How to Update All Instances When You Change a Master Component

With Components and Variables for Google Slides™, one click is all it takes to push your latest master changes to every linked instance across the entire presentation.

1. Open the sidebar

Go to Extensions → Components and Variables for Google Slides™ → Open Component Manager.

Google Slides Extensions menu with Components and Variables for Google Slides → Open Component Manager

2. Update the instances

In “My Components”, find your master component and click Update Instances.

The Update Instances button next to a master component

Done! You’ll see the green success message showing how many instances were updated (e.g., “Updated 12 instances”).

Green success message: Updated 1 instances

Your presentation is now perfectly consistent again!