On the next page, you provide some information-first and last name, username, and password-to create your account.Īlso, you have to verify your phone number, so Google can make sure you’re not a bot.Īfter you verify your phone number, the subsequent pages require you to provide a recovery email address and your date of birth and gender. Head over to, click “Create Account,” and then click “For Myself.” If not, we’ll go over the simplest way to create a Google account and get you set up with Slides. If you already have one, feel free to move on to the next section. How to Sign Up for an Accountīefore you can use Google Slides, you have to sign up for a Google account (an account). Have you heard enough? Let’s get started.

RELATED: What Is a PPTX File (and How Do I Open One)?Īnd since Slides is an online presentation program, you can share and collaborate with multiple people on the same file, and track revisions, changes, and suggestions, all in real-time. This makes it easy to view or convert Microsoft Office files directly from Google Drive or insert images directly into a slide. Slides supports several file types, including. Google does the rest and handles the brunt of the heavy lifting, while it runs the software in the cloud. Google Slides is available on all devices and platforms all you need is an internet connection and a web browser (or, in the case of mobile, the Android and iOS apps ). RELATED: What is Google Workspace, Anyway? The other main services included in the cloud-based suite are Sheets (Excel) and Docs (Word). It’s part of G Suite-Google’s complete office suite (though some people refer to it all as Google Docs). Slides is a free, web-based presentation program designed to compete with Microsoft Office PowerPoint. We’ll go over the basics and get you brushed up on what Google Slides is and how you can get started right away.

If you’ve heard of Google Slides before, feel free to skip ahead if you haven’t, here’s a crash course on what you need to know.

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