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Google Presentation is a member of the Google family of online tools that hopes to mimic some of the functionality of Microsoft Applications such as word and spreadsheet. It allows any user with access to the web and a Google account the ability to create engaging presentations on the fly. Users should look at Google Presentations as a slimmed downed version of Microsoft PowerPoint.

Pros

1- Collaborations

Google Presentation, as well as the other tools included in the Google suite of document based software, allows for seamless collaboration. Therefore, this makes it perfect for anyone who is working with a group of people. You can just give permission to anyone and determine the level of access that you would like them to have. From this access point, they can leave comments, edit the document, or do whatever you gave them permission to do. This is one major advantage that the online version has over the traditional.

2- Price

Google Presentations is completely free. There are no advertisements, therefore, you have a clean elegant interface to work with.

3- Makes Chromebooks More Appealing

You may realize that Google is really trying to market their Chromebooks, especially to educational institutions. This could potentially have a long-term impact on the likelihood that schools will opt to utilize Google services, because they could potentially save money by using Chromebooks. You may be aware that there is currently a battle raging over who dominates the classrooms across the country and around the world.

4- Easy to Use

The average user will find that using Google Presentations is easier to learn that the traditional Microsoft desktop based version. However, Microsoft now has its own version of cloud-based word processing software to no doubt counteract the influence that newcomers to their space are chipping away at.

5- Access to Other Google Products

Google Presentations allows users to easily access Google Search and YouTube. Therefore, you are able to access and input various forms of media files such as images and video from YouTube or any url. You can highlight any text inside of your presentations and research it, right there, and link that text to any webpage.

6- Export and Import Options

You are able to export Google Presentations into various formats: PowerPoint, image, PDF, etc. Also, you can make your files publicly available online as links or embedded directly into a website or blog. This is one advantage that Google Drive suite of programs has over Microsoft Office--the ability to embed a wide variety of media files.

7- Automatically Saves One's Progress

There is no need to save, because saving of your work is continuous.

Cons

1- Tied to the Web

There are not too many cons when it comes to Google Presentations. However, what really stands out is the inability to edit documents without internet access. If you want to edit files offline, you will need to download Google Chrome and establish offline access.

2- Limited Templates

There is a limited amount of templates available to Google Presentations. However, you can import templates used in Microsoft Office's PowerPoint.

Overall

From the Publisher: Google

Create inspiring presentations. With Google Slides, you can create, edit, collaborate, and present wherever you are. For free.

Tell stories that matter. Google Slides makes your ideas shine with a variety of presentation themes, thousands of fonts, embedded video, animations, and more. All for free.

Get to your presentations anywhere, anytime

Access, create, and edit your presentations from the palm of your hand.

Never hit “save” again

All your changes are automatically saved as you type. You can even use revision history to see old versions of the same presentation, sorted by date and who made the change.

Slides is ready to go when you are. Simply create a presentation from your browser or on your phone or tablet with the mobile app.

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