> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs2.ahaslides.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Embed Your Google Slides Presentation in AhaSlides

> Keep your existing Google Slides deck and layer in live AhaSlides polls, quizzes, and word clouds without rebuilding your presentation from scratch.

The Google Slides integration lets you embed your existing Google Slides deck inside an AhaSlides presentation. Your original content stays in Google Slides — AhaSlides wraps it with interactive slides so you can add live polls, quizzes, and word clouds around your existing material without rebuilding anything.

## Step 1 — Publish Your Google Slides Deck

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open your Google Slides presentation">
    Go to [slides.google.com](https://slides.google.com) and open the deck you want to embed.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Open the Publish to web dialog">
    Click **File** → **Share** → **Publish to web**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Click Publish">
    In the dialog that appears, click **Publish** to generate a public link.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Confirm">
    Click **OK** to confirm that you want to publish the presentation.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Copy the published link">
    Copy the URL that appears — you'll need it in the next step.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Note>
  Publishing to the web makes your slide content viewable by anyone with the link. Do not publish decks containing sensitive, confidential, or personal information.
</Note>

## Step 2 — Embed the Deck in AhaSlides

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open AhaSlides">
    Log in to AhaSlides and create a new presentation or open an existing one.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add a new slide">
    Click the **+ Add Slide** button in the slide panel.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Select 'Google Slides' as the slide type">
    Choose **Google Slides** from the list of available slide types.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Paste the published link">
    Paste the URL you copied in Step 1 into the URL field.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Save">
    Click **Save**. Your Google Slides deck now appears as a slide in your AhaSlides presentation.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Navigating Your Deck While Presenting

Use the navigation arrows in the bottom-left of the Google Slides embed to move between your Google slides during a live presentation. The three-dot menu inside the embed gives you access to additional controls:

* **Speaker Notes** — view your slide notes while presenting
* **Laser Pointer** — highlight areas of the slide for your audience
* **Pen tool** — draw or annotate directly on the slide
* **Full-Screen Mode** — expand the Google Slides embed to fill the screen
* **Auto-Play** — advance slides automatically on a timer

## Adding Interactive Slides Around Your Content

<Steps>
  <Step title="Position your cursor in the slide panel">
    Click the **+ Add Slide** button at the position in the slide panel where you want to insert an interactive slide — before, after, or between your Google Slides content.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose an interactive slide type">
    Select from available types such as **Poll**, **Quiz**, **Word Cloud**, **Rating Scale**, **Open Ended**, and more.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Configure and save">
    Set up your question, options, and settings, then save the slide.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Tip>
  A common pattern: start with a Google Slides content slide to introduce a topic, follow it with a live poll to gauge understanding, continue with more Google Slides content, then finish with a quiz to reinforce key takeaways.
</Tip>

<Note>
  The Google Slides embed displays your deck as it was when you published it. If you update your Google Slides after publishing, re-publish the deck using the same steps above to reflect those changes in AhaSlides.
</Note>

## Limitations

* **Public content only** — publishing to the web makes your slides visible to anyone with the link. Do not embed decks containing sensitive or confidential information.
* **No real-time sync** — edits you make in Google Slides after publishing do not appear automatically in AhaSlides. You must re-publish to pick up changes.
* **Animations not supported** — slide transition animations and builds from Google Slides do not play inside the AhaSlides embed.
* **Fonts and custom assets** — fonts or images that require a Google account to view may not render correctly for all audience members.

## Frequently Asked Questions

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Can I use a private or restricted Google Slides deck?">
    No. The deck must be published to the web (set to publicly viewable) before AhaSlides can embed it. Restricted or private decks will not load correctly.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="How do I update my embedded slides after making changes?">
    Go back to **File → Share → Publish to web** in Google Slides and click **Publish** again. AhaSlides will pick up the updated content the next time the slide is loaded.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Can I embed multiple Google Slides decks in one AhaSlides presentation?">
    Yes. Add a separate Google Slides slide for each deck you want to embed. You can intersperse them with as many interactive slides as you like.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Will my Google Slides animations and transitions play?">
    No. Slide transition animations and build effects from Google Slides are not supported inside the AhaSlides embed. Static slide content displays normally.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Do participants see the Google Slides content?">
    Yes. The embedded deck is visible to participants on both the presenter screen and the audience view during a live session.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>