How to Print Google Slides with Speaker Notes on PC & Mac

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A simple guide to including your speaker notes to printed Google Slides

Co-authored by Darlene Antonelli, MA Reviewed by Luigi Oppido

Last Updated: May 2, 2025

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Printing Slides with Notes

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When you print a Google Slides presentation, it's easy to add your speaker notes to each slide's printed page. Printing Google Slides with notes can come in handy when you want to provide more context on audience handouts or just have a physical version of your own speaker notes. Whether you're using Windows or a Mac, you can print slides with notes easily, although you won't find the option on Android or iOS. This wikiHow article teaches you how to print Google Slides with notes on your computer.

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Print your speaker notes with your Google Slides in "File > Print preview > 1 slide with notes > Print."
You can also opt to skip printing slides that don't have notes or hide the background when printing.
Add speaker notes by clicking in the "Click to add notes" field below the slide.

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Printing Slides with Notes

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Open your presentation in Google Slides. Go to http://slides.google.com, sign in, and double-click a slideshow to open it.^{[1]
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- You can also click + to create a new presentation.
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You'll see this at the bottom of the menu right above "Print."
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Click 1 slide with notes and select your printing option. To print one slide per page with your notes, keep "1 side with notes" selected. You can also opt to hide the background of your slides (to save ink) or skip printing slides without notes.
- If you want to save your slideshow as a PDF, click Download as PDF before continuing.
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Click Print. You'll see this to the right of the printing options for your slideshow. Make a few more choices for your printer (like how many pages, the color, and how many copies, then click Print again.
- Your slideshow will print along with your speaker notes!^{[2]
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Adding Notes to Slides

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Open your slideshow in Google Slides. Go to https://docs.google.com/presentation/u/0/, sign in, and double-click a slideshow to open it.
- You can also click + to create a new presentation.
You'll see this below your slide.
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Enter your notes, then click outside the note field to save them. If you want to delete the text, just highlight the words and press Delete on your keyboard.
- You can also easily delete slides that you don't want in your presentation by right-clicking the thumbnail preview in the panel on the left and selecting Delete.

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