How to Integrate Google Slides with Google Docs

Quick summary

Learn how to integrate Google Slides with Google Docs by copying a slide and pasting it as a linked image that stays in sync with your presentation. This step-by-step process lets you update slides across both tools without re-inserting content manually.

Steps

1. In Google Slides, right-click the slide thumbnail you want to add to Google Docs.
2. In the dropdown menu, click Copy.
3. Right-click on the document canvas in Google Docs where you want to place the slide.
4. In the dropdown menu, click Paste.
5. In the Paste slide pop-up, select Link to presentation.
6. Click Paste to confirm and insert the linked slide.
7. Click the three-dot menu in the top right of the slide preview inside Google Docs.
8. Select Open source from the dropdown menu to navigate back to the original presentation.
9. Your slide is now linked to Google Docs — any updates made in Google Slides can be easily refreshed from your document.