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Connect Google Drive and Google Slides integrations

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Create a custom workflow

Synchronize your presentations with Google Drive and Google Slides automation, keeping your slides updated and your workflow organized without manual effort. Experience uninterrupted productivity as Drive changes dynamically trigger Slide updates.

Create a custom workflow

Every automation starts with a trigger and an action. Select one from each app to generate a workflow tailored to your needs.

Google Drive
Trigger: Watch All Files
Google Slides
Action: Select an action
1. Select a trigger

  • Triggers when a file is created or modified.

  • Triggers when a comment is created or updated on a selected file.

  • Triggers when a file is created or modified in a selected folder.

  • Triggers when a new folder is created or modified.

  • Triggers when a new shared drive is created.

2. Select an action

  • Creates an empty slide or delete an existing slide on the specified presentation.

  • Creates a new presentation by replacing all tags like e.g. {{Name}}, {{Email}} in a template with provided data.

  • Creates a new slide by representing all tags like e.g. {{name}}, {{email}} from a template slide within a specified presentation.

  • Gets the latest version of a specified page or of the thumbnail of page in a presentation.

  • Gets the latest version of specified presentation.

  • Makes all links in a presentation clickable or inserts a link into all matched input texts.

  • Performs an arbitrary authorized API call.

  • Refreshes the chart data stored in a presentation specified by ID.

  • Uploads an image with URL to a presentation.

Select a trigger and an action

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Triggers and actions

Integrate Google Drive and Google Slides for efficient automation with Make. Use Google Drive as a trigger to automatically update your Google Slides whenever there are changes in your Drive files. Organize your workflows by ensuring presentations stay current without manual intervention. Experience improved productivity as Google Drive's updates trigger actions in Google Slides, keeping your slides synchronized automatically.

Add/Delete a Slide
Creates an empty slide or delete an existing slide on the specified presentation.
Action
Copy a File
Makes a copy of an existing file.
Action
Create a File from Text
Creates a file from a text plain.
Action
Create a File/Folder Shortcut
Creates a new file or folder shortcut.
Action
Create a Folder
Creates a new folder.
Action
Create a Presentation From a Template
Creates a new presentation by replacing all tags like e.g. {{Name}}, {{Email}} in a template with provided data.
Action
Create a Shared Drive
Creates a new shared drive.
Action
Create a Slide from a Template Slide
Creates a new slide by representing all tags like e.g. {{name}}, {{email}} from a template slide within a specified presentation.
Action
Delete a File Revision
Deletes a file's revision.
Action
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How to set up Google Drive and Google Slides in 5 easy steps

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Step 1

Access your Make account

Log into your Make account to begin connecting your applications.

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Add Google Drive to your project

Include the Google Drive feature into your Make setup to start the integration process.

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Connect Google Drive

Click to create a connection for Google Drive and sign in with your Google account.

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Add Google Slides to your project

Insert the Google Slides feature into your Make setup to continue the integration.

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Connect Google Slides

Create a connection for Google Slides using your Google login to complete setup.

Integrate Google Drive and Google Slides for a better workflow

Improve your processes by integrating Google Drive and Google Slides, enabling updates, team collaboration, and centralized content management.

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Automated slide updates

Automatically update slides with the latest documents from Google Drive, ensuring presentations are always current.

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Organized workflow

Integrate processes to create presentations directly from files stored on Google Drive without manual downloads.

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Centralized content access

Directly access and insert content from Google Drive into slides, reducing the time needed to locate and transfer files.

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Reduced redundancy

Eliminate repetitive tasks by synchronizing edits made on Google Drive documents directly with related slides.

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Integrating Google Drive with Google Slides using Make allows for seamless file management and automated updates. It enables automatic organization of presentation files, ensures the most recent versions are used, and facilitates collaborative workflows by syncing data and updates across platforms without manual intervention.

By integrating Google Slides with Google Drive through Make, team collaboration is improved as all presentation materials saved in Google Drive can be automatically updated and shared among team members. This ensures everyone has access to the latest versions and can contribute to the development of presentations in real-time.

Yes, using Make to connect Google Slides and Google Drive offers unique features such as the ability to trigger actions based on specific events. For example, updates or changes in a Google Drive document can automatically update a corresponding slide in Google Slides, ensuring dynamic, real-time presentation updates.

Absolutely, using Make to integrate Google Drive and Google Slides will dramatically simplify your workflow by automating repetitive tasks. This integration removes the need to manually upload, update, or transfer presentation files, thus reducing the risk of errors and saving time, which allows you to focus on the content rather than file management.