Formatting Google Slides for printing

Students often ask us in the media center how to print slide show presentations.  Often we discover that the slides have been formatted in a way that makes them look wonky when printing full page.  This is easy to fix ... if the presentation is formatted correctly at the very beginning.  

By default, Google presentations are formatted to play in a widescreen format (16:9 ratio).  This size does not correspond to the size of a piece of paper.  Printing a widescreen presentation will squash the slides and will not fill the page.  If you want to make your presentation print-friendly, you must change the page margins before designing your slide show.  Here's how:

Changing slide size on desktop computer:

1. Select File > Page setup.
2. Change the page size from widescreen to Custom.
3. Type 11" x 8.5"

Changing slide size on iPad:

1. Open Safari.
2. Type the address slides.google.com
3. Start a new presentation.
4. Select File > Page setup.
5. Change the page size from widescreen to Custom.
6. Type 11" x 8.5"

Printing slides in the Media Center:

1. Select the More menu (•••).
2. Select Share & export.
3. Select Print.
4. Confirm that your chosen printer is the HS-MediaCenter.
5. Make sure all print settings are to your liking.
6. Press Print.
7. Release and collect your print at the printer.