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What Is Chrome Full-Screen Mode?

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What to Know

• Mac: Select the green circle in the upper-left corner of Chrome, or use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Command + F .
• Windows: Press F11 , or select the three dots in the upper-right corner and click the square icon in the Zoom section.
• To make text larger, hold down the Ctrl or Command key and press plus ( + ) or minus ( - ) on the keyboard.

This article explains how to use full-screen mode on Google Chrome for Windows and macOS.

Enable and Disable Chrome Full-Screen Mode in macOS

For Chrome on macOS, in the upper-left corner of Chrome, select the green circle to go to full-screen mode, and select it again to return to the full-size screen.

There are two other options to activate full-screen mode:

• From the menu bar, select View > Enter Full Screen .
• Use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Command + F .

To exit full-screen mode, repeat this process.

Enable and Disable Full-Screen Mode in Chrome for Windows

The quickest way to get Chrome in full-screen mode in Windows is to press F11 on the keyboard. The other way is through the Chrome menu:

In the upper-right corner of Chrome, select the menu (three-dot) icon.

In the Zoom section, select the square icon on the right.

To return to the standard view, press F11 or hover near the top of the screen and select the X button that appears.

Google Chrome full-screen mode hides distractions on your desktop, including the bookmarks bar, menu buttons, open tabs, and the operating system clock and taskbar. When you use full-screen mode, Chrome occupies all the space on the screen.

How to Zoom In and Out in Chrome

Full-screen mode displays more of the page, but it doesn't make the text larger. To make text larger, use the Zoom setting.

Go to Zoom and select +  to enlarge the page contents or select - to reduce the size.

Alternatively, use keyboard shortcuts to modify the size of the page contents. Hold down the Ctrl key (or the  Command key on a Mac) and press the plus or minus keys on the keyboard to zoom in and out, respectively.

If you want more screen space using the Chrome browser on an iPad, swipe up from the bottom of the page; this causes the toolbar to disappear, giving you more screen real estate. If you swipe down on the screen, the toolbar will reappear, and your screen will revert out of full-screen mode.

To clear the cache in Google Chrome , use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Shift + Del (Windows) or Command + Shift + Delete (Mac). Or, select Chrome's menu (three vertical dots) from the top-right and choose Settings > Advanced > Clear Browsing Data . Check Cached images and files and select Clear Data .

Favorites are called Bookmarks in Google Chrome. To bookmark a web page, go to the web page and select the Star in the address bar. Or, select menu (three dots) > Bookmarks > Bookmark This Tab .

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Put chrome in presentation Mode, but not maximized

I'd like to put one window of chrome into "presentation mode" (no ui elements, omnibox, etc), but not maximized. Is that possible, and if, so, how? Chrome on Win 7 Pro.

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• Is this for Google Slides? Other applications? –  rahi Apr 22, 2015 at 10:48
• Actually for Pandora, but I've often wanted it for other applications. –  Marc Apr 22, 2015 at 13:25

The Picture in Picture Viewer Google Chrome extension might do the job for you.

• Go to chrome://flags/#enable-panels and enable panels
• Relaunch Chrome

Assuming the web application you're using has an option to go full screen, or go into presentation mode

Navigate to a website of your choice

Activate the Picture in Picture Viewer extension

• This should open the website in a panel

From within the panel, toggle the presentation mode for the website you're on

(Optional) Resize the panel to suit your needs

• It still has the title bar, and f11 (presenttion mode) doens't appear to do anything, but it's 95% of what I wanted. Thanks!!! –  Marc Apr 22, 2015 at 16:25
• Glad to hear, and you're right. The title bar persists and the F11 doesn't do anything. This extension works well for websites that have some option to trigger the full screen from the page itself. –  rahi Apr 22, 2015 at 16:34

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Duo and Meet have combined into a new Meet app. Meet (original) users can download the new app .

• When using Google Workspace, you can  hold large remote events .
• Workspace organisations with admin capabilities can switch this feature on or off for the entire organisation.
• On your computer, when you click Present before you join a meeting, you join in Companion Mode. When you use this option, your mic and speaker are unavailable.

Learn more about Google Meet settings for admins .

Present during a video meeting

Join a Meet video meeting . At the bottom, click Present now . Select Your entire screen, A window or A tab . If you present a Chrome tab, it shares that tab's audio by default. To present a different tab, select the tab that you want to present, click Share this tab instead . If you present a Slides presentation through a tab, you can control it in Meet . Click Share. Optional: To unpin your presentation and view it as a tile, click Unpin . See how to un-pin a presentation in Google Meet using Google Workspace for business You can now see more participants while you present.

• If your camera is turned on, your video is active while you're presenting.
• For better presentations and to prevent mirroring, share a new window or a specific tab instead of the meeting window.
• To share your audio, you must select Share a Chrome tab or Share this tab.

Stop presenting

• In the Meet window, click Stop presenting .

Present if someone else is already presenting

• At the bottom, click Present now .
• Select Your entire screen , A window or Chrome tab.
• Select Present instead .

