Learning Timeline
Key Insights
Mandatory Canvas Requirement
If you don't enable the 'Canvas' tool before sending your prompt, Gemini will only provide a standard text response instead of an editable presentation file.
Brand Consistency (Branding)
To ensure results are 'on-brand', make sure to attach a 'Style Guide' containing HEX color codes and font names. Gemini is capable of reading this document to automatically adapt the slide theme.
Benefits of Exporting to Google Slides
After clicking 'Export to Slides', all slide elements (text, charts, images) are 'fully editable'. You can modify table data or update graphics directly in Google Slides without having to regenerate them in Gemini.
Prompts
Master Presentation Template & Data Prompt
Target:
Gemini
Create a presentation, 10 slides that tells the story of our quarter. What worked, what didn't, and where should we double down in Q1 2026? I've attached our Q4 marketing performance data. Include a visual style guide covering the fonts, the primary, secondary, and the text colors, the background color, what shapes, images, and charts we should use.
Step by Step
Steps to Generate a Google Slides Presentation with Gemini
- Open the Gemini AI interface in your browser.
- Click on the 'Tools' menu (gear icon or tool options) at the bottom or side of the screen.
- Select and enable the 'Canvas' toggle (this step is mandatory to enable slide generation).
- Click the 'Add files' button or the paperclip icon, then select 'Upload files'.
- Upload your performance data CSV file (e.g., marketing data) and your brand style guide document (fonts, hex colors, logo).
- Enter a specific prompt in the chat box, including the number of slides and the presentation objectives.
- Press 'Enter' and wait for Gemini to process the 'data crunching' and draft the slide structure.
- Review the slide draft that appears in Gemini Canvas to ensure the data and visuals are accurate.
- Click the 'Export to Slides' button located at the top right of the Canvas view.
- Click the 'Open' link or go directly to your Google Drive to open the newly generated Google Slides file.
