Thanks for this excellent video. It has been very helpful to me. I have two questions that I would like to resolve: (1) If I have a free Gmail account and I convert a PowerPoint presentation to Google Slides, are the templates preserved? (2) Do you have any videos on creating templates in Google Slides? THANK YOU
Hi there and thanks for the comment. As for converting PPT to Google Slides, yes the template will be preserved, although there are some things that will not carry over. For example, as of now, GS only has placeholders for text or images (no video, charts, etc.). So those will be converted over, likely to just text. And right now I don't have any videos on creating GS templates, but I've put this on my list to make so keep an eye out. Thanks for the great suggestion!
OMG thank u so much for a very clean, straight to the point video. I thought I needed to redo my slides in the google slides but I told my self there should be a conversion of this. Thank u again
Thank you for helping me convert my powerpoint to google slides, not all images transferred but I'm happy that I can save and share the main things with my colleagues
Yes, there are some things that don't convert the way you want them, so it's always good to double and TRIPLE check your files when converting either way (Google to PowerPoint or PowerPoint to Google).
Glad the video helped, hope you are feeling better. You are a trooper to be at home sick AND working on your PowerPoint skills at the same time. Not many would do that :)
Thank you for this tutorial. I request an advanced solution if you can help: Is there a way to convert multiple separate PPT files to GOOGLE SLIDES AT ONCE? as we know, Google Slides doesn't take up storage in Google Drive. Is there a code or Google App script available for that? e.g. I have 25 different PPT files in my Google Drive folder and I need to convert ALL 25 separate PPTs to 25 separate GOOGLE SLIDES AT ONCE. I'm Thankful for the incredible insight you are willing to share.
In that case, I would break your presentation into multiple presentations and then convert them. It's kind of annoying but see if that gets you past the error and let me know.
Hi Shumaila - hm, what kind of sound are you using? Just an MP3 file sitting on the slide? Or are you using sound as part of transitions? You're right that a lot of things get lost when you convert, and sometimes you have to add the sound back in yourself.
Thank you so much!!! It has been very helpful of you of posting this video since lockdown has created everything online and we need help in technical works...
Hi Lori - It depends on the font you're using. If it's a universal font, then it should preserve. However, if it's a Mac only or Windows only font, then it won't. Sadly there's no way to force it.
Hi Nataliya. Well, the easiest thing is to see how big your PPT file is, and then save it in chunks. So part 1, part 2, etc. and import the slides to Google slides, part by part. Otherwise, you'll have to spend a lot of time reducing your file size... Hope that helps!
I do not believe they do. Any of the more "advanced" or newish PowerPoint features usually don't convert well to Google Slides. Google Slides prides itself on only have the "basic" PowerPoint features they believe people need (and they do not cover any of the other stuff). This is why when building a presentation for a client, it is important to know what format they want to present in, and build the deck using the software.
For most of us, just go from 2:25 to 3:24. Check to see what converted and adjust accordingly. (Thanks, but I can see that brevity is not a goal here.)
Hi Andrea. You first have to open Google slides from a web browser (you can go here: docs.google.com/presentation/u/0/) and then you have to import your PPT there, using the steps I list out in the video.
I clicked Keep Original Theme, but my powerpoint is still importing at a smaller size than the Google Slides (there's extra white space around and there's a standard slide template with title and text blocks BEHIND the image of my pwp slides.) Is there a way to do this so I don't have to go resize and fix 85 slides??
Hi there. Hm, not sure exactly what's happening for you. Can you detail the steps you're taking? I'm not having this issue. You may need to check the dimensions of your original PPT slides. The default Slides dimensions are 10X5.63 whereas the default PPT ones at 13.33x7.5.
When I drag the powerpoint to Google slides to import it I get a message that it is not supported for this format. How can I convert it another way please?
I'm not sure exactly what is happening in your case, but I would first double check that what you are importing to Google Slides is a .PPTX file, and not a .POTX file (which is a PowerPoint template file type) or a macro enabled presentation, etc. Google Slides also cannot convert a PDF of a presentation into a Google Slides doc (or not that I know of). So I would double check your file type first... if you need to save it as a different file type, just hit F12 for Save As and adjust the File Type in the dropdown. I hope that helps!
Hi Donna, I did some more research for you and found that my previous response was not correct (sorry). Below are the file types that Google does support. So, my guess is there is something within your presentation that Google doesn't like. I would start by eliminating any videos or non-native PowerPoint content as that is most likely the issue. It might be that if you remove the one piece of content that google doesn't like, then Google Slides will convert the rest of it for you. If you figure out what it is, please comment back so I can better advise people in the future if they run into a similar issue. .GSLIDES Google Slides Shortcut .JPG JPEG Image .ODP OpenDocument Presentation .PDF Portable Document Format File .PNG Portable Network Graphic .POT Microsoft PowerPoint Template (Legacy) .POTM Microsoft PowerPoint Macro-Enabled Presentation Template .POTX Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation Template .PPS Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show (Legacy) .PPSM Microsoft PowerPoint Macro-Enabled Show .PPSX Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show .PPT Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation (Legacy) .PPTM Microsoft PowerPoint Macro-Enabled Presentation .SVG Scalable Vector Graphics File .TXT Plain Text File
Other problems - colors revert back to default colors, and charts stacked on top of each other lined up perfectly in PPT are offset in GS. Labels on charts appear when they were removed in PPT. Not happy in this moment.
