Google Slides is a fantastic tool for creating presentations, offering free access to a wide range of menus, themes, and features. While it’s a great option for digital presentations, it becomes even more valuable when you need to print your slides with accompanying notes for speeches or presentations. Here’s a tutorial that will help you print your Google Slides with notes so you don’t miss a thing during your talk.
Why Print Google Slides with Notes?
Speaker notes are a useful feature in Google Slides. They allow you to write down key points or reminders for each slide without showing them to your audience. Printing slides with notes allows you to:
- Stay on track: Notes can help you remember key details during your presentation.
- Handouts: You can print a copy of your slides and notes so that your audience can refer to them later.
- Print a backup: Printed notes are great in case your computer crashes or you like paper better than screens.
Now, let’s see how you can print out your Google Slides with notes.
How to Print Your Google Slides Presentation with Speaker Notes
Step 1: Opening Your Google Slides Presentation
First, open your Google Slides. If you have the need for speaker notes, make sure to add them. If you haven’t, use the section of the “Speaker Notes” at the bottom of each slide to add yours when necessary.
Step 2: Go to Print Settings
Now, when you feel that you are satisfied with your presentation, go to the menu “File” placed on the top left-hand corner of your screen, click on it, and from the below menu, click on “Print Preview”.
Step 3: Choose “1 Slide with Notes”
Go to Print Settings and find your options for how you would like to print your slides. Find the drop-down menu that is titled: 1 slide without notes. Click that, and switch it to 1 slide with notes.
This will now bring up a page where each of your slides is on top, and then your speaker’s notes are underneath them. That’s the output format if you would like to print out the slides with the notes.
Step 4: Customize Settings
You also have a few other settings you can change here in this window:
- Print Layout: Choose between portrait (vertical) or landscape (horizontal) layout.
- Slide Range: If your presentation is long, you may print only a sub-set of slides or specific slides using number placeholders for your slides.
Once you have selected which slides or group of slides you wish to print, click on the close option to leave the print preview.
Step 5: Printing Your Slides
You are now ready to print. Click again on “File”, this time on “Print”. This will bring up a window with your printer settings.
Make sure everything looks good here, such as the right printer and paper size. When you are ready, click “Print”. Your slides with notes will now be printed out!
Save as PDF Option
Instead of printing to paper, you can export Google Slides with notes as a PDF if you want a digital version instead. It’s a very useful option if you’d like to share your presentation but keep those notes.
This is how it’s done:
Sometimes, the presenter may forget to include the notes that go along with the slides, so this is an added feature for such users.
- In the “Print preview” window, click on “File” and then “Print”.
- In the “Print Setup” window, instead of selecting printer, select “Save as PDF”.
- You will click the “Save” button and you will save your slides with notes in a PDF that you can share or refer to on any device.
Working with Printed Slides with Notes:
Here are a few ways to make your printed Google Slides with notes even more meaningful:
- Make it concise and direct: Write just key points or reminders of things you may need to recall. Do not copy paragraphs from the presentation you are making so it may be easily scanned when you have time.
- Test print: Sometimes you might just want to test print one or two slides rather than printing out the whole presentation.
- Let printed notes be used in organizing: Use your printed notes for guidance in your conversation but keep them organized in a manner you can at least follow along with the running track of the presentation.
Let’s Conclude
With this guide, you now know how to print your Google Slides presentation with notes. Whether you’re preparing for a big presentation or just want to have a handy reference, printing your slides with notes is a simple and effective way to stay prepared.
If you are working in PowerPoint, have a look at my post “How to print my PowerPoint document with notes” to learn the steps. Happy presenting!
