Duplicate a slide

Duplicate a slide in Google Slides — with three ready prompts, from the immediate task to the lasting pattern.

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Written for the moment this actually comes up.

Execute — do the immediate task

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Duplicate slide 5 from the biology presentation titled Cell Structure so I can create a variation…
Duplicate slide 5 from the biology presentation titled Cell Structure so I can create a variation for an advanced group. Place the duplicate immediately after the original, change the title to Cell Structure — Advanced, and keep speaker notes copied.

Improve — make it easier to accept

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Before duplicating, make the slide easy for peer review: copy slide 5 and keep all notes, but flag…
Before duplicating, make the slide easy for peer review: copy slide 5 and keep all notes, but flag any complex wording on the duplicate that could confuse someone grading it. Make the differences obvious by adding Advanced in the title and a short note explaining how it challenges higher-level students.

Decide — diagnose the stuck moment

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I thought I duplicated slide 5 to make a harder version, but I accidentally duplicated slide 6 and…

I duplicated the wrong slide and saved over a custom version

I thought I duplicated slide 5 to make a harder version, but I accidentally duplicated slide 6 and overwrote a colleague’s custom slide. I don’t know if we can recover the original. Should I check the version history now and restore slide 5, or recreate the advanced changes manually and coordinate with my colleague? Which protects our shared work best?

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