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If you're using Google Meet on an eligible work or school account, you can control Google Slides presentations from within a Google Meet video meeting. You can also make other people in the video meeting co-presenters.

Important : To control a Google Slides presentation from a Google Meet video meeting, you must use a computer with a Chrome browser.

• In a Chrome tab or window, open the Slides file that you want to present.
• In a different Chrome window, open Google Meet and join a video meeting.

• You can either present from the Google Meet tab, or present directly from the Slides tab .
• Select the tab with the Slides presentation, then click Share .
• Important: You can only control a presentation in Google Meet when you're in slideshow mode.
• Click to the next or previous slide with the arrow buttons.
• Jump to a specific slide by clicking the slide number, and choosing from the list of slides.

Present to Google Meet from Google Docs, Sheets or Slides

Share files that you present.

As you present, you can share access to the file when someone needs it. You can only share Docs, Sheets or Slides files.

Important: To see share suggestions, you must use the Chrome or Edge browser and not be in Incognito mode.

• A sharing suggestion only appears if you select 'Present a tab' as the sharing mode.
• You can grant access to the file and attach the file to the meeting's calendar event.
• You shared the file.
• The link is shared in the meeting's chat.

Share during the presentation

• If all participants have access to the file, the link is shared in the Meet chat and attached to the calendar event.
• If a participant doesn't have access to the file, you're notified with a pop-up. Click Share in Meet chat .
• The file is shared in the Meet chat and attached to the calendar event.

Tip: To not attach a file to an event, in the pop-up, untick 'Attach the file to the calendar event'.

Share in Meet chat

• If all participants have access to the file, the link appears in the Meet chat.

• The file is shared in the Meet chat.

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Try these next steps:.

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• Click on the slide where you want your song to start playing.
• Click on "Insert" from the top menu, then select "Audio".
• Choose the audio file you want to play.
• After you've inserted your audio file, you will see a new "Format options" pane on the right side of your screen. If you don't, right-click on the audio icon and select "Format options".
• Under the "Audio playback" section, select "Automatically" in the "Start playing" dropdown menu. This will make your audio file start playing automatically when you reach this slide during your presentation.
• Also in the "Audio playback" section, select "Stop on slide change" in the "Stop playing" dropdown menu. This will make your audio file stop playing when you change slides.

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How to Use the Presenter View in Google Slides

Google Slides, like PowerPoint, has different presentation modes that can come in handy when you’re presenting and you want your slideshow to look smooth. Whether you’re looking for slides only, speaker notes or the Q&A feature, in this new Google Slides tutorial, you’ll learn about these and their respective settings. Ready? Then let’s explore the presenter view! 

Types of presentation modes in Google Slides

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There are three presentation modes in Google Slides. 

If you click the “Slideshow” button or press Ctrl/Cmd + F5, your presentation will start directly without any speaker notes. This is the most widely used and the simplest option.

Next to the “Slideshow” button, there’s a drop-down arrow. Click on it to see the different presentation modes:

In this mode, you’ll be able to see the speaker notes, check the timer and adjust other settings, such as questions from the audience. For more information about the speaker notes, please refer to this  Google Slides tutorial .

To view the different tools, after clicking “Presenter View”, move your mouse to the lower left-hand corner of the screen. You’ll see the slide number, previous and next slide arrows and three dots. Click on the dots and here are your options:

Open speaker notes

This enables the speaker notes and makes them visible. If you click this button, you might exit fullscreen mode. To go back to fullscreen, press Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + F or click the “Fullscreen” button. For more information, please refer to this  Google Slides tutorial .

Turn on the laser pointer

You’ll see a red dot on the screen, which you can move around to point out any element from your presentation.

Full screen

Click this button (or press Ctrl+Shift+F) to enter or exit fullscreen mode.

Click this button to finish the presentation or just press Esc.

If you click on “Auto-play,” more options will appear: Click “Play” and the slides will advance automatically (by default, every two seconds, but there are other options available. You can also choose to play the slideshow on a loop).

Captions preferences

If you have a mic set up, you can enable captions. Click the drop-down arrow to adjust the size of the text and its position on the screen.

If you click on “more”, you can enable the Audience Q&A panel by clicking on the first option that appears. For more information, please refer to this  Google Slides tutorial .

More: Downloads, printing, info and options

Under the “More” tab, you can also choose different download formats for your slideshow or print it out. This tab also contains a handy list of keyboard shortcuts (if you prefer handling keys to using your mouse) and the possibility to report problems. 

Your presentation will begin from the first slide (Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + F5).

Your presentation will be shown on a different screen via a media display device, such as Chromecast. This option will be available only if there’s another screen available. 

Now you’ve mastered the presenter view in Google Slides, which, with a bit of practice, will be a game-changer! Not only will it make you look like a presentation pro, but it will also streamline the process of nailing those crucial talking points. So go out there and strut your stuff – with presenter view on your side, you are unstoppable!  And if you’ve found this tutorial helpful, check out more of them on   our blog !

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