Hi Mimi - yes, it's a really poor experience. I often recreate charts natively in GS or paste them as pictures. Definitely not ideal, but that's all we can do at the moment.
Hi Olu! Unfortunately, there is no way to edit them once you paste them in. You're correct - they remain as pictures. So you'll either need to edit the original PPT chart and re-paste it in, or you can create the chart natively in Google sheets.
Hi Siddharth - Unfortunately, a lot gets lost when converting, especially custom templates. For fonts, if it's a universal font, then it should preserve. However, if it's a Mac only or Windows only font, then it won't. Sadly there's no way to force it. What kind of formatting are you losing?
@@Nutsandboltsspeedtraining well, it was font... i prepare my ppt in ms-ppt but when i try to open it in google slide from google drive then, font changed..... then later i checked the given fonts in google slides, so it was not available.....
I am a teacher and I am designing digital quiz for my students. In every question, 4 options will be given. Student will have to click on one of the options. After every attempted question, score will be calculated. At the end of the entire quiz, the score of student along with the percentage is calculated. In Microsoft Powerpoint, I am doing that using VBA code. Once I complete my Micosoft powerpoint with VBA code, when I upload it to google slide, will my VBA code still be functional..?? If not, then how can I achieve that in google slides..?? Please help me.
Great question. I'm not a VBA coder, but my guess is it will not work in Google Slides as VBA is a Microsoft programming language. I don't think there is a similar way to do this in Google slides. You would need to use a different presentation platform that allows you to upload your Google slides to it and then create that kind of interactivity.
@@Nutsandboltsspeedtraining Thanks for the quick reply. If, by chance u come across a probable solution to get that functionality in google slide, please reply.. Till then, take care of your health.. n keep making such videos.. They're really helpful..
But when we export it in google drive then there are no transitions .... what can i do for that 😶 .... and no morph transitions so it ruins the entire project
Hi Harshil. Yes, Google will strip out all animations and transitions. So you'll have to add them back inside Google Slides. Keep in mind though that GS only has basic transitions and animations (no Morph). If those are critical to your presentation, you'll need to keep it in PPT. Hope that helps!
I was like... "Sister stop there I need not to go all over again with class 2 computer science ". Keep it short.. Stick to the objective and be very objective.
Thanks for this excellent video. It has been very helpful to me. I have two questions that I would like to resolve: (1) If I have a free Gmail account and I convert a PowerPoint presentation to Google Slides, are the templates preserved? (2) Do you have any videos on creating templates in Google Slides? THANK YOU
Hi there and thanks for the comment. As for converting PPT to Google Slides, yes the template will be preserved, although there are some things that will not carry over. For example, as of now, GS only has placeholders for text or images (no video, charts, etc.). So those will be converted over, likely to just text. And right now I don't have any videos on creating GS templates, but I've put this on my list to make so keep an eye out. Thanks for the great suggestion!
Thank you for your details explanation for the converting between Powder Point and Google Slide
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks! I just watch till 3:30 , its very useful
Glad it was helpful!
OMG thank u so much for a very clean, straight to the point video. I thought I needed to redo my slides in the google slides but I told my self there should be a conversion of this. Thank u again
Thank you for helping me convert my powerpoint to google slides, not all images transferred but I'm happy that I can save and share the main things with my colleagues
Yes, there are some things that don't convert the way you want them, so it's always good to double and TRIPLE check your files when converting either way (Google to PowerPoint or PowerPoint to Google).
Thanks you for the video! Disappointed to hear how basic Google Slides are!
This was great! Just what I needed, explained so clearly. Thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
Wow- thank you for this. Teacher on a sick day (really sick), and this saved me so much time. :D
Glad the video helped, hope you are feeling better. You are a trooper to be at home sick AND working on your PowerPoint skills at the same time. Not many would do that :)
Excellent tutorial!
Thanks for checking out our video, glad to hear you found it helpful.
Very helpful. Thank you for this presentation.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for the comment.
Thank you for this tutorial. I request an advanced solution if you can help: Is there a way to convert multiple separate PPT files to GOOGLE SLIDES AT ONCE? as we know, Google Slides doesn't take up storage in Google Drive. Is there a code or Google App script available for that?
e.g. I have 25 different PPT files in my Google Drive folder and I need to convert ALL 25 separate PPTs to 25 separate GOOGLE SLIDES AT ONCE.
