Import from Markdown

Slides can turn Markdown into editable presentation slides. You can create a complete deck from a Markdown document or insert a few Markdown slides into a deck you are already editing.

Separate slides by placing three dashes on their own line:

# First slide

An opening statement.

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# Second slide

- First point
- Second point

Slides supports common Markdown formatting, including headings, bold and italic text, links, block quotes, and ordered and unordered lists.

Create a new deck from Markdown

1. Open the Markdown to Presentation converter.
2. Write or paste your Markdown into the editor.
3. Review the slide previews as you work.
4. Select Create presentation when the slides are ready.

You can continue editing the generated text and adjust the presentation's theme and layout in the visual editor.

Insert Markdown into an existing deck

1. Open the deck in the editor and navigate to the slide after which you want to add content.
2. Select the button for adding a horizontal or vertical slide.
3. Under Tools, select Insert markdown.
4. Write or paste your Markdown and review the previews.
5. Select Insert slide or Insert slides.

The new slides are placed immediately after the current slide in the direction you selected. You can also press Cmd+Shift+M on macOS or Ctrl+Shift+M on Windows to open the importer for horizontal slides.

Import through the Import panel

For a larger document, open the editor's Import panel and select Import Markdown. If the deck already contains slides, Slides asks whether you want to append the imported slides or replace the existing slides.

Replacing slides removes the deck's current slide content. If you choose the wrong option, use Cmd+Z on macOS or Ctrl+Z on Windows immediately after the import to undo it.