G Gems 24: Sliding into your inbox - more awesome updates for Slides

Insert slides into docs
Did you know you can now insert a slide deck into a google doc? Well you can, great for programmes, staff handbooks etc as you can select a slide to insert and choose whether it remains linked to the presentation or not. Not only is this handy, it's also a lot more visually appealing than an ugly hyperlink.

Rulers and guides in slides 

add as many guides as you like in 'view'

I've been waiting for this for what seems like an age but it's finally here. Just go to view in the menu and select ruler or guides to get those all important measurements and guidelines that help line everything up beautifully. You can add any number of guides and move them around to suit your needs too. 

Check mark now in slides
I'm a huge fan of checkmark, especially since it became customisable, allowing you to create your own categories, (I turned mine into target language for MFL in docs), but hearing it's now available in slides too is very welcome news and another great step in reducing teacher marking workload. Having tried it out, it seems it might still be a bit 'buggy' as it will insert a comment box but not automate the comment currently (unless that's just me).

Group shapes in Slides 
If you use Slides to create images, flowcharts or diagrams, the ability to group all objects together as one is a life saver. Watch a quick how to below: