Put a Google Slides Deck on a TV as Digital Signage
Two ways onto the screen: import the deck straight from Google Drive, or export it to PDF yourself and upload that file with no Google account linked at all. Read below on when each is the right call, and exactly what doesn't survive either one, because it doesn't, and you should know before you pick.
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Two Ways to Get a Google Slides Deck In
Every other tool in this category makes you connect a Google account and publish the deck to a URL. InfoSlides offers that route and a second one with nothing to connect.
Import Straight From Google Drive
Pick the presentation in a Google Picker window; InfoSlides pulls it in and
renders it. The one-time Google consent grants access only to the single
file you pick (the drive.file scope), not your whole Drive.
Best when the deck is already in Drive and you don't mind one Google
consent screen. Google itself caps the exported PDF at 10 MB. A
very large or image-heavy deck may need the upload route instead.
Export to PDF, Then Upload
In Google Slides, use File → Download → PDF, then upload that file to InfoSlides the same way you'd upload a PowerPoint. No Google account is ever linked to InfoSlides. Best when you'd rather not grant any Drive access, the deck is over Google's 10 MB export cap, or someone else already emailed you the PDF.
Neither route keeps watching the source file. Both create the slideshow at the moment the import or upload finishes; edit the deck afterward and neither one updates on its own. Re-running the Picker on the same file is a few clicks with no export step; the upload route means repeating the manual export by hand.
What Doesn't Survive Either Route
Both routes hand InfoSlides a PDF, and a PDF page has no timeline: this is true of the format itself, not a limitation either Google's export or InfoSlides' rendering introduces.
Animations & Transitions
Entrance effects, motion and Google Slides' own transitions do not play back on either route. Each slide reaches the screen as one static image.
Embedded Video & Audio
A video or audio clip placed on a slide is rendered as a single still frame, silently. If a clip needs to actually play, add it as its own media item instead.
Slide Timing
How long each slide stays on screen is controlled by InfoSlides (a default you can override per slide), not any timing set in Google Slides, which a PDF cannot carry anyway.
What actually changes for you
Both Routes Work, and One Needs Nothing Connected
Most digital signage tools that mention Google Slides mean one thing: connect a Google account, publish the deck to a URL, and keep that URL alive. InfoSlides offers that convenience too: the Import button pulls a deck straight from Drive with one Google consent screen, scoped to the single file you pick. But if you'd rather not link a Google account at all, exporting the same deck to PDF and uploading it reaches the exact same screen, with nothing to connect and nothing to revoke later.
A side effect of arriving as a PDF either way: InfoSlides never runs its own font substitution on a Google Slides deck the way it can on a PowerPoint file, because rendering a PDF skips that conversion step entirely. Layout, text, images and the aspect ratio you built in Google Slides come through as Google itself laid them out.
Bringing in a PowerPoint deck instead? →One Google consent screen, scoped to the file you pick. Google caps the export at 10 MB.
Upload route
Export to PDF yourself, upload it: nothing ever connected to your Google account.
Google Slides Digital Signage: Common Questions
Do I need to connect my Google account to put a Google Slides deck on a TV?
No. You can import the deck from Google Drive, which does need a one-time Google consent screen scoped to the file you pick, or export it to PDF yourself and upload that file with nothing connected to your Google account at all. Both reach the same screen.
What's the difference between importing and uploading a Google Slides deck?
Importing pulls the presentation straight from Google Drive after a one-time consent screen. It's convenient, but it's a browser-only feature, and Google caps the exported PDF at 10 MB. Uploading means you export the deck to PDF yourself first (File → Download → PDF in Google Slides) and upload that file, with no Google account linked.
Will animations and transitions from Google Slides play on the TV?
No. Both routes hand InfoSlides a PDF, and a PDF page has no timeline: entrance animations and Google Slides' own transitions do not carry over on either route. Each slide reaches the screen as one static image.
Is there a size limit on a Google Slides deck?
Using the Import button, yes: Google itself caps an exported presentation at 10 MB, regardless of what InfoSlides allows. A deck over that limit can still be downloaded as a PDF and uploaded directly, which is bound only by the same file-size limit any other PDF or PowerPoint upload has.
Does importing give InfoSlides access to my whole Google Drive?
No. The import uses Google's drive.file scope, which grants access only to the single file you pick in the Google Picker window, not your Drive as a whole or any other file in it.
What happens if I edit the Google Slides deck after bringing it in?
Neither route keeps watching the source file: InfoSlides takes a snapshot at the moment the import or upload finishes. To reflect an edit, run the Picker again on the same file (a few clicks, no export step) or repeat the manual export-and-upload.
Can I import a PDF or PowerPoint file that's already sitting in my Google Drive?
Not through the Import button: it only works on an actual Google Slides presentation. A PDF or .pptx already in Drive should be downloaded and uploaded to InfoSlides the normal way.
Will an embedded video on a Google Slides deck play in the loop?
No. Whichever route you use, a slide with an embedded video or audio clip arrives as a single silent still frame. Add the clip as its own media item if it needs to actually play.
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