Quick summary
Learn how to exit presentation mode in Google Slides using either the built-in menu or a quick keyboard shortcut. This guide shows the fastest ways to stop a slideshow and return to the normal editing view.
Steps
- While presenting in Google Slides, hover your pointer to the bottom left corner of the screen until the option buttons appear.
- Click the 3 dots menu in the bottom left corner, then select Exit slideshow to stop the presentation.
- Alternatively, press the Esc key on your keyboard to immediately exit the slideshow.
- You are now out of the slideshow and returned to the normal Google Slides editing view.
