How to Convert Google Slides to PowerPoint and Vice-Versa

Microsoft PowerPoint and Google Slide are two of the most advanced and popular software for presentations nowadays. We can also say Google Slide is alternative software for Microsoft PowerPoint. Several people say that Microsoft PowerPoint is better than Google Slide. Still, they need to understand that Microsoft PowerPoint is an old product of Microsoft.

Microsoft and Google have made a way to make the presentations files compatible with each other. If you have a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation, then you can easily upload and present it in the Google Slides format. Or if you have a Google Slide presentation, then you can easily convert it into PowerPoint.

Google Drive offers several options to convert your presentation into Microsoft PowerPoint, PDV, ODP, and also in JPEG format.

If you are thinking that converting Microsoft PowerPoint to Google Slides or vice versa is a difficult task, then in this article, we will show you how you can do this easily and conveniently.

How to Convert Your Google Slides into PowerPoint Format

Here are the steps to follow:

1. First, you need to login to your Google Drive account.
2. If you have enough files on your account, then you can find your files by tapping on the search bar and enter your file name that appears on the top of your screen.
3. Here you are presented with different Google Drive file options.
4. Click “Presentations” to see available Presentations on your account.
5. Double-tap on the “Presentation file,” that you wish to convert into the PowerPoint.
6. Navigate to the menu that appears on the top of your screen and then select “File” click “Download As” and then click “Microsoft PowerPoint.”
7. After the above process, you can access your converted PowerPoint on the browser.
8. Here we have mentioned how to access your PowerPoint files on Mozilla Firefox. Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge:
9. Mozilla Firefox: In the Firefox browser, you can get a popup on your screen where you need to select open or save your PowerPoint files.
10. Google Chrome: In Google Chrome, you can easily view in the lower-left corner on your screen.
11. Microsoft Edge: Here, you can easily view the option to save or open the file in the bottom-center of your screen.

How to Convert a PowerPoint File into Google Slides Format

Here are the steps to follow:

1. Login to your Google Drive account.
2. Here you have two methods:
3. First, you can right-tap on the grey canvas that appears on the bottom of your screen, and, second, you can drag and then drop your Microsoft PowerPoint file in the Google Drive folder.
4. When you have properly uploaded your file, you can get a confirmation notification on the bottom-right of your screen. You can also view your file listed on your Google Drive folder.
5. Now double-tap on the PowerPoint button.
6. In the next window, select “Open With” then tap “Google Slide.”
7. After the above process, Google will make a new Google slide for your PowerPoint files.
8. After some time, you can access your newly converted Google Slide file.
9. Now you can edit your Google Slide.

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