Oct 6, 2023

Is there a way to add text in Presentation mode?

Sometimes, I have students add their own info Slides in a shared slide show. But for some activities, I would like to be able to add students input during class discussion, while staying in presentation mode. Is there a way to create a "live" or active text box while in presentation mode? By live/active, I mean that text can be added or edited without leaving presentation mode.

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IceSwan Petchy

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Oct 6, 2023

Hello Tracy

My workaround for this particular task is that: "present in edit mode"

This is my step, consider that your browser is chrome on desktop.

1) zoom out (multiple times) using your browser zoom menu. the tool bar and everything will be very small like this

2) Then, you use the slides zoom tool, and set to fit. the button will be very small but not that hard to find since you already know where it is.

This is the result:

I think you already know where we are going.

3) use the full screen mode of your browser, access through the same menu in step 1) or just push F11 or other shortcut key.

Result is the edit mode that show a very large slide panel, and of cause, fully editable.

Just do some practice before the real presentation. The first time I do this amaze all my students, lol.

Hope this help

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Anwurichi Elenwo 1172084150690874510

Oct 6, 2023

Hello

Here are a few workarounds you can consider:

Speaker Notes: In Google Slides, you can use speaker notes. These are not visible to the audience and can be used to add extra information or comments during your presentation. While in Presentation mode, you can open speaker notes and add or edit text without the audience seeing it.

Google Jamboard: Consider using Google Jamboard in parallel with your presentation. Jamboard allows for real-time collaboration. You can create a separate slide for interactive activities, and students can add their input or edit text in Jamboard. This would run in parallel with your Google Slides presentation.

External Tools: You can use third-party tools designed for real-time collaboration, such as Google Docs, Google Sheets, or collaborative whiteboard tools. These can be set up alongside your presentation and edited live during your class discussions.

Kindly refer to this link for more help: https://support.google.com/docs/topic/9052835?hl=en&ref_topic=1382883&sjid=11790369251834571519-EU

IceSwan Petchy

Product Expert Alumni

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Oct 6, 2023

Hello Tracy

My workaround for this particular task is that: "present in edit mode"

This is my step, consider that your browser is chrome on desktop.

1) zoom out (multiple times) using your browser zoom menu. the tool bar and everything will be very small like this

2) Then, you use the slides zoom tool, and set to fit. the button will be very small but not that hard to find since you already know where it is.

This is the result:

I think you already know where we are going.

3) use the full screen mode of your browser, access through the same menu in step 1) or just push F11 or other shortcut key.

Result is the edit mode that show a very large slide panel, and of cause, fully editable.

Just do some practice before the real presentation. The first time I do this amaze all my students, lol.

Hope this help

Original Poster Tracy Isaacson marked this as an answer

Tracy Isaacson

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Oct 6, 2023

Thank you. I'm not very adept at hitting the right buttons after I shrink them. The other problem is that I use a lot of animations for demonstration problems, so when I jump out of slides and back in, all of them show up at once until I get the presentation mode reactivated. But this will work for simpler slide shows, with practice. However, when I tried shrinking using ctrl+ or ctrl -, the camera window only resized a little, about 20% . Maybe that's due to resolution settings on the pc.

Last edited Oct 6, 2023