Here’s how to use both methods.

However, this won’t make the PDF readable directly in your slideshow.

To upload your PDF, you haveseveral cloud storage optionsavailable.

Select Insert > Image > Upload From Computer.

We’ll go for Google Drive in this guide.

Touploadyour PDF file, first, open your desktop web online window and launch theGoogle Drive website.

Sign in to your account, then in the left sidebar, click New > File Upload.

Double-click the image file.

In the window that opens, navigate to your PDF file and double-click it.

Once your file is uploaded,right-clickit and choose “Get Link.”

In the window that opens, at the bottom, click “Copy Link.”

An image in a Google Slides slide.

You now have your PDF’s shareable link copied to your clipboard.

You’ll add this link to an item in your presentation.

To do that, access yourGoogle Slidespresentation.

Select File > New Upload.

Then, kick off the slide where you want to add the link for your PDF.

On the slide, choose an image or text you want to add a link to.

While your item is selected, from Google Slides' menu bar, choose Insert > Link.

Select “Get Link."

In the open box, right-click and select “Paste.”

Then, choose “Apply.”

And you’ve successfully added alink to your PDF filein your slide.

Choose “Copy Link."

Clicking this link will open your PDF.

And you’re all set.

Related:How to Insert a PDF Into a Google Doc

Select image or text.

Select Insert > Link.

Paste the link and select “Apply."

A link to a PDF in a Google Slides slide.