How Do I Share a Specific Slide in Google Slides?

Sharing a specific slide in Google Slides is straightforward: you simply get the unique link for that slide and share it. This method directs viewers directly to the particular slide you want them to see, as highlighted in guides like the YouTube video "How to Share a Link to a Specific Slide in Google Slides", which demonstrates how a shared link can go "straight to the picture of the fish," meaning it goes straight to a specific slide.

Steps to Share a Specific Slide

To share a link that opens your Google Slides presentation directly to a particular slide, follow these steps:

1. Open Your Presentation: Go to Google Slides and open the presentation containing the slide you wish to share.
2. Navigate to the Desired Slide: In the left-hand thumbnail panel, click on the specific slide you want to link to.
3. Copy the Specific Slide Link: Look at the web address (URL) in your browser's address bar. When you select a specific slide, Google Slides updates the URL to include an identifier for that slide (it often looks something like #slide=id.p followed by numbers or letters). This updated URL is the direct link to that slide. Copy this entire URL.
4. Share the Link: Paste the copied URL into an email, chat message, document, or wherever you want to share it.

When someone clicks this link, the presentation will open in their browser, and they will be taken directly to the specific slide you linked to, bypassing the initial slides.

This is the most effective way to point colleagues, students, or anyone else to a particular piece of content within a larger presentation without requiring them to scroll through everything. It's a simple yet powerful feature for focused sharing.