<s>
Google	B-Application
Slides	I-Application
is	O
a	O
presentation	B-Application
program	I-Application
included	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
free	O
,	O
web-based	B-Application
Google	B-Application
Docs	I-Application
Editors	I-Application
suite	O
offered	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
service	O
also	O
includes	O
:	O
Google	B-Application
Docs	I-Application
,	O
Google	B-Language
Sheets	I-Language
,	O
Google	B-Application
Drawings	I-Application
,	O
Google	B-Application
Forms	I-Application
,	O
Google	B-Application
Sites	I-Application
and	O
Google	B-Application
Keep	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Slides	I-Application
is	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
web	B-Application
application	I-Application
,	O
mobile	B-Application
app	I-Application
for	O
:	O
Android	B-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
BlackBerry	B-Application
OS	I-Application
and	O
as	O
a	O
desktop	B-Application
application	I-Application
on	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
ChromeOS	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
app	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
Microsoft	B-Application
PowerPoint	I-Application
file	O
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2007	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
released	O
a	O
presentation	B-Application
program	I-Application
for	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Docs	O
suite	O
,	O
which	O
originated	O
from	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
acquisition	O
of	O
Tonic	O
Systems	O
on	O
April	O
17	O
,	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2010	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
acquired	O
DocVerse	O
,	O
an	O
online	O
document	O
collaboration	O
company	O
that	O
allowed	O
online	O
collaboration	O
between	O
multiple	O
users	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
PowerPoint	I-Application
and	O
other	O
Microsoft	O
Office-compatible	O
document	O
formats	O
such	O
as	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Word	I-Application
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Excel	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2012	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
acquired	O
Quickoffice	B-Application
,	O
a	O
freeware	O
proprietary	O
productivity	O
suite	O
for	O
mobile	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2012	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Presentations	O
was	O
renamed	O
Google	B-Application
Slides	I-Application
and	O
a	O
Google	B-Operating_System
Chrome	I-Operating_System
app	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
,	O
which	O
provided	O
shortcuts	O
to	O
Slides	O
on	O
Chrome	B-Application
's	O
new	O
tab	O
page	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Slides	I-Application
is	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
web	B-Application
application	I-Application
supported	O
on	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Chrome	B-Application
,	O
Firefox	B-Application
,	O
Internet	B-Application
Explorer	I-Application
,	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Edge	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Safari	B-Application
web	I-Application
browsers	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
can	O
access	O
presentations	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
files	O
,	O
through	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Drive	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
2014	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
rolled	O
out	O
a	O
dedicated	O
website	O
homepage	O
for	O
Slides	O
that	O
contained	O
only	O
files	O
created	O
using	O
the	O
Drive	O
suite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
launched	O
a	O
dedicated	O
mobile	B-Application
app	I-Application
for	O
Slides	O
for	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
mobile	O
operating	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
mobile	O
website	O
for	O
Slides	O
was	O
updated	O
with	O
a	O
"	O
simpler	O
,	O
more	O
uniform	O
"	O
interface	O
and	O
while	O
users	O
can	O
read	O
files	O
through	O
the	O
mobile	O
websites	O
,	O
users	O
trying	O
to	O
edit	O
presentations	O
will	O
be	O
redirected	O
towards	O
the	O
dedicated	O
mobile	B-Application
app	I-Application
for	O
Slides	O
,	O
thus	O
preventing	O
editing	O
on	O
the	O
mobile	O
web	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Slides	I-Application
serves	O
as	O
a	O
collaborative	B-Application
tool	I-Application
for	O
cooperative	O
editing	O
of	O
presentations	O
in	O
real	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Changes	O
are	O
automatically	O
saved	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
servers	O
and	O
a	O
revision	O
history	O
is	O
automatically	O
kept	O
and	O
users	O
have	O
the	O
option	O
of	O
reverting	O
to	O
previous	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Files	O
can	O
be	O
exported	O
to	O
a	O
user	O
's	O
local	O
computer	O
in	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
formats	O
,	O
including	O
HTML	B-Language
,	O
.jpg	O
,	O
and	O
PDF	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Launched	O
in	O
September	O
2016	O
,	O
"	O
Explore	O
"	O
provides	O
additional	O
functionality	O
to	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Drive	O
suite	O
through	O
machine	O
learning	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Google	B-Application
Slides	I-Application
,	O
Explore	O
dynamically	O
generates	O
design	O
suggestions	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
contents	O
of	O
each	O
slide	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2016	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