I'm Thankful for the incredible insight you are willing to share.
Very helpful video, but my presentations are too big so it gives me an error. Bummer. This feature would be really helpful if I could use it.
In that case, I would break your presentation into multiple presentations and then convert them. It's kind of annoying but see if that gets you past the error and let me know.
It was extremely helpful thank you so much 😍😍
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for the comment!
You do a really great job - and you're a real pro at PowerPoint too. This was useful, crisp and extremely well presented. Loved your PowerPoints too.
Thanks Atul! Glad it was helpful!
This was a huge help !! Thank you 😊
Glad it helped!
Best instructional video I've ever seen on RUclips. Well done.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for the awesome comment.
thanks. my teacher made us do google slides and powerpoint but at the end he only allowed google slides so i had to convert mine :)
why sometimes sound isn't supporting in the google slides when imported from PPT?
Hi Shumaila - hm, what kind of sound are you using? Just an MP3 file sitting on the slide? Or are you using sound as part of transitions? You're right that a lot of things get lost when you convert, and sometimes you have to add the sound back in yourself.
Thanks! This really helped me and you have a good explanation.
Thank you so much!!! It has been very helpful of you of posting this video since lockdown has created everything online and we need help in technical works...
Glad it helped!
This conversion presentation was at a perfect speed for me and very clear. Thanks for making it. J
Thank you so much. This video made my day and save me a lot of headache. It was straight to the point and was able to have the work done.
Hi, formative VClip, by any chance the transitions you mentioned applied slides, you did a tutorial?
Very heplful, thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Very helpful! Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Is there a way to preserve the font used in PowerPoint when converting to Google slides?
also my question
Hi Lori - It depends on the font you're using. If it's a universal font, then it should preserve. However, if it's a Mac only or Windows only font, then it won't. Sadly there's no way to force it.
Very informative! Any possibility to avoid formatting issues when uploading a PPT on GDrive (font size, image position, etc.)? Thanks!
Thank you so much your a life saver✊🏿💯
Thank you so much, very helpful video
You are welcome! Thanks for checking out my video
Hi, What can I do if it says that PPT is too large to be converted to Google slides or even open from Google Drive? Thank you.
I am having the same issue!! It will open the file as a PPT, but won't open it in Google Slides!! Any tips on what to do?
Hi Nataliya. Well, the easiest thing is to see how big your PPT file is, and then save it in chunks. So part 1, part 2, etc. and import the slides to Google slides, part by part. Otherwise, you'll have to spend a lot of time reducing your file size... Hope that helps!
this video is helping a lot, thank you for the help.
Glad it helped! Thanks for the comment.
god explanation and its very helpful, thankss!
You're welcome! Glad you enjoyed it.
Other than that very helpful and informative.
Glad it was helpful!
Does existing PowerPoint audio records transfer over to Google Slides? I tried this importing...and I noticed my audios didn't transfer over.
I do not believe they do. Any of the more "advanced" or newish PowerPoint features usually don't convert well to Google Slides. Google Slides prides itself on only have the "basic" PowerPoint features they believe people need (and they do not cover any of the other stuff). This is why when building a presentation for a client, it is important to know what format they want to present in, and build the deck using the software.
Excellent! Thanks
tHANKS!
Happy to help
Excellent tutorial! So helpful and clear. Super great explanations. Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the comment
For most of us, just go from 2:25 to 3:24. Check to see what converted and adjust accordingly.
(Thanks, but I can see that brevity is not a goal here.)
I wasn't able to convert. I don't have the google slides option for 'open with'
Hi Andrea. You first have to open Google slides from a web browser (you can go here: docs.google.com/presentation/u/0/) and then you have to import your PPT there, using the steps I list out in the video.
If you are using your smartphone for this, You may require to install Google Slides App.
How do I convert a Canva presentation to google presentations?
Thanks, saved me time!
I clicked Keep Original Theme, but my powerpoint is still importing at a smaller size than the Google Slides (there's extra white space around and there's a standard slide template with title and text blocks BEHIND the image of my pwp slides.) Is there a way to do this so I don't have to go resize and fix 85 slides??
Hi there. Hm, not sure exactly what's happening for you. Can you detail the steps you're taking? I'm not having this issue. You may need to check the dimensions of your original PPT slides. The default Slides dimensions are 10X5.63 whereas the default PPT ones at 13.33x7.5.
Very helpful
When I drag the powerpoint to Google slides to import it I get a message that it is not supported for this format. How can I convert it another way please?
I'm not sure exactly what is happening in your case, but I would first double check that what you are importing to Google Slides is a .PPTX file, and not a .POTX file (which is a PowerPoint template file type) or a macro enabled presentation, etc. Google Slides also cannot convert a PDF of a presentation into a Google Slides doc (or not that I know of). So I would double check your file type first... if you need to save it as a different file type, just hit F12 for Save As and adjust the File Type in the dropdown. I hope that helps!
