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JJ Asghar Feb 9, 2023

So I've been a #Google Slides user for...a long, long time.

I had to use #PowerPoint for the first _real_ time today for a presentation.

*internal dialogue* NO NO NO stop, Google Slides are what you love.

An hour or so later...
heh. OK, so this is why people love this software.

*internal dialogue* Careful, JJ, you'll be using #Keynote before you realize it.

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Caleb Hailey 💨Feb 9, 2023

@jjasghar DO IT! I was in the same boat as you (I was so deep in the Google ecosystem that I was rocking a Chromebook as my primary machine for a few years). But Keynote feels FUN compared to Google Slides!

Once you see it, you can't I see it!! 😅

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Donnie Berkholz, Ph.D.Feb 10, 2023

@caleb @jjasghar Collaborating is a killer feature

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Caleb Hailey 💨

@dberkholz @jjasghar I would agree. But you can collaborate in PowerPoint *and* Keynote now, can't you? Google can no longer claim this as a differentiator.

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Donnie Berkholz, Ph.D.Feb 10, 2023

@caleb @jjasghar PPT for sure, at a cost. Keynote is not a great option for non-Mac folks

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Caleb Hailey 💨Feb 10, 2023

@dberkholz @jjasghar true true. Still, the playing field has been leveled to a degree - with multiple options available depending on who you're collaborating with. It would be great to see Google Slides catch up in other areas.