Insert or delete images & videos

Important: You can only use cover images in "Pageless" mode. If you change your document setting to "Pages" mode, the cover image doesn’t show. Learn how to setup Pageless mode.

1. On your computer, open a new document in Google Docs.
2. Type "@cover image".
   • Or, from the option that might show up at the top of your document, click Cover image .
     • A stock cover image automatically uploads to your document. You can change or delete the image.
3. Select an option where you want the image from:
   • Choose from stock images
   • Upload from computer
   • Search the Web
   • Drive
   • Photos
   • By URL

   If you’re a Gemini user, you can generate a cover image with Gemini. Learn how to generate an image with Gemini.

4. Optional: After you generate a cover image, you can select it and do these actions:
   • Reposition: Click Reposition .
   • Delete: Click Delete .
   • Replace: Click Replace image .

1. On your computer, open a presentation in Google Slides.
2. At the top of your screen, in the middle of the menu, click Insert.
3. In the dropdown menu, click Image GIFs and stickers.
4. In the right panel that opens, click the Search bar.
5. Type in your keywords.
6. You can filter your results by GIFs (default) or Stickers.

Drag an image

Important: This feature isn't available for Google Sheets.

1. On your computer, click an image on your computer or a website.
2. Hold and drag the image into your document.

Copy & paste an image

1. On your computer, right-click an image on your computer or website.
2. Click Copy .
3. Go to your document, presentation, or spreadsheet.
4. Click Paste .

Tip: It may take a moment for your image to open.

1. On your computer, open a document or presentation in Google Docsor Slides.
2. Right-click an image you want to replace.
3. Click Replace image.
4. Select where you want to get your image from:
   • Upload from computer
   • Stock & web
   • Drive & Photos
   • Camera
   • By URL
5. Choose an image.

Tip: In Google Slides, you can also drag and drop an image from anywhere to replace an image in your presentation.

Learn how to replace images in Sheets.

Google Slides now automatically plays videos like other animation or slide transitions. 

To start a video and advance the slide, choose an option: 

• Press any key
• Click the mouse
• Use a remote clicker

1. Select the video.
2. In the toolbar, click Format options.
   • You can also right-click on the video, then from the menu, select Format options.
3. In the sidebar, under “Video playback,” choose an option:
   • Play (on click): Video plays when you advance the slide. This is the default.
   • Play (automatically): Video plays without any clicks.
   • Play (manual): Video plays when you click specifically on the embedded video in the slide. This was previously the default.

Access checker automatically suggests permissions for new users of presentations with:

• Audio files
• Video files

To ensure that a presenter can play a shared presentation embedded with video and audio files:

1. On your computer, open a Google Slides presentation.
2. Click Share.
3. Add people or groups.
4. Choose Editor, Commenter, or Viewer.
5. Click Share.
   • Tip: Access checker is automatic and may suggest an update to permissions.
6. Confirm changes.