How to Share Google Slides View Only

Quick summary

Sharing a Google Slides presentation as view-only lets you give teammates access to your slides without risking accidental edits. This five-step process uses the built-in Share dialog to set the recipient's permission to Viewer before sending.

Steps

1. In your presentation, click Share in the upper-right corner.
2. Add the email address of the team member who needs access.
3. Click the Editor dropdown to open the permission options.
4. Change the access permission to Viewer.
5. Add a message if needed, then click Send to share the presentation.