Summary

To add a PDF in Google Slides, convert your PDF pages to images and use Insert > Image > Upload From Computer to add those images to your slides. Alternatively, upload your PDF to a cloud drive and use Insert > Link to add a link to your PDF.

Google Slidesdoesn’t allow you to embedPDFsin your presentations, but there are a couple of workarounds to display your PDF content in your slides. You can use your PDF pages as images, or upload your PDF somewhere online and link to it from your slides. Here’s how to use both methods.

Select Insert > Image > Upload From Computer.

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Method 1: Insert PDF Pages as Images in Google Slides

One way to display your PDF’s content in your Google Slides presentation is by converting each PDF page to an image format (sayJPG), andadding that image to your slides.

We’ve already written guides on converting PDF to JPG on bothWindowsandMacsystems. Follow the steps in those guides to get an image file for each page of your PDF. Regardless of which platform you use, though,Adobe’s PDF-to-JPG conversion toolwill work well.

Double-click the image file.

Once you’ve done that, you can begin editing your presentation by launching your preferred desktop web browser, accessingGoogle Slides, and opening your presentation.

On the presentation page, in the left sidebar, click the slide in which you want to add a PDF page. Then, from Google Slides' menu bar at the top, choose Insert > Image > Upload From Computer.

An image in a Google Slides slide.

On the “Open” window, access the folder containing your PDF pages as images, and double-clickan image to add it to your slide.

In your selected slide, you’ll see your image (which comes from a page in your PDF file). you may reposition the image by dragging it around the slide, andyou can resize itby dragging the handlers around it.

Select File > New Upload.

Follow the above steps for each PDF page you want to add to your presentation, and you’ll be all set.

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Select “Get Link."

Another way to add your PDF in your Google Slides presentation is to upload your PDF somewhere online and thenlink to it in your slide. However, this won’t make the PDF readable directly in your slideshow. Instead, when you’representing your slideshowand want to access the PDF, you’ll click the link to the PDF and the file will open.

To upload your PDF, you haveseveral cloud storage optionsavailable. But since you’re already using Google Slides, it makes sense to use Google Drive as your PDF storage provider (though you’re free to choose any other provider if you want). We’ll go for Google Drive in this guide.

Choose “Copy Link."

Touploadyour PDF file, first, open your desktop web browser and launch theGoogle Drive website. Sign in to your account, then in the left sidebar, click New > File Upload.

In the window that opens, navigate to your PDF file and double-click it. Once your file is uploaded,right-clickit and choose “Get Link.”

Select image or text.

In the window that opens, at the bottom, click “Copy Link.”

You now have your PDF’s shareable link copied to your clipboard. You’ll add this link to an item in your presentation.

Select Insert > Link.

To do that, access yourGoogle Slidespresentation. Then, open the slide where you want to add the link for your PDF. On the slide, choose an image or text you want to add a link to.

While your item is selected, from Google Slides' menu bar, choose Insert > Link.

Paste the link and select “Apply."

In the open box, right-click and select “Paste.” Then, choose “Apply.”

And you’ve successfully added alink to your PDF filein your slide. Clicking this link will open your PDF.

A link to a PDF in a Google Slides slide.