Collaborate with Gemini in Google Slides

1. On your computer, open a presentation in Google Slides.
2. At the top right, click Ask Gemini 👁 Image
   .
3. At the bottom right, click Tools 👁 Image
   👁 and then
   Create images 👁 Image
   .
4. Enter a prompt that describes the image you want to generate.
5. Click Submit 👁 Image
   .
6. Optional: When the image generates:
   • To preview the image: Select Preview 👁 Image
     .
   • To generate more options: Select Generate more 👁 Image
     .
7. To place the image in a slide, in the preview window, click Insert.
8. To edit the generated image, enter a prompt that describes how you want to adjust the image.

You can use the Gemini in Slides side panel to generate a new slide.

1. On your computer, open a presentation in Google Slides.
   • Tip: New slides will be generated using your current theme.
2. At the top right, click Ask Gemini 👁 Image
   . Or, you can use one of these other options:
   • In the toolbar, click Help me create a slide 👁 Image
     .
   • At the top, click Insert 👁 and then
     Help me create a slide 👁 Image
     .
   • At the top, click Slide 👁 and then
     Help me create a slide 👁 Image
     .
3. On the side panel, select a prompt or create your own. Reference files with @ to create slides using your documents from Google Drive.
   • Examples:
     • “Create a slide about how to optimally train for a marathon.”
     • “Create a slide about @Company 2023 Goals deck.”
     • "Create a slide about doc @Core Team sync."
     • "Create a slide proposing ideas for engaging with our customers."
4. From the generated slide, you can:
   • Get a different version: In the menu at the bottom of the slide, click Retry 👁 Image
     .
   • Add the slide to your presentation: In the menu at the bottom of the slide, click Insert 👁 Image
     .
   • Refine the generated slide: In the menu at the bottom of the slide, click Close 👁 Close
     . On the side panel, write a new prompt.
   • Send feedback: In the menu at the bottom of the slide, click Good suggestion 👁 Image
     or Bad suggestion 👁 Image
     .

When you open a presentation and add text boxes, you can ask Gemini to generate a title or body text. Your slide needs to have existing content in order to see this suggestion.

1. On your computer, open a presentation in Google Slides.
2. Select an empty text box.
3. Below the box, select an option:
   • For title box: Click Write a title.
   • For a body text box: Click Help me write.
4. After you click “Write a title” or “Help me write,” the side panel opens and begins to generate your requested text.
5. Click Insert 👁 Image
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   • If the text box is selected, the output goes into it.

When you open a presentation that has text, in the Gemini in the Slides side panel, you’ll find a summary of your presentation.

You can also use Gemini to generate text for your presentation.

1. On your computer, open a presentation in Google Slides.
2. At the top right, click Ask Gemini 👁 Image
   .
3. Enter a prompt:
   • Examples:
     • “Summarize this presentation in 3 sentences.”
     • “Create a slide that celebrates a colleague's work anniversary.”
4. Press Enter.
5. To add the suggested content to the presentation, click Insert 👁 Image
   .
6. You can also:
   • Generate a new suggestion: Click Retry 👁 Image
     .
   • Send feedback: Click Good suggestion 👁 Image
     or Bad suggestion 👁 Image
     .

You can use Gemini to reference files from your Drive to generate responses in Slide.

1. On your computer, open a presentation in Google Slides.
2. At the top right, click Ask Gemini 👁 Image
   .
3. To reference a Drive file, enter a prompt with the file name:
   • Example: “Create a slide outlining the next steps from @meeting notes and @core team sync."
4. To check which files were used, at the bottom of the response, click Sources.
5. You can also:
   • Add the text to your presentation: Click Insert 👁 Image
     .
   • Get a different version: Click Retry 👁 Image
     .
   • Send feedback: Click Good suggestion 👁 Image
     or Bad suggestion 👁 Image
     .

• “How do I start a Q&A while presenting?”
• “What is the best way to share these slides with more than 100 people?”

Important: To get answers from the web, make sure to include phrases like “Use Google Search” or “Using web search” in your prompt.

• “Write a paragraph describing the weather today in Mountain View, California using web search.”
• “Help me write a paragraph explaining if lightning can strike the same place twice using only information from the web.”

Important: Not all languages support Gems. Learn more about supported languages for Google Workspace with Gemini.

1. On your computer, at the top right, click Ask Gemini 👁 Image
   .
2. On the right, in the side panel, click Gems.
3. Click the Gem you want to use.
4. Select a custom or premade Gem.
   • To start a conversation with the Gem, type a question or prompt at the bottom.

Tip: To create a Gem, go to gemini.google.com. You can then use your Gem in the Gemini app and Gemini side panel. Learn how to use Gems in Gemini Apps.

Learn about Gemini feature suggestions

• Gemini feature suggestions don’t represent Google’s views, and should not be attributed to Google.
• Don’t rely on Gemini features as medical, legal, financial or other professional advice.
• Gemini features may suggest inaccurate or inappropriate information. Your feedback makes Gemini more helpful and safe.
• Enterprise end users can submit feedback about their experience using this feature. End users are informed before they submit feedback that the feedback data shouldn’t contain personal, sensitive, or confidential information.
• Your conversations with Gemini in Slides are not saved to Gemini Apps Activity. When you delete your Gemini in Slides conversation history, it doesn't delete any information that is saved to your Gemini Apps Activity. Learn how to delete your Gemini Apps Activity.
• Generated images are for use only within Google Slides.
• Gemini generated images are designed to bring your imagination to life in Slides, and may not represent real-world situations.