Better writing.
Inside your presentation.

Start in your own presentation

1. Open the starter link and choose Make a copy. Google copies the presentation and its attached writing sidebar into your Drive.
2. In your copy, choose Extensions → Hemmingway AI for Google Slides → Open Hemmingway. Review Google’s authorization request for the current presentation, sidebar and connection to Hemmingway.
3. Choose Connect Hemmingway. Sign in to your Hemmingway account, approve the connection and paste the one-use code back into the sidebar.
4. Select a text box to rewrite, or choose Write from a brief to create text. Choose slide text or speaker notes, then review and edit the preview before applying it.

This beta runs inside copies of the starter. To work on an existing deck, import or copy its slides into your starter copy. It does not install a sidebar across all your presentations.

Copied scripts do not update automatically. Use a fresh copy of this starter for the latest version, and keep your existing deck and draft backups. The starter contains no shared Hemmingway sign-in; each user connects their own account.

If your Google account or organization blocks script authorization, use the Hemmingway web app and copy your text into Slides. Contact your Workspace administrator for managed accounts.

Your usual writing tools, with presentation-specific targets

Load selected text or one text box. Choose Polish, Shorten, Make warmer or Make more professional, or give your own instruction. Turn text into slide bullets, draft from a brief, or work on the current slide’s speaker notes. Review and edit the preview, then explicitly apply it or copy it.

New slide text is added in a separate, readable text box. Long previews that cannot fit comfortably are kept for shortening, splitting across slides or using as speaker notes. Review text fit and layout after each edit.

Keep control of your presentation

Opening Hemmingway does not generate text or record audio. Load the target you want to edit. Apply checks its text and formatting again; Undo refuses newer edits. Mixed formatting, linked text, automatic slide numbers, tables, groups and multiple objects are protected. You can paste their text to generate a preview and use Copy.

Hemmingway Undo and saved locations last up to ten minutes and can expire sooner if Google evicts cached state. Google does not provide an atomic lock against collaborators’ simultaneous edits. If an edit is interrupted, keep your preview, check the slide and use Google Slides version history if needed.

Dictation and draft recovery

Dictation opens a visible Hemmingway recording window. Start recording only when ready, then review and confirm the transcript before bringing it back to the sidebar. Choose whether to use it as your draft, brief or instruction.

Drafts and editable previews have a 24-hour browser backup where storage is available. Explicitly submitted writing has an encrypted recovery copy on Hemmingway for up to 24 hours. If a request times out, check its saved status before generating again. Copy and Download remain available if Google reaches a quota or needs authorization again. Keep downloaded backups private.

Use your Hemmingway AI account

Connect from the sidebar, approve the connection on Hemmingway and paste its one-use code back into Slides. Your existing writing and dictation allowance applies; free usage is limited. See plans and pricing.

The integration requests access to the current presentation, the sidebar and Hemmingway’s service. It does not request access to your entire Drive. Presentation identifiers and formatting snapshots stay in Google’s per-user storage; only the draft, style, instructions and audio you choose to submit are sent to Hemmingway.

Requires editable Google Slides in a desktop browser, an internet connection and a verified Hemmingway account. Workspace administrators may restrict scripts and add-ons. Google Slides mobile apps are not supported.

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