Gemini in Google Slides

Slides, images and rewording in Google Slides from the Gemini side panel

Gemini in Google Slides creates a new slide from a description, generates an illustration, rewrites text more briefly or in another tone and pulls content from Drive files you mention in the request. It is handy when a report or plan already sits in Google Docs and needs to become a few slides quickly. It comes with Google AI Pro for personal accounts and Workspace Business plans for companies.

Free plan

Free accounts have no Gemini side panel in Slides

Paid plans

Gemini in Google Slides pricing

Tasks it handles well

• Turn a finished document into a presentation
• Build a quarterly results presentation
• Build a monthly content plan

Most useful for

• HR manager
• Finance manager
• Manager
• Marketer
• Sales manager
• Data analyst
• Teacher
• Executive assistant
• Logistics manager
• Procurement manager
• Secretary
• Recruiter

Pitfalls to watch at work

• Generated images of people and logos may resemble real brands: use your own photos for client material
• Gemini sees the Drive files you can access: mention only the documents you need in the request
• It keeps slide layouts simple: apply your corporate style with the presentation theme after generation

Billing

Not sold separately: included in Google AI Pro through Google One, or in Workspace Business Standard and higher.

Common problems and fixes

• Gemini in Google Slides: no side panel and how to turn it on

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