1. Introduction to G Suite Certification: Slides - Part 1

The Google G Suite is a set of cloud-based apps that can be used to create documents.

spreadsheets, presentations, and more.

Earning your G Suite certification demonstrates your ability to use digital skills to work collaboratively and productively in a professional environment.

Completing this lesson on Google Slides will help prepare you for your G Suite Certification Exam.

Google Slides is a cloud-based presentation application that allows you to design slide decks and collaborate.

You can format text on your slides using smart-editing and styling tools.

You can also add and edit a variety of non-text elements, including images, videos, tables, and graphs and present your ideas to a large group, like a team meeting or a conference.

In this lesson, you will create a basic presentation in Google Slides.

This lesson uses a planning presentation for a fundraiser organized by a community group.

But you can apply these skills in any presentation.

As you complete this project, you will: Add slides to a presentation, Choose a theme and format your slides, Copy, Paste, and Link Slides from another slide deck, Format text, Work with lines and shapes, Add transitions and animations, and Preview your slides in presentation mode.

To work on this lesson, sign in to your Google account.

Open a new tab in your browser, and navigate to Google dot com.

If you are not signed in, do so now.

If you do not have a Google account, pause the video and create one now.

Then, open your Google Drive.

Create a new Google Slides presentation and give it a name.

Now, it’s your turn: Create a new presentation, and Rename it.