--- title: "How to use autoplay and loop in Google Slides" description: "Need your slideshow to play and restart when it ends? Here’s how to autoplay and loop in Google Slides." canonical: "https://plusai.com/blog/how-to-use-autoplay-and-loop-in-google-slides/" --- Resources # How to use autoplay and loop in Google Slides Need your slideshow to play and restart when it ends? Here’s how to autoplay and loop in Google Slides. Sandy January 30, 2025 Are you thinking of playing your slideshow at a kiosk or putting it on your website? You can use the Autoplay and Loop features in Google Slides to automatically play and restart your presentation when you’re not around. By setting the Autoplay option for your slideshow, you can choose the amount of time between the advancement of your slides. And with the Loop feature, you can make sure that your presentation plays until you stop it. Contents 1. [Autoplay and loop when presenting a slideshow](#autoplay-and-loop-when-presenting-a-slideshow) 2. [Autoplay and loop when sharing a slideshow](#autoplay-and-loop-when-sharing-a-slideshow) 3. [Create new slides with Plus AI](#create-new-slides-with-plus-ai) 4. [Conclusion](#conclusion) 5. [FAQs](#faqs) ## Autoplay and loop when presenting a slideshow If you’re presenting a slideshow, you can set the Autoplay and Loop options in Presentation mode. 1. Select **Slideshow** at the top and pick **Presenter view** or **Start from beginning** as you normally would. 2. When the slideshow displays, click the **three dots** in the **Presenter Controls** on the bottom left. 3. Move to **Autoplay** in the pop-out menu. 4. To automatically advance the slides, choose a **timing**. 5. To loop the presentation, choose **Loop**. 6. Select **Play** to start the slideshow. You can stop the Autoplay at any time by clicking a slide. **Tip**: Learn how to set up [autoplay in PowerPoint](https://plusai.com/blog/how-to-play-powerpoint-slides-automatically) too! ## Autoplay and loop when sharing a slideshow If you’re planning to share your slideshow on a blog or publish it to the web, you can set it to play automatically and loop before you get the link or code to embed it. 1. Select **File**, move to **Sharing**, and pick **Publish to web**. 2. Choose either the **Link** or **Embed** tab, depending on how you’re going to share it. 3. Pick the timing to **Auto-advance slides** in the drop-down box. 4. Optionally check the box to **Start slideshow as soon as the player loads**. 5. Check the box to **Restart the slideshow after the last slide** to loop it. 6. If you choose the **Embed** tab, you can also pick the **Slide size**. 7. Continue with any other settings per your preference and select **Publish** when you finish. **Tip**: Check out how to [loop a PowerPoint](https://plusai.com/blog/how-to-loop-a-powerpoint-presentation) presentation. ## Create new slides with Plus AI When you’re creating a Google Slides presentation to play automatically while you’re absent or to share online, you won’t be there to further explain the slides or gauge your audience’s reaction. This means that the presentation needs to speak for itself and that’s where Plus AI can help. [Plus AI is an AI extension for Google Slides](https://workspace.google.com/marketplace/app/plus_ai_for_google_slides_and_docs/214277172452) that helps you create and edit presentations with simple prompts. It can craft the content, design the slides, and add elements like lists, images, and timelines. With just a few words, you can let Plus AI do the work for you. For more information on Plus AI features, see [presentation examples](https://plusai.com/example-presentations), or check out the [template gallery](https://plusai.com/templates), head the to [Plus AI](https://plusai.com/) website. ## Conclusion Not every presentation requires you to speak, narrate, or walk your audience through the slides. If you just need to show your slides in a waiting room, at a kiosk, on your website, or on a social site, you can automatically play and loop your Google Slides presentation. ## FAQs **How do you automatically play a video on Slides?** After you insert the video, select **Format options** in the top toolbar. Expand **Video playback** and choose **Play (automatically)** in the drop-down menu below the preview. **Does Google Slides have automatic transitions?** Like PowerPoint, you can add [slide transitions](https://plusai.com/blog/the-best-powerpoint-transitions-with-example-gifs) in Google Slides. Select the slide and pick **Transition** in the top toolbar. Choose the transition type in the drop-down box like Dissolve, Fade, or Flip, and optionally click the **Apply to all slides** button to use the transition throughout. **Can Google Slides autoplay with music?** Once you [upload the music file](https://plusai.com/blog/how-to-add-music-to-google-slides), select **Format options** in the top toolbar. Choose **Automatically** in the **Start playing** section. To play the music throughout the presentation rather than just on one slide, uncheck the box for **Stop on slide change**. ## More in Resources - [ Resources ### The evolution of the pitch deck (with real decks from LinkedIn, YouTube, and Airbnb) See how startup pitch decks changed from typed business plans to AI drafts, with real decks from LinkedIn, YouTube, Airbnb, and more. 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