If you’re like most people today, your workday is filled with more digital content than ever before. So many new files and sources have entered the picture that it can be a challenge to keep up. With so much new content flowing through every moment of the day, how do you keep track of everything? PowerPoint presentations are an obvious solution to this problem, but they don’t play nice with Google Sheets. That’s why converting slides to Google Sheets is such a smart idea for everyone working in teams today. After all, Google Sheets offer all the flexibility and functionality of Google Docs—and then some! Here’s how to convert PowerPoint presentations to Google Slides:

Make a Google account

If you’re serious about the process, it’s crucial that you create a Google account and add your client’s files to it. If you don’t add the files, you won’t be able to convert them. Fortunately, creating a Google account is as simple as logging into your Gmail account. Once in your Gmail inbox, click on “Settings” and select “Add another email address.” Next, enter your name and email address, click “Next,” and then confirm the address. After about a minute, your Gmail account should have a “@google-co.com” email address associated with it. Run both email addresses through a double check to make sure that you have the right one.

Add the slides to Google Slides

After you create a Google account, add the PowerPoint files to the account by logging into the account and clicking the “Saved Items” icon. Next, click “Add item” and navigate to your “Saved Items” folder. In the “File” dropdown menu, click “PowerPoint Presentations” and select the presentations you wish to add. Once you’ve added the files, they should automatically appear in the “Saved Items” area of your Gmail account. Click on the files to navigate to them and copy the “Full link” as mentioned below.

Export the slides to PDF

The next step is to export the PowerPoint slides as PDF files. Before exporting the files, navigate to the “File” dropdown menu and click “Download As” and select “PDF.” Once the PDF conversion is complete, open the PDF file in your favorite PDF reader and navigate to the “Document Outline” tab. Underneath the “Title” heading, copy the “Author” information. Now, navigate to the “File” dropdown menu and click “File.” In the dropdown menu, click on “Open With” and select “Google Drive” from the options. Click “Ok” to save the PDF as a new file in your Google Drive.

Import the slides to Google Sheets

The last step is to import the PDFs to your Google Drive. You can do this by opening the PDF file in your preferred PDF reader and navigating to the “File” dropdown menu and clicking “Open With” and selecting “Google Drive.” Next, right-click on the file and select “Copy link.” Open the spreadsheet in a separate tab, highlight the entire content, and copy the “Full link” as mentioned below.

Get your conversion results

The last step is to open the Google Drive file, find your “Conversions Link” from above, and click it. Google will redirect you to a page where you can download the converted results! That’s it! Google Slides and Google Sheets once again offer the best of both worlds, so you can handle all your content needs with ease. If you have any questions about this process, feel free to contact us or leave a comment below.