How to open too large a PowerPoint file in Google Classroom

1 min. readlast update: 07.02.2026

If you use Google Classroom and cannot open your Instructor PowerPoint file becasue it is too large for the application, follow these simple steps for the work around: 

Begin in Google Classroom

Click on the three dots in the top right corner and choose open in a new window.

Downloading the file

Choose the blue download button in the center of this new window.

This will open another window with the warning “ Google Drive can't scan for viruses”.

Click on the blue download anyway button.

Waiting for the file

The file will begin to download. You will need to wait several minutes as it's a very large file with videos condensed onto one file.

Open the file

Now we can click on file in the download notification window. It might take a couple seconds to open because of the size of the file.

 Playing the file

Once you get it open all you have to do is play the PowerPoint and click on the play button for the videos.

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