View and create presentations on Android or iPhone/iPad

With the Slides app, you can view presentations that you’ve created or opened on any device.

To open and view a presentation, touch the presentation’s name. If someone else is working on the presentation, you’ll also see changes as they’re being made.

Different ways to view presentations

To find your presentations, choose a view for your files in the Slides app:

1. Open the Slides app.
2. Touch the navigation panel on the lefthand side.
3. Choose how you want to see your files:

   View	Notes
   Slides	All private and shared presentations that you’ve opened, with the most recent at the top.
   Shared with me	Presentations that have been shared with you.
   Starred	Presentations that you have starred as important.
   On device	Presentations you’ve made available to view offline.

Create a presentation

To create a new presentation:

1. Open the Slides app.
2. Touch the + (plus) button in the bottom right.

Android

To create a new Microsoft PowerPoint® file:

1. In the top left, touch “Slides”.
2. Touch Settings.
3. Check the box next to “Create PowerPoint files”.
4. Go back by touching Settings in the top left.
5. In the bottom right, touch the + button and choose New Powerpoint (.pptx).

Once you’ve created a new presentation, you can find it in these other places:

• The Slides home screen at slides.google.com
• Drive on the web at drive.google.com
• Drive app for Android or iPad/iPhone

Rename a presentation

To rename a presentation:

1. Touch a presentation’s title.
2. Type the new name.
3. Select OK.

Save a presentation

Changes to your presentation are automatically saved. If you’re editing a PowerPoint file, touch the back button in the top left to save your changes.

1. Open the Slides app.
2. Next to the presentation title, touch the menu button .
3. Select Share & export.
4. Choose Make a copy.
5. If you want, make changes to the name and location of the new copy.
6. Touch OK.