To put slides from one Google Slides presentation into another, you use the Import slides feature found in the File menu. This allows you to easily bring content from existing presentations into your current one, saving time and effort.
Steps to Import Slides
Importing slides is a straightforward process within Google Slides. Here’s a step-by-step guide:
- Open Your Presentation: Start by opening the Google Slides presentation where you want to add the slides.
- Access the File Menu: In the top-left corner of your Google Slides editor, click on the File menu.
- Select Import Slides: From the dropdown menu, choose the Import slides option.
- Reference Insight: As seen in the provided reference snippet, "So to do that just go to the file menu. Click import slides...". This confirms the starting point.
- Choose the Source Presentation: Google Slides will open a window displaying presentations you've recently accessed in your Google Drive.
- Reference Insight: "...from there Google will pull up all the slideshows that you've recently accessed in your Google drive...".
- If the presentation you need isn't listed among the recent ones, you can use the search bar to find it. "...if you need to search for one you...". You can search by title or keywords.
- Select Slides to Import: Once you've selected a source presentation, a preview of its slides will appear. You can:
- Select all slides by checking the box at the top left.
- Select specific slides by clicking on the individual slides you want to import. A checkmark will appear on selected slides.
- Choose Formatting Option: At the bottom left of the import window, you'll see an option that says 'Keep original themes'.
- Check this box if you want the imported slides to retain the theme and formatting from their original presentation.
- Uncheck this box if you want the imported slides to adopt the theme and formatting of your current presentation.
- Click Import Slides: After selecting the desired slides and formatting option, click the Import slides button at the bottom right of the window.
The selected slides will then be added to your current presentation. They will usually appear after the slide you were currently viewing when you initiated the import.
Why Use Import Slides?
Using the import feature offers several advantages:
- Efficiency: Quickly reuse existing content without copying and pasting slide by slide.
- Consistency: Maintain a consistent look and feel when importing (or purposely change it by unchecking 'Keep original themes').
- Collaboration: Easily combine contributions from different presentations worked on by various team members.
Quick Reference Table
| Step | Action | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Start | Open target presentation | Google Slides |
| 2. Menu | Click File |
Top-left menu |
| 3. Feature | Select Import slides |
File dropdown |
| 4. Source | Choose or search for presentation | Import window |
| 5. Selection | Select desired slides | Slide preview |
| 6. Formatting (Optional) | Check/Uncheck Keep original themes |
Bottom-left |
| 7. Confirm | Click Import slides |
Bottom-right |
By following these steps, you can easily integrate content from other Google Slides presentations into your current project.
