Classic Slides: General Overview

Classic Slides give you unlimited flexibility to design your slides as you see fit with a more familiar authoring canvas. You can add shapes, pick any color or font, draw paths, and position things wherever you’d like.

Getting started 

To start from a Classic Slide, click on Add Slide and type in Classic in the search barto  select from one of the six classic slide templates available.

• Blank: A completely Blank slide
• Title Slide: Header and description text box placeholders
• Text: Header with body 
• Title Only: Just a header placeholder
• Text and Image: Header, body text, and an image placeholder
• Two Columns: A header with two columns

Adding Items to your slide

To add Classic Elements to your slide, click on the toolbar at the bottom. Select your desired element then click on your slide to add it to your slide. 

Add Text

The Add Text element will allow you to add a Heading, Title, Body, Caption, Bullet List, Code, and Equations

Add Shape

You'll have the ability to add an array of shapes--and make some of your own!

Add Image  

You'll be launched into our Image library where you can import or select from one of our millions of high-quality and royalty-free images. 

Draw Path

Allows you to create custom shapes or lines. 

Add Table  

The same Smart Slide Table, only now available on classic slides

Add Chart

You'll start with a line chart by default, you'll quickly be able to change your chart--as you would in our Smart Chart slide! 

Editing Classic Slides 

As you click on different elements in your slide, the properties panel on the left displays the available customization options for that item. From styles and line weight to color and opacity, you have full control over how each element appears.

Canvas Elements 

You'll see a list of all the canvas elements on the slide. You can edit, lock, or hide an element. This makes it easier for you to organize the elements on your slide.