When creating longer Google Slides presentations, a table of contents is a really useful tool. It helps you clearly organize different sections and makes it easier for your audience to navigate. In this tutorial, I'll show you how to quickly set up a table of contents in Google Slides to enhance your presentation's structure and effectiveness. Let's get started—just follow along and click "Next" in the demo.
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Step 1: Add a New Slide for the Table of Contents
First, create a new slide that will serve as the table of contents. You can choose any layout, but the Title and Body layout works well for this purpose.
- Click the "+" (New Slide) button to add a new slide.
- Select the layout that you prefer.
Step 2: Insert a Text Box
Next, you’ll need a text box to hold the content of your table of contents.
- Go to the top menu and click on Insert, then select Text Box.
- Click anywhere on the slide to create the text box, and begin typing the titles of the sections you want to include in the table of contents.
Step 3: Add Links to the Slides
To make the table of contents interactive, you’ll link each section to the corresponding slide in your presentation.
- Highlight the text you want to link (e.g., the title of the section).
- Click on Insert in the top menu and select Link.
- A box will pop up; click on Slides in this presentation at the bottom to see all the slides in your presentation.
- Choose the slide you want to link to and click Apply.
- Repeat this process for each section in your table of contents.
Step 4: Search for Slides to Link
If you have a large presentation, you can use the search bar in the Slides in this presentation window to quickly find the slides you want to link to.
- Instead of scrolling through all the slides, simply type the slide title or keyword in the search box and select the corresponding slide.
Step 5: Modify the Text and Style of the Table of Contents
If you haven't set up the table of contents title yet, the tool will automatically use the slide names (e.g., "Slide 3: What is Product Demo") when you add links.
- You don’t need to worry about the style; you can change the text and formatting at any time. Simply highlight the text and adjust the font, size, or color as needed.
- Alternatively, if you prefer to set the table of contents name before adding links, type the desired titles and use the shortcut Ctrl+K (or Cmd+K on Mac) to open the Add Link dialog box.