Tampermonkey script with extensions for Google Slides
This Tampermonkey user script improved your Google Slides experience by (1) providing better keyboard shortcuts that are easier to memorize and typeable on non-US keyboards and (2) stops slides form advancing when scrolling with the mouse.
You have to use Chrome or Chrome-like browser with the Tampermonkey extension installed (typically from the Chrome Web Store).
Click on the Tampermonkey icon, click Dashboard, click the Tab Utilities and paste the URL
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mieckert/gslides-extensions-tm/main/gslides-extensions.user.js
into Import from URL textbox. On the next page click "Install" or "Reinstall".
Note that keyboard shortcuts are only tested for Mac (and developed from the perspective of a German keyboard). Feedback for Windows/Linux or other Language keyboards is welcome!
| Shortcut | Description |
|---|---|
| ⌘ Command + ⌥ Option + 0 | Zoom to fit (1) |
| ⌘ Command + ⌃ Control + L | Resize larger horizontally |
| ⌘ Command + ⌃ Control + H | Resize smaller horizontally |
| ⌘ Command + ⌃ Control + M | Resize smaller vertically |
Together with the default keyboard shortcuts for resizing in Google Slides, the keyboard shortcuts defined here are nicely arranged on the keyboard to be easier to remember.
I
H J K L
N
The middle keys (J/K) make the whole object smaller/larger, the other two keys around it in the horizontal (H/L) make the object smaller/larger horizontally, and the two keys in the (well almost) vertical (N/I) make the object smaller/larger vertically.
(1) The original keyboard shortcut for Zoom to fit (⌘ Command + ⌥ Option + [) cannot be typed properly on, e.g., a German keyboard (since you also need ⌥ Option to type the square bracket)
The script stops Google Slides from advancing between slides when accidentally scrolling with the mouse (esp. with an Apple Magic Mouse). Works both in editing mode and in presentation mode.
If you only want this behavior without the keyboard shortcuts, it's also available separately: https://github.com/mieckert/gslides-no-scroll-tm