The Simplest Way to Whiteboard

Open Smart Notebook

Video Directions

Select the tool icon to access Settings menu

Basic Settings

View Settings

Default Settings

Use the pen tool during a slideshow

1. On your browser, open a presentation in Google Slides.
   
2. At the top right corner, click Slideshow .
   
3. At the bottom left, click Options Enable pen tool.
   
4. To draw or annotate, click and drag on your slide.
   
5. Optional:
   
• To change the pen color, at the bottom, click Pen tool Select a color.
  
• To erase annotations on the current slide, at the bottom, click Erase Erase all.
  
• To turn off the pen tool during your presentation, choose an option:
  
• At the bottom, click Pen tool Turn off.
  
• At the bottom, click Options Disable pen tool.
  

Other actions while presenting

When you present, you can choose more options from the toolbar at the bottom of the presentation window:

• Select slides to present from a list
  
• Open "Presenter" view
  
• Turn on laser pointer
  
• Print the presentation
  
• Download the presentation in PDF or PPTX format
  

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