Generate a Slide Deck in NotebookLM

Important: At this time, this feature is also only available to over 18 users. Slide Decks are available in the mobile app but may have differences. Learn more about the supported features in NotebookLM mobile app .

Transform your sources into a polished presentation by generating a Slide Deck, perfect for sharing or reviewing key concepts. Present your deck instantly in NotebookLM or share it as a PDF. 

1. Open an existing notebook or create a new one and upload sources.

• To generate or delete a Slide Deck, you need edit access to a notebook.

2. In the "Studio" panel, select "Slide Deck" to start, or use the pencil icon to customize before generating. The presentation will be generated in the background, so you can continue working in your notebook.
3. (Optional) Within the customizationpanel, you can also express preferences for your Slide Deck:
   • Choose a format
     • A Detailed Deckis a comprehensive deck with full text and details, perfect for emailing or reading on its own.
     • Presenter Slidesare clean, visual slide decks with key talking points to support you while you speak.

• Select an output language.
• Designate a length, choosing between short, default, or long.
• Input a promptto describe the slide deck you want to create. You can add a high-level outline, or guide the audience, style, and focus. For example, "Create a deck for beginners using a bold and playful style with a focus on step-by-step instructions."

Important:

• Slide Decks are AI-generated and may contain visual or factual inaccuracies.
• NotebookLM may take multiple minutes to generate the Slide Deck. You can continue working in your notebook in the meantime.

Manage your Slide Deck

• Use the three dots menu next to your generated Slide Deck to rename, download as a PDF file, share, or delete.

• To view the prompt used to generate your Slide Deck, select “View custom prompt” within the three dots menu next to the title in the studio panel.
• To present your Slide Deck in full screen slideshow mode, select "Start slideshow."

Revise your Slide Deck

1. Open an existing notebook.
2. In the "Studio" panel, navigate to the "Slide Deck" section.
3. Select the title of the Slide Deck you wish to load.
4. Once you have identified the slide deck you wish to change, choose “revise” (the pencil icon)
5. On each slide, input your instructions for revisions. You can change more than one slide, and your instructions will be grouped under “Pending Changes’. 
   1. Add/removing slides is not yet supported; however, you can try editing text, changing layouts, or updating visuals.
   2. At this time, sources are not taken into account during revisions.
6. When you are ready, select “Generate new deck” to regenerate your deck with revised slides. Editing existing slides is faster than generating a new deck from scratch.

Tip: Batch your slide revisions. Every time you generate a revision, NotebookLM creates an entirely new slide deck. While there is no limit to the number of individual slides you can revise within a slide deck, there are quota limits to the total number of slide decks you can revise.

Load a previous Slide Deck

Important: This is only applicable to notebooks that have previously generated Slide Decks.

1. Open an existing notebook.
2. In the "Studio" panel, navigate to the "Slide Deck" section.
3. Select the title of the Slide Deck you wish to load.
4. When exploring your Slide Deck, you can expand or collapse the viewer or hit play to start slideshow. You can also share or download as a PDF file.
   • The expanded viewer allows you to scroll to navigate between pages and zoom in or zoom out.
   • The full-screen slideshow mode is great for presenting. You can click or use the arrow keys to navigate. To exit, use the "esc" key.
5. Share feedback on your Slide Deck by selecting "Good content" or "Bad content."

Share a Slide Deck

Option 1: Share a link

1. Generate a Slide Deck.
2. In the Slide Deck viewer, select Share.
3. Confirm that the notebook is shared with the recipient or is made public (open to “Anyone with a link”) and viewers have access to the “full notebook” (and not just “chat only”).
4. Copy link to Slide Deck and share link with recipient.
5. Save to apply changes.

Important:

• Public notebook sharing is only enabled for consumer accounts. It's currently disabled for Workspace Enterprise or Education accounts.
• Only notebook owners and editors can make a generated Slide Deck publicly available and manage its access. As an owner or editor, you can turn off public access by selecting a different Notebook access level in the sharing panel.
• Once a Slide Deck is deleted, any previously generated share link will no longer work.

Option 2: Share the entire notebook

1. Generate a Slide Deck.
2. Share the notebook.
   • Other users can access the Slide Deck in the "Studio" panel.

Option 3: Download & share the Slide Deck

1. To download the Slide Deck, select the three dots menu and “Download PDF Document (.pdf)” or “Download PowerPoint (.pptx)”.

2. Share the downloaded file.

Related resources

• Create a notebook in NotebookLM
• Add or discover new sources for your Notebook
• Use chat in NotebookLM