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In the full screen (slideshow) mode of Google Slides, there is a big navigator on the left bottom side. There are two fundamental problems with it:

  1. The navigator pops up whenever you move the pointer (mouse) which is very distracting to the audience.
  2. The navigator conceals content of the slides lying in that corner.

I wonder, can I hide the annoying slide navigator?

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You can install uBlock Origin Chrome extension and select what element you want to hide.

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/ublock-origin/cjpalhdlnbpafiamejdnhcphjbkeiagm

Add custom filter (in settings)

docs.google.com##.punch-viewer-nav-rounded-container
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    Google no longer uses the .punch-viewer-nav-v2 class for the navigation bar, use the .punch-viewer-nav-rounded-container class instead Jun 8, 2020 at 18:02
  • This is now .punch-viewer-navbar-translucent.punch-viewer-navbar.
    – StarDust
    May 22, 2021 at 16:40
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When presenting, use Ctrl + - to make the bar smaller. When it is small enough, it would not be annoying and not easy to be triggered.

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You can also activate captions (hit CC), and the navigator will no longer block the text.

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Found a workaround that seems to solve the problem.

When in Google Drive, right click on the presentation file and select preview. Then, select the full-screen option from the bottom bar.

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  • I see not option "preview", could you please add an image showing where it is? Oct 26, 2018 at 23:00
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You can just change the URL. Look for the /edit or the /present on the URL and replace by /preview instead.

/edit

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/present

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/preview

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