How to Make a Newspaper on Google Slides

Quick summary

This tutorial shows you how to create a newspaper in Google Slides by setting up a custom page layout and filling it with images and text boxes. You'll learn to structure headlines, body copy, and visuals into a professional newspaper layout without any design software.

Steps

1. Open a blank presentation in Google Slides.
2. In the menu bar, click File and go to Page Setup.
3. Change your page setup to your preferred dimensions, then click Apply.
4. On the menu bar, click Insert, hover over Image, and select your preferred image source — for example, Stock & Web.
5. Search for your preferred image and click it to add it to your presentation.
6. Resize the image to fit your layout preference.
7. Click Insert again and select Textbox.
8. Click and drag the textbox over your slide to create your news heading.
9. Add another textbox and type your news content.
10. Continue adding images and text boxes to fill out your newspaper.
11. Arrange your images and text boxes into sections to build a newspaper layout.
12. Add more slides until you complete your full newspaper layout.