Stop Slide Scrolling in Google Presentation

Removes annoying accidental slide scrolling behavior in Google Drive Presentations, Drawings, Calendar, etc.
What is Stop Slide Scrolling in Google Presentation?
'Stop Slide Scrolling in Google Presentation' is a Chrome extension designed to prevent unexpected and irritating slide scrolling in Google Drive services. It's quite common for presentations to inadvertently leap to the next slide, usually when using non-scroll-indexed devices like an Apple Magic Mouse. This extension assists by eliminating this issue.

Extension stats

Users: 10,000+
Rating: 4.69 (93)
Version: 0.1.5 (Last updated: 2022-06-23)
Creation date: 2019-11-05
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Permissions:
  • storage
Size: 24.26K

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Extension summary

This extension stops the annoying accidental slide scrolling behavior in Google Drive, including presentations, drawings, calendar, and more. Fixes a terribly irritating problem where Google Drive Presentations automatically jump to the next slide unexpectedly, usually as a result of using the non-scroll-indexed devices like Apple Magic Mouse.

The extension will need to request permissions to fix the issue.

FAQ, source code, and license https://github.com/sneakaway-studio/stop-slide-scrolling

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Effectively stops unwanted slide scrolling in Google Slides.
  • Lifesaver for users experiencing frustration with scroll behavior.
  • Simple and clean interface that works as described.
  • Quick developer response to issues raised.
  • Helpful support for users with specific hardware like Magic Mouse.
Cons
  • Affects scrolling behavior in Google Sheets, making it unusable for some users.
  • Some users noted that similar extensions do not work effectively.
  • Still has annoying behavior in presentation mode.
  • Recent changes caused issues for day-to-day work.
Most mentioned
  • Life saving extension, greatly reduces frustration.
  • Can cause scrolling issues in Google Sheets.
  • Simple and clean, works as intended.
Recent reviews
This is actually an option in Google Slides preferences now. No need for a plugin, but it does what it says it is supposed to do. Just go to "Tools" > "Preferences" > toggle "Do not change slide focus on scroll"
by Justin Trout, 2023-01-16

Lifesaving extension. Thank you!
by Travis Reiter, 2022-11-01

Life saver. I was ready to tear my hair out. This works perfectly.
by Ted Hendershot, 2022-09-02
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Stop Slide Scrolling in Google Presentation requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Stop Slide Scrolling in Google Presentation has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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