How to embed Google Slides in Joomla Articles?

You can embed Google slides in Joomla Articles effortlessly using Dearflip. Just imagine creating a stunning Joomla flipbook using presentation slides. Moreover, you can also customize the flipbook created from slides just like you do for PDF and Images flipbooks. Similarly, Dearflip can embed Powerpoint Presentation, Canva slides, or any other presentation slides in Joomla Articles as well as Custom Modules. All you need to do is download the slides in PDF format and the rest is as easy as creating a PDF Flipbook.

Meanwhile, saving each slide as an image and uploading them into a folder in Joomla will let you create an Image Flipbook as well. Both ways, you can flaunt your slides into a 3D flipbook in Joomla.  Here we'll show how you can embed Google slides in Joomla or create a Joomla flipbook using Google slides. Just follow the same steps for Canva, Powerpoint, or any other presentation slides as well. Surprisingly, you can even embed Google docs in Joomla using Dearflip.

Disclaimer: Animations and videos are not supported in the flipbook.

Step 1: Open your file in Google Slides and download the file in PDF Format.

Step 2: Upload the pdf file using Joomla Media Manager. Copy the path to the PDF file

Step 3: Go to Component --> Dearflip, Click on 'Add New Book'.

Step 4: Enter a title.

Step 5: Choose the Book source type as PDF.

Step 6: On PDF Source, give the path to the PDF file you uploaded in step 2.

Step 7: Save the Book. 

Step 8: Copy the generated shortcode.

Step 9: Now go to Content -> Articles, and create a new article or open an existing article to edit. 

Step 10: Paste the shortcode, you copied in Step 8, anywhere in the article.

Step 11: Save and view the article from the front end. You'll see Google slides flipping beautifully.

Here's a demo of embedding Google slides in the Joomla Article. Similarly, you can embed Google slides in Joomla Modules by pasting the book's shortcode in any custom module.

The advantage of using this method is, you can display your slides in a modern flipbook with an eye-catching appearance.

On the other hand, you may sometimes like to embed Google slides in Joomla without converting them into a Joomla flipbook. This will let your slide appear as it is, with animation and videos as well. We'll discuss this method of embedding slides in Joomla as well. Let's start: 

Step 1: Open your presentation file in Google Slides. 

Step 2: Go to File --> Publish to the web

Step 3: Click on Embed

Step 4: Adjust the slide sizes and other given options.

Step 5: Click on Publish.

Step 6: Copy the generated iframe code. 

Step 7: Now go to your Joomla site, Content --> Articles

Step 8: Create a new article or open an existing article to edit

Step 9: Toggle the editor to edit the source code of the article. 

Step 10: Now paste the iframe code you copied in Step 6, anywhere in the article, where you want to display the slides.

Step 11: View the article from the front end to see your Google slides embedded in Joomla.

The advantage of using this method is, you can edit the slides in Google slides and get your changes to appear on your Joomla site in real-time.