current slide being worded on. There is a box with an arrow labeled &quot;Filmstrip View&quot; pointing to the left sidebar that has a four thumbnail sized images of the slides already created. There is a box with an arrow labeled &quot;Grid View&quot; pointing to an icon of four squares in a grid pattern.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"533\"> Figure 4.[\/caption]\n\n<div class=\"textbox tryit\">\n<h3>Try It<\/h3>\nhttps:\/\/assessments.lumenlearning.com\/assessments\/8616\n\n<\/div>\n<h2>Contribute!<\/h2><div style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">Did you have an idea for improving this content? We\u2019d love your input.<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1XZo4UshHgKZyud5eMbmK1Y55VYNC42UMxUorJfvdoqA\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 600; color: #077fab; text-decoration: none; border: 2px solid #077fab; border-radius: 7px; padding: 5px 25px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; line-height: 1.5em;\">Improve this page<\/a><a style=\"margin-left: 16px;\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1vy-T6DtTF-BbMfpVEI7VP_R7w2A4anzYZLXR8Pk4Fu4\">Learn More<\/a>\n","rendered":"<div class=\"textbox learning-objectives\">\n<h3>Learning OUtcomes<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Create and save a new presentation<\/li>\n<li>Add, delete, and move slides<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Googles Slides is free to use, but to do so requires a Google account. If you don\u2019t already have a Google account (i.e., a gmail address, Google Drive or Google Calendar), you will need to create one in order to use Google Slides. To establish a Google account, search for \u201cGoogle account\u201d or go directly to the <a href=\"https:\/\/accounts.google.com\/SignUp?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Account sign up page.<\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2794\" style=\"width: 932px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2794\" class=\"wp-image-2794 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2785\/2018\/02\/05191831\/8.3.3.png\" alt=\"A screenshot of the create your Google account page.\" width=\"922\" height=\"722\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2794\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Figure 1.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>New Presentations<\/h2>\n<p>To start a new presentation, search for \u201cGoogle slides\u201d or go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/slides\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.google.com\/slides\/about\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>See Figure 2 for a visual of the application\u2019s opening view. You can start a new blank presentation or choose from a number of existing, editable presentations or templates. If you recently viewed a shared presentation or created a presentation, you would see it listed under Recent Presentations.<\/p>\n<p>To start a new presentation, click on the plus (+) sign in the Blank Presentation box.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2786\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2786\" class=\"wp-image-2786 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2785\/2018\/03\/05190115\/8.3.4-1024x374.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of template gallery. A top bar shows recently used templates.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"374\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2786\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Figure 2.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Within Google Slides, as in all Google applications, your work is saved automatically. Until you name your presentation, it will save as Untitled presentation.<\/p>\n<p>To title your presentation, click in the [Untitled Presentation] box and type your desired title. By default, Google slides will insert the text from the title box as the title; you can accept that or delete and enter an alternate title (see Figure 3).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3149\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3149\" class=\"wp-image-3149 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2785\/2018\/03\/18214314\/GoogleSlidesTitle-1024x653.png\" alt=\"A screenshot of a template slide in Google slides. The slide has two text boxes. One reads &quot;Example Presentation&quot; the other reads &quot;Click to add subtitle&quot;.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"653\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-3149\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Figure 3.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"textbox tryit\">\n<h3>Practice Question<\/h3>\n<p>\t<iframe id=\"lumen_assessment_8615\" class=\"resizable\" src=\"https:\/\/assessments.lumenlearning.com\/assessments\/load?assessment_id=8615&#38;embed=1&#38;external_user_id=&#38;external_context_id=&#38;iframe_resize_id=lumen_assessment_8615\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;width:100%;height:100%;min-height:400px;\"><br \/>\n\t<\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Organizing Slides<\/h2>\n<p>There are multiple options for adding slides:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select \u201c+\u201d (New slide) from the second menu line. To select a specific slide layout, use the dropdown menu to the right of the slide to add a slide that best matches the content for that slide<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Use the New slide shortcut: Ctrl+M<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From the Insert dropdown, select New slide (Ctrl+M) Select Insert &gt; new slide<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select Slide &gt; Duplicate slide, which will copy the slide that\u2019s currently highlighted in the thumbnail section in the left column of the screen<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Right click in a slide in the thumbnail sidebar and select New slide or Duplicate slide<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To delete a slide, right click on the thumbnail image and press delete OR delete from the Slide dropdown: Slide &gt; Delete slide. If you delete a slide in error, don\u2019t panic! Click on the Undo arrow or use the Ctrl+Z shortcut.<\/p>\n<p>To move a slide, click on the slide in the sidebar\u2014this will highlight the thumbnail\u2014and drag it to where you want it to appear. A second sorting option is to shift from the default (\u201cFilmstrip\u201d) view to Grid view\u2014View &gt; Grid view\u2014and use a select, drag and drop method. You can toggle between the default and Grid view by selecting the icons at the bottom of the thumbnail window.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2787\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2787\" class=\"wp-image-2787 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2785\/2018\/03\/05190414\/8.3.6-1024x533.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of Google slides editing screen. In the center of the screen is the current slide being worded on. There is a box with an arrow labeled &quot;Filmstrip View&quot; pointing to the left sidebar that has a four thumbnail sized images of the slides already created. There is a box with an arrow labeled &quot;Grid View&quot; pointing to an icon of four squares in a grid pattern.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"533\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2787\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Figure 4.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"textbox tryit\">\n<h3>Try It<\/h3>\n<p>\t<iframe id=\"lumen_assessment_8616\" class=\"resizable\" src=\"https:\/\/assessments.lumenlearning.com\/assessments\/load?assessment_id=8616&#38;embed=1&#38;external_user_id=&#38;external_context_id=&#38;iframe_resize_id=lumen_assessment_8616\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none;width:100%;height:100%;min-height:400px;\"><br \/>\n\t<\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Contribute!<\/h2>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">Did you have an idea for improving this content? 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