Important: At this time, this feature is also only available to over 18 users. Slide Decks are available in the mobile app but may have differences. Learn more about the supported features in NotebookLM mobile app.
Transform your sources into a polished presentation by generating a Slide Deck, perfect for sharing or reviewing key concepts. Present your deck instantly in NotebookLM or share it as a PDF.
- Open an existing notebook or create a new one and upload sources.
- To generate or delete a Slide Deck, you need edit access to a notebook.
- In the "Studio" panel, select "Slide Deck" to start, or use the pencil icon to customize before generating. The presentation will be generated in the background, so you can continue working in your notebook.
- (Optional) Within the customization panel, you can also express preferences for your Slide Deck:
- Choose a format
- A Detailed Deck is a comprehensive deck with full text and details, perfect for emailing or reading on its own.
- Presenter Slides are clean, visual slide decks with key talking points to support you while you speak.
- Choose a format
- Select an output language.
- Designate a length, choosing between short, default, or long.
- Input a prompt to describe the slide deck you want to create. You can add a high-level outline, or guide the audience, style, and focus. For example, "Create a deck for beginners using a bold and playful style with a focus on step-by-step instructions."
Important:
- Slide Decks are AI-generated and may contain visual or factual inaccuracies.
- NotebookLM may take multiple minutes to generate the Slide Deck. You can continue working in your notebook in the meantime.
Manage your Slide Deck
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Use the three dots menu next to your generated Slide Deck to rename, download as a PDF file, share, or delete.
- To view the prompt used to generate your Slide Deck, select “View custom prompt” within the three dots menu next to the title in the studio panel.
- To present your Slide Deck in full screen slideshow mode, select "Start slideshow."
Load a previous Slide Deck
Important: This is only applicable to notebooks that have previously generated Slide Decks.
- Open an existing notebook.
- In the "Studio" panel, navigate to the "Slide Deck" section.
- Select the title of the Slide Deck you wish to load.
- When exploring your Slide Deck, you can expand or collapse the viewer or hit play to start slideshow. You can also share or download as a PDF file.
- The expanded viewer allows you to scroll to navigate between pages and zoom in or zoom out.
- The full-screen slideshow mode is great for presenting. You can click or use the arrow keys to navigate. To exit, use the "esc" key.
- Share feedback on your Slide Deck by selecting "Good content" or "Bad content."
Share a Slide Deck
Option 1: Share a link
- Generate a Slide Deck.
- In the Slide Deck viewer, select Share.
- Confirm that the notebook is shared with the recipient or is made public (open to “Anyone with a link”) and viewers have access to the “full notebook” (and not just “chat only”).
- Copy link to Slide Deck and share link with recipient.
- Save to apply changes.
Important:
- Public notebook sharing is only enabled for consumer accounts. It's currently disabled for Workspace Enterprise or Education accounts.
- Only notebook owners and editors can make a generated Slide Deck publicly available and manage its access. As an owner or editor, you can turn off public access by selecting a different Notebook access level in the sharing panel.
- Once a Slide Deck is deleted, any previously generated share link will no longer work.
Option 2: Share the entire notebook
- Generate a Slide Deck.
- Share the notebook.
- Other users can access the Slide Deck in the "Studio" panel.
Option 3: Download & share the Slide Deck
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To download the Slide Deck, select Download.
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Share the downloaded PDF file.