If you are in a presentation at the same time as others, you can follow a presenter or another editor. When you’re following a collaborator and they move to a new slide, you will also move to the new slide.
Important: You can only follow a collaborator if you are using Google Slides on a computer.
Start following a collaborator
- On your computer, open a Google Slides presentation.
- At the top right, click on the collaborator’s avatar to follow them.
You will jump to the slide that the collaborator is on. If they move to a different slide, you will also move to that slide.
Tip: If you’re following a collaborator, there will be a "Following" badge beneath their avatar at the top right.
Stop following a collaborator
At the top right, click on the collaborator’s avatar again to stop following them.
You will also stop following the collaborator if:
- The collaborator refreshes or leaves the presentation.
- You make any edits to the presentation.
- You add or edit a comment.
- You click a different slide.
- You enter Slideshow mode.
- You open Version history.
Issues with following a collaborator
You may not be able to follow a collaborator if they:
- Are on an unsupported device.
- Are anonymous.
- Don’t have Edit permission to the presentation.
- Don’t have a slide selected.