Changing the color of text in your Google Slides presentations can help enhance their visual appeal and improve audience engagement. The right text colors make your content easy to read while also emphasizing key points.
In this comprehensive guide, you’ll learn several methods for changing text color in Google Slides, using both desktop and mobile devices. We’ll cover choosing the right contrasting colors, accessing text color options, customizing colors, changing text colors in master slides, and more.
Follow these simple steps to effectively change text colors in Google Slides.
Prerequisites
Before changing text colors in Google Slides, ensure you have:
- A Google account
- The latest version of Google Slides, either on your desktop or mobile device
- Existing slides or a new presentation open in Google Slides
Step 1: Select the Text You Want to Change
The first step is to select the text you want to modify. You can change the color of a text box, a portion of text, or text across multiple slides.
To select text:
- Individual text box: Click anywhere in the text box
- Portion of text: Highlight the specific text
- Multiple text boxes: Press and hold Ctrl (PC) or Command (Mac) while clicking text boxes
- All text boxes on multiple slides: Select the slide thumbnails in the left pane while holding Ctrl/Command
Step 2: Access the Text Color Options
After selecting the text, access the text color options in Google Slides:
On Desktop
- Click the Text color icon (letter A with a colored square) in the toolbar
- Go to Format > Text > Color in the top menu
On Mobile
- Tap the three dots icon in the top-right corner
- Choose Text color
This will open the color palette popup.
Step 3: Choose a Text Color
The color palette contains preset theme colors, standard colors, and custom options.
- Click a theme color to match your presentation’s design
- Select a standard color like red, blue, or yellow
- Use the color picker to choose any color
- Customize a specific color code
The selected color will instantly apply to your text.
Step 4: Consider Contrast and Branding
When selecting text colors, keep these tips in mind:
- Use high-contrast colors: Choose hues that stand out clearly against slide backgrounds, making text easy to read. Light text on dark backgrounds generally provides the best contrast.
- Align with branding: Match your company’s brand colors and style guide if applicable. This promotes brand consistency.
- Review on different displays: Preview slides on both large presentation screens and mobile devices to ensure colors are visible on all display sizes.
Experiment with different color combinations that enhance slide visuals while maintaining readability.
Step 5: Change Master Slide Text Colors
To quickly modify text colors on multiple slides, change the master slide:
On desktop:
- Go to View > Master > Slide Master
- Select the Master text styles section
- Open the text color palette and choose new colors
- The updated colors will apply to all corresponding text boxes on slides using that master
On mobile:
- Tap the three dots icon in the top right
- Choose Edit master slides
- Select master slide text boxes or styles
- Open the text color palette and pick new colors
Step 6: Use Themes and Styles for Consistent Colors
Themes and styles help streamline text color changes across presentations:
- Themes: All theme colors automatically coordinate. Switch themes anytime to change all text hues.
- Styles: Create a custom text style with a preferred color, then apply that style to quickly color text consistently.
This maintains uniformity while allowing some customization.
Step 7: Additional Tips for Text Colors
Keep these extra tips in mind when working with text colors in Google Slides:
- Use the eyedropper tool to match colors from elsewhere on your slides
- Enter specific RGB or HEX color codes for precision
- Reset the color of individual text boxes back to the original theme default
- For highlighted text, choose a Highlight color instead of the main text color
Conclusion
Changing text color in Google Slides is fast and simple. Take advantage of color options to make text stand out, improve readability, emphasize key points, and boost engagement.
Carefully chosen colors that contrast against slide backgrounds help audiences easily digest your presentation content at a glance. Aligning colors with your brand also promotes consistency.
Use this step-by-step guide to start customizing text hues in your next Google Slides presentation. Experiment with different color combinations until you find the perfect scheme to capture attention while conveying your ideas clearly.