announced	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
"	O
action	O
items	O
"	O
to	O
Slides	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
states	O
this	O
will	O
make	O
it	O
easier	O
for	O
other	O
collaborators	O
to	O
see	O
who	O
is	O
responsible	O
for	O
individual	O
tasks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
a	O
user	O
visits	O
Google	B-Language
Sheets	I-Language
or	O
any	O
of	O
the	O
other	O
Google	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
applications	O
,	O
any	O
files	O
with	O
tasks	O
assigned	O
to	O
them	O
will	O
be	O
highlighted	O
with	O
a	O
badge	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
view	O
and	O
edit	O
presentations	O
offline	O
,	O
users	O
need	O
to	O
be	O
using	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Chrome	B-Application
web	I-Application
browser	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Chrome	B-Application
extension	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Docs	I-Application
Offline	O
,	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
enable	O
offline	O
support	O
for	O
Slides	O
files	O
on	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Drive	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
apps	O
natively	O
support	O
offline	O
editing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Slides	I-Application
presentation	O
files	O
converted	O
to	O
.gslides	O
Slides	O
format	O
cannot	O
be	O
larger	O
than	O
100	O
MB	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Slides	I-Application
is	O
free	O
to	O
use	O
for	O
individuals	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
is	O
also	O
available	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
business-centered	O
Google	B-Application
Workspace	I-Application
(	O
formerly	O
G	B-Application
Suite	I-Application
)	O
service	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
monthly	O
subscription	O
that	O
enables	O
additional	O
business-focused	O
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
simple	O
find	O
and	O
replace	O
tool	O
is	O
available	O
and	O
like	O
all	O
Google	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
suite	O
programs	O
,	O
Slides	O
includes	O
a	O
web	O
clipboard	O
tool	O
that	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
copy	O
and	O
paste	O
content	O
between	O
Slides	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
Drive	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Copied	O
items	O
are	O
stored	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
's	I-Application
servers	O
for	O
up	O
to	O
30	O
days	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
most	O
copying	O
and	O
pasting	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
Slides	I-Application
also	O
supports	O
keyboard	O
shortcuts	O
,	O
but	O
sometimes	O
due	O
to	O
them	O
supporting	O
this	O
they	O
will	O
only	O
let	O
you	O
use	O
keyboard	O
shortcuts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
offers	O
an	O
extension	O
for	O
the	B-Application
Google	B-Application
Chrome	B-Application
web	I-Application
browser	I-Application
called	O
Office	O
editing	O
for	O
Docs	O
,	O
Sheets	O
and	O
Slides	O
that	O
enables	O
users	O
to	O
view	O
and	O
edit	O
PowerPoint	B-Application
documents	O
and	O
other	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Office	I-Application
documents	O
on	O
Google	B-Application
Chrome	I-Application
,	O
via	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Drive	O
suite	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
extension	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
opening	O
Office	O
files	O
stored	O
on	O
the	O
computer	O
using	O
Chrome	B-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
for	O
opening	O
Office	O
files	O
encountered	O
on	O
the	O
web	O
(	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
email	O
attachments	O
,	O
web	O
search	O
results	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
extension	O
is	O
installed	O
on	O
ChromeOS	B-Operating_System
by	O
default	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Cloud	I-Application
Connect	I-Application
was	O
a	O
plug-in	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Office	I-Application
2003	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
and	O
2010	O
that	O
could	O
automatically	O
store	O
and	O
synchronize	O
any	O
PowerPoint	B-Application
presentation	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
Docs	I-Application
(	O
before	O
the	O
introduction	O
of	O
Drive	O
)	O
in	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Slides	O
or	O
PowerPoint	B-Application
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
online	O
copy	O
was	O
automatically	O
updated	O
each	O
time	O
the	O
PowerPoint	B-Application
document	O
was	O
saved	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PowerPoint	B-Application
documents	O
could	O
be	O
edited	O
offline	O
and	O
synchronized	O
later	O
when	O
online	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Cloud	I-Application
Connect	I-Application
maintained	O
previous	O
document	O
versions	O
and	O
allowed	O
multiple	O
users	O
to	O
collaborate	O
by	O
working	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
document	O
at	O
the	O
same	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Google	B-Application
Cloud	I-Application
Connect	I-Application
has	O
been	O
discontinued	O
as	O
of	O
April	O
30	O
,	O
2013	O
,	O
as	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
,	O
Google	B-Application
Drive	I-Application
achieves	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
above	O
tasks	O
,	O
"	O
with	O
better	O
results	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
