Collaborate with Gemini in Google Slides

With Gemini in Google Slides, you can:

• Generate and edit new slides.
• Generate images.
• Use, implement, or reference the style of a current presentation.
• Reference your Drive files or Gmail emails as you write or create a new slide.
• Summarize a presentation.
• Write or rewrite content.

Feature availability

• This feature requires an eligible Google Workspace or Google AI plan. Learn about Gemini features and plans.
• Learn about supported languages for Google Workspace with Gemini.
• This feature is available in Google Workspace Experiments, a trusted tester program for users with personal accounts to try new AI features. Learn how to get started with Google Workspace Experiments.

Get started with Gemini in Slides

1. On your computer, open a presentation in Google Slides.
2. At the top right, click Ask Gemini .
3. In the side panel, select a suggested prompt or write your own prompt.

   Select a suggestion

   1. Select from the list of suggestions.
      • Tip: To get more options, select More suggestions.
   2. At the bottom, in the prompt box, replace the example text with the information that you want.
   3. Press Enter.

   Enter a prompt in Gemini

   1. At the bottom, in the prompt box, enter a prompt.
   2. Press Enter.
4. Optional: To remove your history, click More options Clear history.
   • Tip: To avoid losing your history, insert a suggestion into your presentation. You lose your conversation history when:
     • You refresh your browser.
     • You close and reopen the presentation.
     • Your computer goes offline.

Explore Gemini in Slides

Action	Description
Ask Gemini	Open Gemini
More options	Clear your recent Gemini history and ask for more suggestions
Expand	Make Gemini larger
Collapse	Return Gemini to its original size
Close	Close Gemini
Clear history	Remove all generated text and images you did not insert into the document yet
More suggestions	Find more suggestions from Gemini
More image suggestions	Find more image suggestions from Gemini
Insert	Insert generated text into your slide
Insert image	Insert a generated image into your slide
Insert slide	Insert a generated slide into your presentation
Copy	Copy a suggestion
Retry	Generate a different response from Gemini
Preview	Preview the full suggestion before you insert it
Retry with Google Search	Search on Google for more information about your question or request.
View more	View more of the response from Gemini
View less	Minimize the response from Gemini
Good suggestion	Give positive feedback about a response from Gemini
Bad suggestion	Report an issue with a response from Gemini
Gem	To save time with repetitive tasks, chat with a Gem or create your own.

Things to do with Gemini in Slides

Generate images based on slide content with Gemini

1. On your computer, open a presentation in Google Slides.
2. At the top right, click Ask Gemini .
3. On the side panel, you can:
   • Generate an image based on a selected slide: Enter “Generate an image" or "Suggest images for this slide.”
   • Select a suggested prompt: The Gemini in Slides side panel might suggest images based on the content on your slides.
   • Create your own prompt: For example, you can ask, “Generate an image of a dog with glasses.”
4. Press Enter.
5. To insert a specific image, hover over the image and click Insert .
   • Optional: To send feedback about the image, click Good suggestion or Bad suggestion .
6. You can also:
   • Edit the prompt: Click Edit Prompt .
   • Generate more images: At the bottom, click Show more .

Generate a slide

You can create a new slide from scratch or reuse the visual style of an existing presentation with Gemini in Google Slides.

1. On your computer, open a presentation in Google Slides.
2. At the top right, click Ask Gemini .
3. In the prompt bar, enter a prompt that describes the slides you want to create.
4. Optional:
   • To match a different presentation’s visual style:
     1. Click Match a presentation style Add from Drive.
     2. Select a presentation.
     3. Click Add.
   • To start from scratch, click More options Clear history.
5. Once the preview displays:
   • To insert the generated slide as a new slide, beside “Replace,” click Down arrow Insert.
   • To replace the selected slide with the generated slide, click Replace.

Tips:

• You can only generate one slide at a time.
• You can make edits to the generated slide.

Summarize your presentation & write content with Gemini

When you open a presentation that has text, in the Gemini in 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. In the side panel, at the bottom, click Ask Gemini .
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 .
6. You can also:
   • Generate a new suggestion: Click Retry .
   • Send feedback: Click Good suggestion or Bad suggestion .

Reference Drive files with Gemini

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

1. On your computer, open a presentation in Google Slides.
2. In the side panel, at the bottom, click Ask Gemini .
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 .
   • Get a different version: Click Retry .
   • Send feedback: Click Good suggestion or Bad suggestion .

Get help with Slides

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

Ask questions from the web

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.”

Use a Gem

1. On your computer, at the top right, click Ask Gemini .
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.

Edit slides with Gemini

You can directly edit or improve a current slide’s design or content with a prompt in Google Slides.

1. On your computer, open a presentation in Google Slides.
2. At the top right, click Ask Gemini .
3. In the prompt bar, describe the changes that you want. For example:
   • “Simplify this slide with less text and add an image.”
   • “Convert to two columns.”
4. Once the preview of the updated slide displays:
   • To insert the generated slide as a new slide, beside “Replace,” click Down arrow Insert.
   • To replace the selected slide with the generated slide, click Replace.
   • If you don't want to apply the changes:
     • To close the preview, click Close .
     • To refine your descriptions, prompts, or clarify the changes, click Ask Gemini . Learn about conversation history with Gemini in Slides.

Use skills with Ask Gemini

Important: Before you can use a skill, you must create the skill and turn it on in Workspace Studio.

You can use skills in your conversation in Google Docs, or Google Slides.

1. On your computer, Google Docs, or Google Slides. 
2. At the top right, click Ask Gemini .
3. In the message field, type @ followed by the skill name in your prompt. For example: “@Project Summary.”
4. Enter your prompt.
5. Click Submit .

Related resources

• Get started with Google Workspace Experiments
• Collaborate with Gemini in Google Sheets
• Collaborate with Gemini in Google Docs
• Collaborate with Gemini in Google Drive
• Collaborate with Gemini in Gmail