This guide tells you about the data types that make up a Google Slides presentation. For additional detail on pages, page elements, and their properties, see the corresponding section of the Google Slides API documentation.
A Google Slides Presentation is composed of pages.
A Page can have one or more page elements.
Page types
There are various different types of pages that a presentation can contain.
A Page can be one of the following types:
| Page type | Description |
|---|---|
Slide |
The pages that users see and flip between when the presentation is rendered on a screen. |
Master |
Contains placeholders that establish default text styles, as well as background and other shapes that make up the default background for all slides based on that master. |
Layout |
Determines how content is arranged on each type of slide. |
NotesPage |
Used for speaker's notes. |
NotesMasters |
Used for speaker's notes. |
Page element types
Each PageElement on a page can
be one of the following types:
| Page element type | Description |
|---|---|
Shape |
A plain visual object, such as rectangles, ellipses, and text boxes. Shapes can contain text, so they are the most common page elements to build slides. |
Line |
A visual line, curve, or connector. |
Image |
A graphic imported into Slides. |
SheetsChart |
A chart imported into Slides from Google Sheets. |
Video |
A video imported into Slides. |
Table |
A grid of content. |
WordArt |
A visual text element that behaves more like a shape. |
Group |
A set of page elements that are treated as an individual unit. They can be moved, scaled, and rotated together. |
The visual appearance of some page elements can be modified by changing their fill, border, and text. You can also change a page element's size and position.