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Google Slides

An online presentation tool accessible from anywhere, creating beautiful presentations together as a team

Shortcuts that streamline presentation start, slide switching, and presentation operations to support smooth presentation execution

Ctrl+F5
Start presentation
Starts the presentation.
💡 Hint: F5
🎯 Start the presentation to smoothly begin presenting to the audience
Esc
Exit presentation
Exits presentation.
💡 Hint: Esc
🎯 Exit presentation mode to quickly return to editing mode
Next slide
Moves to the next slide.
💡 Hint:
🎯 Advance to the next slide to naturally continue presentation flow
Previous slide
Moves to the previous slide.
💡 Hint:
🎯 Return to the previous slide to re-explain important points
Home
First slide
Goes to the first slide.
💡 Hint: Home
🎯 Return to the first slide to restart the presentation from the beginning
End
Last slide
Goes to the last slide.
💡 Hint: End
🎯 Jump to the last slide to transition to summary or Q&A session
<Number>Enter
Go to slide by number
Goes to a specific slide by number.
💡 Hint: Number → Enter
🎯 Navigate directly to specific slide numbers for quick response to questions
S
Open speaker notes
Opens speaker notes.
💡 Hint: S
🎯 Open speaker notes to review key points and supplementary information during presentation
L
Toggle laser pointer
Toggles laser pointer.
💡 Hint: L
🎯 Toggle laser pointer to clearly indicate important areas on slides
B.
Show black screen
Shows a black screen.
💡 Hint: B / .
🎯 Show black screen to focus audience attention on the presenter
W,
Show white screen
Shows a white screen.
💡 Hint: W / ,
🎯 Show white screen to create presentation breaks in bright environments