Bulk Convert Google Docs and Slides to PDF
Project packages often pair a written document with a presentation: a brief and a deck, a report and a pitch, a lesson plan and the slides. Selecting both types in Drive and running the Docs to PDF extension converts them all at once, each to a separate PDF with its own formatting intact.
Differences in export output
Google Docs produce portrait-oriented page-layout PDFs. Google Slides produce landscape-oriented PDFs by default, one slide per page. When you mix them in a batch, each file's PDF reflects its own dimensions and layout.
Keeping matched pairs together
For packages where each Doc pairs with a Slides file, use consistent naming. For example, 'Project Brief.pdf' and 'Project Deck.pdf' from source files named 'Project Brief' and 'Project Deck'. This makes distribution of matched pairs straightforward.
Speaker notes in Slides from a mixed batch
If some presentations have speaker notes enabled in print settings, they will export with notes. Others will not. Review the print settings for each Slides file before the batch if notes consistency matters for the output.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does page size differ between Docs and Slides in the same batch?
Yes. Docs use the page size set in the document settings. Slides use the slide dimensions, which default to widescreen landscape. They are separate PDF files, so the different sizes do not interfere with each other.
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