Google added a pen software to let a presenter add marks on Google Slides; the pen joins the laser pointer choice as a manner to attract consideration to elements of your presentation. Whereas laser pointer strains disappear quickly after you draw them, pen marks persist whilst you current and go away while you exit the slideshow.
The pen and laser pointer instruments allow you to direct consideration or emphasize a degree; nevertheless, solely the pen software makes it doable to attract in your slides as you current. And, for the reason that annotations stay on the slides solely all through your presentation, chances are you’ll use the pen so as to add info that you just may not wish to in any other case completely place on a slide.
This tutorial covers learn how to use the pen software in Google Slides while you current from the online or Apple cell gadgets. If you wish to ship a drawing-centric presentation utilizing one other Google software, Jamboard is value exploring.
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The way to use the pen in Google Slides
Initially, discover the methodical solution to entry the pen while you current. This sequence exposes quite a lot of different Google Slides controls, reminiscent of entry to speaker notes, captioning and auto-play choices.
- Open your presentation with Google Slides in an internet browser.
- Choose the Slideshow button within the upper-right space.
- Choose the three dot button to entry the choices menu within the lower-left, subsequent to the slide advance indicator.
- Choose the Flip On The Pen choice (Determine A).
Determine A
With the pen enabled, chances are you’ll click-and-hold to attract with a mouse or touchpad, or with a stylus on a touchscreen machine. Your complete display screen, other than the management space within the lower-left, can function your canvas. Within the occasion your slides don’t fill the display screen, reminiscent of while you current 4:3 format slides on a 16:9 display screen, chances are you’ll make marks within the margins. Simply ensure that to make use of a shade that contrasts with the show background — a black pen on a black background gained’t depart a visual mark.
Later, study the keyboard shortcut to toggle the pen: Shift+L. One reminiscence assist for that is to recall that the L key toggles the laser (begins with L) pointer whereas presenting with Google Slides. So the pen toggle is the laser key plus Shift.
The way to change the pen shade in Google Slides
The presentation pen is pink by default, however chances are you’ll swap it to black, blue or inexperienced at any time. To take action, observe these steps.
- Transfer the mouse into the decrease left nook space. The presentation controls will show.
- Choose the pen icon to entry the pen menu.
- Choose any of the 4 obtainable colours: Purple, Black, Blue or Inexperienced (Determine B). The menu additionally affords a Flip Off choice.
Determine B
- Return to drawing in your slides as desired.
The way to erase pen annotations in Google Slides
Your annotations solely stay in your slides while you current; when you exit the presentation, they’ll robotically be eliminated. Alternatively, chances are you’ll take away all annotations by urgent Shift+A at any time.
If the pen is energetic, you may additionally entry the eraser icon from the pen menu by following these steps.
- Transfer the mouse into the decrease left nook space. The presentation controls will show.
- Choose the eraser icon to entry the erase menu.
- Choose Erase All (Determine C). All the pen marks you’ve got made all through your presentation can be erased.
Determine C
How to attract on Google Slides within the cell apps
While you current from Google Slides to Google Meet with the cell apps on iPhone or iPad, a pen icon shows on the high of the show (Determine D, high). Choose it and chances are you’ll attract pink on the slide. Faucet the Clear drawing button on the backside (Determine D, backside) to take away your annotations.
Determine D
Not like while you current from the online, your annotations don’t persist as you progress between slides; they disappear as quickly as you progress to a different slide. (The draw characteristic will not be obtainable when presenting from Google Slides to Google Meet on Android.)
Wish to protect annotation or collaboration? Discover Jamboard
Google Jamboard permits you to give one thing nearer to an old-school chalk speak, which is a chat delivered by a presenter accompanied solely by textual content or illustrations drawn on a chalkboard, with out ready slides. You technically might give this sort of speak with a clean slide in Google Slides and the pen software, however Jamboard affords a extra strong set of instruments for drawing.
SEE: The way to use 5 Jamboard options to create, illustrate and collaborate (roosho)
To get began, entry the Whiteboarding software in Google Meet by going to Actions | Whiteboarding or go to https://jam.new in a contemporary browser. Jamboard lets extra folks draw concurrently (as much as 50, moderately than simply the presenter in Google Slides), with extra pen choices (4, moderately than one in Slides) and extra pen colours (six, moderately than 4 in Google Slides) (Determine E). The Jamboard eraser helps you to erase strains, not simply all annotations as in Google Slides. Jamboard additionally helps you to rapidly add shapes, pictures and notes.
Determine E
Nonetheless, remember that Google has introduced that Jamboard will wind down in late 2024, so you will want to hunt another earlier than then.
Point out or message me (@awolber) on Mastodon to let me understand how you utilize the pen and laser pointer in Google Slides to annotate your shows or how nicely Jamboard serves your drawing-centric presentation wants.
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