How to Use Google Slides Google Slides is an online presentation app that lets you create and format presentations and work with other people. Step 1: Create a presentation To create a new presentation: Open the Slides home screen at slides.google.com. In the top left, under "Start a new presentation," click New  . This will create and open your new presentation. You can also create new presentations from the URL https://slides.google.com/create. Step 2: Edit and format a presentation You can add, edit, or format text, images, or videos in a presentation. Insert and arrange text, shapes, and lines Add, delete & organize slides Add animations to a slide Step 3: Share & work with others You can share files and folders with people and choose whether they can view, edit, or comment on them.