Advanced settings in Google Slides for presentations

You're using Google Slides to create professional presentations and want to make the most of its powerful features? This guide gives you a comprehensive overview of advanced settings that will help you work even more efficiently with Google Slides. Whether it's about typography, link recognition, or custom auto-corrections - here you will find all the essential information.

Key Insights

• Access advanced settings via the "Tools" menu.
• Customize typography and link recognition for better presentations.
• Options for user customization of automatic adjustments to text boxes.
• Use replacement and auto-correction functions to increase efficiency.

Step-by-Step Guide

You can easily access the advanced settings in Google Slides. Go to "Tools" and select the "Settings" option at the very bottom of the menu. Here you will find various options for customizing your presentation.

In the settings, there are several points, four of which are already in your current document. These include typography, which affects the automatically used quotation marks, link recognition, lists, and displaying link details.

For typography, you have the options of whether quotation marks should appear as typographic characters. This has a positive impact on the overall layout of your slides.

Regarding links, they are automatically recognized. This means that they are not only marked in blue but also clickable, facilitating access to external content.

List recognition is important, even though it does not need to be discussed in detail. This feature ensures that lists are displayed nicely in Google Slides. For example, when you insert a YouTube link, the link is accompanied by information such as title, thumbnail, and a brief description.

Furthermore, there is the option to make custom settings for automatic adjustments. Here you can define whether text boxes should be automatically adjustable or not.

When making replacements while typing a text, you can further customize this process. For example, you can specify that when typing "(c)," the copyright symbol "©" appears.

Additionally, there is the possibility to create special characters like arrows by simple input. Instead of "->," with a predefined replacement rule, you will get the desired arrow.

If you wish to have individual customization of replacements, you can also deactivate them. This prevents the automatic conversion of the arrow when typing "PIL Pfeil."

You also have the option to replace words in Google Slides. One of your frequently used examples could be to always use the name "Matthias" instead of your own name "Tobias." For this, you can use auto-correction. So when you type "Tobias," this word will automatically be replaced by "Matthias."

This function is especially useful to avoid common typos or keep certain terms consistent. For example, if you always write "bacon" instead of "speck," you can also enter this. It is important to note that this automatic correction will no longer be flagged as incorrect, saving you a lot of time when creating your presentation.

Finally, it is important not to remove replacements that do not affect important characters such as copyright, as you will need to manually add them back.

Summary

The advanced settings in Google Slides offer you numerous options to make your presentations more efficient. By customizing typography, links, and auto-corrections, you can optimize your workflow and improve the design of your slides simultaneously.