Google Slides

Intro



This app helps you display your Google Slides presentation on your TV screen.


Creating a Google Slides app

Click on the Google Slides app within your app gallery to add it, or click this link to quickly create a new one and fill in the app details as follows:

  1. name and an optional description are required for the app.
  2. Type your Google Slides URL address.
  3. Set the duration of each Slide (default is 15 seconds per slide). This option will override the Google Slides Auto-Advance slides option.
  4. Select the Refresh rate of your presentation (the default one is 1 Hour).
  5. If the app isn’t loading or the player is offline, you can choose an image to appear instead of a black or white error screen. Just click inside the Fallback Image box and choose your image.
  6. Click Save, and your app is ready to use.

How to publish a Google Slides presentation

  1. Connect to your presentation from a PC browser.
  2. Click File, then Share, and finally Publish to the web.
  3. In the next window, click the Publish button, copy the URL and paste it to the Google Slides URL text field on the Yodeck web portal.
Google Slides Widget

How-to video


FAQ

I tried previewing the Google Slides, and it is not working.

A: This app can’t work in the Preview as Google blocks the content as it works only on Raspberry Pi players.

My Slides contain videos. Can the videos be displayed?

A: Download them from Google as PPT or PPTX and then go to “Media” -> “Videos” and click “Add Video”. In the pop-up select PPT and upload the slides.


Need Help?

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