Record a presentation with Google Vids

You can record yourself (or just your voice) presenting your slides with Google Vids recording through Google Slides However,

Feature availability:

  • This feature may only be available on certain work or school accounts
  • You can only record your presentations in Google Chrome and Edge browsers. But, you can view, share, and delete recordings from any Drive supported browser.

Create a video recording of your slides with Google Vids

You can record your slides using Google Vids. You can use additional recording and editing options directly within Vids, including transcript trim.

  1. Open a presentation in Google Slides.
  2. On the right click the Record , then click Record video.
  3. Select what you want to show in the video:
    1. To record yourself in (Picture-in-picture mode) and your slides select Camera & Screen.
    2. To record voice only, click Audio.
    3. To record slideshow only, click Screen.
  4. Optional: To apply visual effects, click .
  5. Optional: To use a different camera or microphone, select the connected devices from the drop down menus below your camera preview.
  6. To confirm setup and choose your presentation, click Next once your setup is ready. Choose the presentation you want to show, then click Share.
  7. To edit your recording in Google Vids, click Edit .
  8. Optional: To share, click Share & copy link.

Edit your slideshow recording with Google Vids

  1. To view your recording, open Google Vids.
  2. Click the file of your video recording. Learn how to customize a video with Google Vids.

Troubleshoot camera & microphone

When you create a Slides recording in Vids for the first time, it asks for a series of permissions to use the camera and microphone of your computer.

Tip: Camera and microphone access isn't required to start recording.

If you decide not to grant access to your camera or microphone, you can change it later.

  1. On your computer, open Chrome.
  2. Enter any of the following in the address bar:
    • chrome://settings/content/microphone
    • chrome://settings/content/camera
  3. Adjust the settings to grant access.

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