A slideshow shows the slides full screen, one at a time, in order. Skipped slides are left out.
Start a slideshow
Choose where to start
Click Slideshow in the title row to start from the current slide, or open the arrow beside it and choose Start from beginning. Cmd+Enter (Ctrl+F5 on Windows) also starts from the current slide, and Cmd+Shift+Enter (Ctrl+Shift+F5 on Windows) starts from the first.
Move through the slides
Press the Right arrow, Space or Enter, or click the slide, to go to the next slide. Press the Left arrow or Backspace to go back.
Stop
Press Esc to end the slideshow and return to the editor.
Presenter view
Presenter view opens a second window with everything you need while you speak:
- the current slide, with a list of every slide to jump to;
- the previous and the next slide;
- your speaker notes, with buttons that make the text larger or smaller;
- a timer with Pause and Reset, and the time of day.
Open it from the arrow beside Slideshow, or press S during a slideshow. The two windows stay on the same slide: a move in one moves the other.
Keys during a slideshow
| Key | What it does |
|---|---|
| Esc | Stops presenting. |
| Right arrow, Space, Enter, Page down, or a click on the slide | Next slide. |
| Left arrow, Backspace, Page up | Previous slide. |
| Home | First slide. |
| End | Last slide. |
| A number, then Enter | Goes to that slide. |
| S | Opens Presenter view. |
| L | Turns the laser pointer on or off. |
| B or . | Shows a black slide. |
| W or , | Shows a white slide. |
| Any key | Returns from a black or white slide. |
| Cmd+Shift+F or F11 (F11 on Windows) | Turns full screen on or off. |
| Cmd+P (Ctrl+P on Windows) | Prints the presentation. |
The toolbar at the bottom left of a slideshow holds the slide list and an Options menu with speaker notes, the laser pointer, full screen, print and Exit.
Present from a link
A view link opens the presentation in the viewer, where anyone with the link can present it. Add ?present=1 to the link to start the slideshow as the page opens.