Generate a slide with Gemini in Google Slides

Feature availability

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

With Gemini in Google Slides, you can generate and edit slides with a prompt. It helps you build your presentation and lets you adjust the images and content on the slide at any time.

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.

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.

Reference other files to create content

You can ask Gemini to use specific files to write, edit, or refine content. For example: “Create a summary slide based on @ProjectNotes.”

1. In the side panel, at the bottom, click Add sources Add from Drive.
   • Or, you can type “@” and then search and select from the menu.
2. Select one or more files.
3. Click Add.
4. To review any files Gemini used, in the right side panel, click Sources .

Select where Gemini can search for information

You can select the locations where Gemini can proactively search for content related to your prompt. Learn more about source settings.

Give feedback about Gemini in Slides

Google Workspace with Gemini is constantly learning and may not be able to support your request.

If you get a suggestion that’s inaccurate or that you feel is unsafe, you can let us know by submitting feedback. Your feedback can help improve AI-assisted Workspace features and broader Google efforts in AI.

Because feedback may be human readable, do not submit data that contains personal, confidential, or sensitive information.

1. Below the generated content, click Good suggestion or Bad suggestion .
2. If you click Bad suggestion , you can select the issue you find and enter additional feedback.
3. Click Submit.

To provide general feedback on this feature, at the top, go to Help Help Slides improve.

To report a legal issue, create a request.