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There are a few key differences in the Google Slides of a digital verses a printed version of the presentation. Therefore, we suggest that, you make a copy of your presentation specifically for printing after you have customized it with your specific information. Here are some key differences between the types of presentations in the google slides to remember.
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Sample presentation album
Take a look at this sample presentation album for printing for a better idea of what your presentation will look like. Notice there are filler pages included that may not be needed for a digital presentation.
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Steps For Preparing to Print
Converting Slide Deck to a Printed Photo Book
Make sure that when you begin editing your google slides for the printed presentation album that you begin with a template that has the correct dimensions. If you are using a Reliant template it should already be the correct template, but for example if you were sent a template from another Reliant employee because you wanted to borrow their slides from the same location, etc. make sure that before you begin adding your own photos that it is in the correct dimensions in order to be able to print correctly. It should be 8.5 x 5.5. You can view the picture below to see that you can confirm the dimensions both by looking at the measuring grid along the edges of the slide (8.5 on top and 5.5 on the side) or going to FILE and then selecting PAGE SETUP to view the dimensions.
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Sometimes you will have to adjust the dimensions of your slides for electronic presentation viewing (such as switching it to widescreen for a projector presentation at a church, etc.) This is why we suggest making a copy of your presentation slides that is specifically just for printing. We also will usually have added pages that are filler slides for printing that are not used during an electronic presentation so we highly encourage having a separate google slide document specifically just for the purpose of printing.
Arranging the Pages for a Hardcover Photo Book
If you intend to export your Google slide deck to create a hardcover photo album, we suggest making a new copy of your Google slide deck, as you will need to pay attention to the order of pages.
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- Each slide corresponds to a page in the book (see diagram below as there are also blank pages)
- Slides work in pairs in your print copy to create facing pages in the book.
- If you decide to add or delete one single slide beyond what is provided in the template, it will make all the subsequent pages in the book jump a page forward, making many of the matching page pairs out of sync.
- Instead, replace a current slide with your new slide, or add your new slides in pairs.
- NOTE: This does not matter for a digital presentation, and you may choose to do one version for print and then create a different version for digital where you can be a little more free.
- You do not need a slide for the inside front cover and the inside back cover, which are already blank when printed.
Hint:
It’s very helpful to know that the even pages are going to be on the right and the odd pages will be on the left.
Diagram
| Slide 1 | Front Cover |
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| --- | (Inside Front Cover) No slide represents this as it will be printed as a blank page. |
| Slide 2 | Page 1 (this will be the first page in your album and it will be printed on the right side of the book) |
| Slides 3 & 4 | Pages 2 & 3 |
| Slides 5 & 6 | Pages 4 & 5 |
| You can add extra picture pages, etc. but we want the "ASK" slides to be kept in the order shown below, so please review how the pages will land when printed if you add or delete slides from the original template. | |
| Second to last slide | How to Give page (this will be the last page in your album and it will be printed on the left side of the book) |
| --- | (Inside Back Cover) No slide represents this as it will be printed as a blank page. |
| Final Slide | Back Cover |
Please review the printed page order below.
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SLIDE 1 will be the front cover of your presentation. (This is a hard cover.) |
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| The last slide is the back cover. (This is a hard cover.) |
Before you begin to print, please share your slides with Communications@reliant.org
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Click on the blue "Share" button on the top right and share with Communications@reliant.org. They will be the ones that will be able to look over your work and by sharing your slides they can leave comments directly on each page. |
To upload your presentation to CopyCat you will need to export your Google Slide presentation to PDF
- Export to PDF. Use File > Download As... > PDF Document. It will save to your computer.
This file - Open the PDF and view each page to ensure it looks right.
- Looks good? You're ready to order
- Find an "X" on a page? This can be due to an image that had a technical problem.
- Try the export again.
- Find the offending page and see if the image size can can be reduced. Very large images can break the export. Export again.
- Contact us for help
Log into CopyCat
Our print-on-demand site is called CopyCat. (See MTD Print Orders on CopyCat for more details)
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Your username is your Reliant email address and your fund number is the password (please include the letters FD before your fund number - FD0000). Email commrequest@reliant.org for help. |
To Order Your Book from Reliant "CopyCat"
On CopyCat: Complete an Order for the MTD Presentation Album. Use steps to Add to Cart and "checkout." including adding your shipping information.
- Upload your PDF at the checkout stage by clicking "Add File" under the last column, "Actions"
- Fill out shipping and billing information
- Place order
- File is reviewed by Reliant designer to make sure it will print correctly for you. If you have shared the google doc with communications@reliant.org prior to printing for them to already review, there should not be any issues found in this review. However, if there are issues discovered we can not edit the presentation in Copy Cat. You will need to edit in google slides and re-export. The Reliant designer will cancel the original order and you will need to create a new order to upload the changes back into copy cat once approved.
- Book delivered in 7 to 14 days
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