Extensions

In this extension, you will add a diagram to your presentation.

"Diagrams" are visual representations of information that show how ideas relate to each other.

Using a visual like a diagram can help you organize complex information in a new way that's easier to understand.

Diagrams also add variety to a presentation that otherwise uses mostly text and images.

You could build a diagram to: show cause and effect, present a family tree, or display a timeline of events.

To begin, open your presentation and add a new slide.

Select a blank layout without text so that you have room for a diagram.

Next, select a diagram that fits the type of information you want to include.

For example, if you want to include important dates in the history of a country, a timeline might be a good option.

Within each category of diagrams, there are different style and layout options.

Choose whichever one you like.

Update the diagram you created to include information that relates to your presentation.

To create a timeline, search online or use your textbook to find at least three important dates about the place in your presentation.

These could be dates of significant changes in government or social movements.

Update the diagram template with information you found online.

If you make a timeline, select at least three dates to include and add them in chronological order, with the oldest date on the left side of the timeline and the most recent date on the right.

Also add a short title for each event.

Add more information about each event, if you like.

Now, it's your turn: add a new slide, insert a diagram, add dates and titles to your diagram, and add more information about each, if you like.

In this extension, you will add a link to your location slides that will return back to your clickable map.

With this link, you can explore a place on your map in more detail and then easily return to the map to continue exploring other areas.

You will use the Theme Builder in Google Slides to add this link.

With the Theme Builder, you can modify or add elements, like a link, to many slides all at once.

This saves you time because you don't need to make changes to each slide individually.

To begin, go to the first slide after your map.

Open the Theme Builder.

All of the slides with the same layout as this slide are selected.

Anything you add will be added to all the selected slides at the same time.

Add a link that goes back to your map.

Within the Theme Builder, add a text box at the bottom of the slide.

In the text box, type a direction for your viewer, like "Return to Map." Next, insert a link that goes back to your map slide.

This will allow the viewer to return there from any slide that uses this layout.

Update the font size and color of the new text so it stands out against your background color.

Close the Theme builder.

The new link should appear on all the location slides.

Now, test your clickable map in Slideshow mode.

Start at the map slide.

Then, click on one of the parts of your map.

Then click the return link to go back to your map.

Exit Slideshow mode to make any changes.

When each link works, your interactive presentation is complete.

Now, it's your turn: open the Theme builder, insert a link back to your map, and test your clickable map in Slideshow mode.

In this extension, you will add word art and speaker notes to your interactive presentation.

To begin, make a copy of your presentation.

With Word Art, you can add your own unique style to your presentation.

To make the title of your presentation stand out, replace the original text with Word Art.

First, delete the text box with your title.

Next, add Word Art.

Then, adjust the size, border color, and fill color of your Word Art.

Choose colors that make the title pop from the background color and that fit with the theme of your presentation.

Next, add speaker notes.

Speaker notes are notes you can look at while you present your presentation.

In presenter view, they will only be visible to you and not to anyone else.

Add speaker notes to your title slide, your image slide, and at least three location slides.

As you add speaker notes, think of details you want to share with others that you might not have added to your presentation.

You can also rephrase the information on your slides and expand on it.

Continue adding speaker notes to your slides.

Then, view your presentation in Presenter View so you can see your notes next to the slide they correspond with.

You might practice saying your speaker notes out loud to prepare for your presentation.

Now, it's your turn: replace your title with Word Art, edit the colors and size of your Word Art, add speaker notes to your title slide, map slide, and at least three location slides, and test out your presentation in Presenter View.