A protracted awaited options in Google Slides is the power to annotate through the presentation. Utilizing the pen in Google Slides is now attainable! Listed here are 5 issues to find out about utilizing the pen in Google Slides.
Utilizing the Pen in Google Slides
1. The Pen Solely Works in Presentation View
There may be nonetheless NO good drawing pen instantly in Google Slides. After I use displays in Canva I continuously use the draw software, and it’s fairly sturdy. Surprisingly, Google Slides has not gotten the clue but that it is a extremely valued characteristic.
So you will need to perceive that this pen characteristic is simply if you click on on “Slideshow” and are literally presenting the Google Slides.

2. Ink Can NOT Be Saved
When utilizing the Pen software through the presentation, you possibly can draw proper on the slide. HOWEVER, this annotation can’t be saved. If you exit the presentation, the ink shall be misplaced. Take a screenshot if it’s good to retain the annotations.

The textual content DOES stay all through the presentation. For those who return to a earlier slide, the ink annotations will nonetheless be seen.
3. Keyboard Shortcut is Shift L
To shortly allow the Pen software use Shift L. This will even assist you to cease annotating. Whereas in Pen mode you can’t click on on the slide to advance, clearly. Use Shift L to shortly toggle the Pen software on and off.
You need to use the arrow keys to advance to the following slide and stay in Pen software mode.
4. You Can Change the Coloration
There are 4 pen shade choices. The default is pink. Hover within the backside left nook of your presentation to see the Slides toolbar. If the Pen software is enabled you will note the pen icon subsequent to the slide quantity. Click on on this to alter the pen shade.

5. All or Nothing
When utilizing the eraser software, it erases ALL of the ink annotations on the slide. Be aware that it’s ONLY that slide and never the entire slides that the ink annotations are erased.
Use Shift A to erase annotations
Be taught the shortcut for erasing, Shift A, to keep away from awkwardly having to wiggle your mouse on the display throughout a presentation to search out the eraser choice within the Pen software.