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Use Google Slides with Display NOW

Display NOW Manager allows you to show content via Google Slides. Once it's setup, all you have to do is edit the slides from any device and they will update on the next rotation of the Playlist in real time. Google Slides is great for a wide variety of applications including restaurants, education, barber shops or salons, waiting rooms and much more. 

Step 1:  Navigate to Display NOW Manager > Media App Store > Google Slides

  • Navigate to manager.displaynow.io if you haven't already.

  • Find the Google Slide media app under the Media App Store tab and click on Add. 


  • Name your media. 
  • Click Select from Google Drive & follow the prompts.
    • If you see an error / security warning - it is safe to proceed (see link at the bottom). We are working on getting our App certified with Google.
    • Don't want to sign in? You can also use the Embed URL that you can get from File > Publish To Web > Embed in Google Slides. Article on how to get an embed link from Google Slides.


  • Select the account the you want to sign in from.

  • Once you have signed into your Google Account, Display NOW will show all the slides you have created so you can choose whichever one you want to display on your screen. 

Step 2:  Head over to Google Slides

  • Before selecting your content on Display NOW Manager, please head over to Google Slide Deck.
  • In order to show your content on your screen without Google asking for a sign in when your content is being displayed on your TV screen, you'll have to click on "Share" and follow the next step. 

  • Once you click on share, this pop up will appear. Please change your "General access" settings to "Anyone with the link" and then click on "Done." This will allow you to share your content on your TV screen without signing a sign in option again.

  • After you have completed this step, head back to the Display NOW Manager and select your Google content you want to display on your TV screen. 

  • Select the number of seconds you want each slide to be displayed on the screen. For example, I want each slide to be displayed for 10 seconds on my TV screen.
  • Turn on the toggle for "Hide slide controls."
  • Once done, click on "save."

Step 3:  Add to Playlist and Edit Display Time

  • Navigate to Playlists and select to your preferred playlist.
  • Then click on "Media."

  • Search the name of your Google Slides.
  • Select your Google Slides and then click on "Send to playlist."

  • Once you have added your Google Slides media to your playlist, click on the "edit" button to add the number of seconds you would like the video to appear on screen

  • To ensure each slide displays for 10 seconds, you’ll need to calculate and enter the total duration of your Google Slide deck.
  • Simply multiply the number of slides by the time you want each slide to appear.
  • For example, if your deck has 15 slides and each slide is set to play for 10 seconds, the total duration you would enter is 150 seconds.

  • After you’ve set the display time duration, select the check mark to apply your changes.
  • Once done, click on "update" to save the changes. You're all set. 

  • This is how your Google Slides presentation will appear on your screen. It will continuously loop through every slide in your Google Slide deck in sequence.

Any time you update your Google Slides, the changes will automatically appear on your screen in real time. There's no need to keep re-uploading or adding the updated content to the Display NOW Manager.