Hi Donna, I did some more research for you and found that my previous response was not correct (sorry). Below are the file types that Google does support. So, my guess is there is something within your presentation that Google doesn't like. I would start by eliminating any videos or non-native PowerPoint content as that is most likely the issue. It might be that if you remove the one piece of content that google doesn't like, then Google Slides will convert the rest of it for you.
If you figure out what it is, please comment back so I can better advise people in the future if they run into a similar issue.
.GSLIDES Google Slides Shortcut
.JPG JPEG Image
.ODP OpenDocument Presentation
.PDF Portable Document Format File
.PNG Portable Network Graphic
.POT Microsoft PowerPoint Template (Legacy)
.POTM Microsoft PowerPoint Macro-Enabled Presentation Template
.POTX Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation Template
.PPS Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show (Legacy)
.PPSM Microsoft PowerPoint Macro-Enabled Show
.PPSX Microsoft PowerPoint Slide Show
.PPT Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation (Legacy)
.PPTM Microsoft PowerPoint Macro-Enabled Presentation
.SVG Scalable Vector Graphics File
.TXT Plain Text File
when i convert it to google slides i am not hearing the audio from the powerpoint presentation
Same issue
Other problems - colors revert back to default colors, and charts stacked on top of each other lined up perfectly in PPT are offset in GS. Labels on charts appear when they were removed in PPT. Not happy in this moment.
Hi Mimi - yes, it's a really poor experience. I often recreate charts natively in GS or paste them as pictures. Definitely not ideal, but that's all we can do at the moment.
Why are my PPT FILES disarranged or why does it change its format when I open it in google slides? I cant figure out the problem, please help.
Can you provide this presentation to me please
hello, how do you edit charts transferred from ppt to google slides? charts came in as image and cant be edited
Hi Olu! Unfortunately, there is no way to edit them once you paste them in. You're correct - they remain as pictures. So you'll either need to edit the original PPT chart and re-paste it in, or you can create the chart natively in Google sheets.
thank you so much mam..
You are most welcome 😊
Thank you very much.
What if google slide says "The file is too large to open. Please try with a smaller file."
You did not address the issue of sound!
You mean having sounds in your presentation and having those convert? I guess we forgot to cover that, sorry about that.
Is it possible to convert pptx into google slides without losing formatting??
Hi Siddharth - Unfortunately, a lot gets lost when converting, especially custom templates. For fonts, if it's a universal font, then it should preserve. However, if it's a Mac only or Windows only font, then it won't. Sadly there's no way to force it. What kind of formatting are you losing?
@@Nutsandboltsspeedtraining
well, it was font... i prepare my ppt in ms-ppt but when i try to open it in google slide from google drive then, font changed.....
then later i checked the given fonts in google slides, so it was not available.....
I am a teacher and I am designing digital quiz for my students. In every question, 4 options will be given. Student will have to click on one of the options. After every attempted question, score will be calculated. At the end of the entire quiz, the score of student along with the percentage is calculated.
In Microsoft Powerpoint, I am doing that using VBA code. Once I complete my Micosoft powerpoint with VBA code, when I upload it to google slide, will my VBA code still be functional..??
If not, then how can I achieve that in google slides..??
Please help me.
Great question. I'm not a VBA coder, but my guess is it will not work in Google Slides as VBA is a Microsoft programming language. I don't think there is a similar way to do this in Google slides. You would need to use a different presentation platform that allows you to upload your Google slides to it and then create that kind of interactivity.
@@Nutsandboltsspeedtraining
Thanks for the quick reply.
If, by chance u come across a probable solution to get that functionality in google slide, please reply..
Till then, take care of your health.. n keep making such videos.. They're really helpful..
@@anshuljain9561 The most convenient way would be to use google forms linked to google sheets
But when we export it in google drive then there are no transitions .... what can i do for that 😶 .... and no morph transitions so it ruins the entire project
Hi Harshil. Yes, Google will strip out all animations and transitions. So you'll have to add them back inside Google Slides. Keep in mind though that GS only has basic transitions and animations (no Morph). If those are critical to your presentation, you'll need to keep it in PPT. Hope that helps!
@@Nutsandboltsspeedtraining THANKS😁😀
I was like... "Sister stop there I need not to go all over again with class 2 computer science ".
Keep it short.. Stick to the objective and be very objective.
Yes... I tried to pack a lot into a short video.
One of my oft used cliches - better to have and not need, than need and not have. Thanks for the extra tips. Always good to have options too.
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slow down!!
Thank you but you talk so fast
If the speed is too fast for you, you can go to the settings in the playback area and adjust the playback speed. Hope that helps!