How to Highlight Multiple Slides in Google Slides

Managing a presentation with many slides? It can feel like juggling too many balls at once. Especially when you need to update or move more than one slide at the same time. But don’t worry—Google Slides has a simple trick to help you: highlighting multiple slides at once.

You don’t need to click one slide at a time. You can select a bunch together and do what you want with them—move, copy, delete, or even add the same layout or design.

Let’s break it down in the simplest way possible.

🟡 Why Highlight Multiple Slides?

Before we jump into the steps, let’s understand why this matters:

• Saves time.
• Helps you stay organized.
• Makes editing much easier.
• Improves the flow of your presentation.
• Perfect for updating designs or transitions in bulk.

🔵 Step-by-Step: How to Highlight Multiple Slides

🔹 Method 1: Highlight Slides That Are Next to Each Other

1. Open your Google Slides file.
2. On the left side, you’ll see all your slides.
3. Click on the first slide you want to highlight.
4. Hold the Shift key on your keyboard.
5. Now click the last slide in the group.
6. All slides in between will be selected.
7. You can now move, delete, or format them all at once.

🔹 Method 2: Highlight Slides That Are Not Next to Each Other

1. Open your slide deck.
2. Press and hold the Ctrl key (or Cmd if you use Mac).
3. Click on each slide you want to select.
4. Let go of the key once you’re done.
5. You can now apply changes to all of them.

This is super helpful when your slides are scattered across the deck but need the same change.

🔸 What Can You Do After Highlighting?

Once you highlight multiple slides, here’s what you can do:

• Change the background of all selected slides.
• Apply the same theme or layout.
• Delete slides in bulk.
• Duplicate slides.
• Move them to a new spot.
• Add animations or transitions.
• Export or copy them to another file.

These are small things, but they save a lot of time!

🔍 Extra Tips for a Smooth Slide Experience

• Keep your slides organized by naming them.
• Use section dividers if your deck is long.
• Practice slide grouping while editing.
• Create a master slide to apply design fast.
• Use Google Slides’ built-in themes for clean formatting.

FAQs: Highlighting Slides in Google Slides

❓Can I highlight slides using a mobile phone?

Right now, the mobile version of Google Slides has limited features. It’s best to highlight multiple slides using a computer.

❓Can I move selected slides to another presentation?

Yes! After selecting them, right-click → Copy, then open the other presentation and Paste them in.

❓How many slides can I select at once?

There’s no set limit. You can select as many as your deck has—but the more you select, the slower it may get.

❓Why can’t I select multiple slides?

Make sure you’re pressing the correct key:

• Shift for slides in a row.
• Ctrl (or Cmd) for slides in different places.
• Also, this only works on desktop or laptop, not mobile.

❓Does highlighting slides affect animations?

Nope! It only selects them. Animations and transitions remain unless you change them.

Wrapping up…

Highlighting multiple slides in Google Slides is one of those small but powerful tricks. It helps you manage your content easily and keep your audience engaged.

Give it a try, and make your next presentation smoother, cleaner, and quicker to edit!