Google Slides for Accountants 

CPE Credit: 2 hours

This course provides a concise overview of Google Slides, a cloud-based presentation program. The tool is included as part of a free, web-based software office suite offered by Google within its Google Drive service. Similar to Microsoft PowerPoint, the tool allows users to combine text, graphics and multi-media content to create professional slide-shows. While PowerPoint is the default tool and industry standard for most accountants, Google Slides has many underrated capabilities not available in PowerPoint. These include real-time collaboration, automatically-generated closed-captions, power search capabilities, translation tools, Google integration, and an add-on marketplace.

Topics Covered

● Getting started

● Interface essentials

● Creating and working with Slides

● Editing and formatting

● Inserting and adjusting objects

● Sharing and collaborating

● Presenting

● Additional features

Learning Objectives

● Explore Google Slides’ key capabilities

● Prepare an online slide-show using text, images, links, video and more

● Improve team productivity using the tool’s real-time collaboration features

Who Will Benefit/Target Audience:

Practitioners who want to explore Google Slides as a Microsoft PowerPoint alternative for creating professional financial presentations.

Prerequisite Knowledge:

Participants should have a basic understanding of Internet technology, online navigation, and digital productivity services.

NASBA Field of Study: Information Technology