Open and edit photos
You can open and make basic edits to photos you’ve saved on your Chromebook.
Open a photo with the image editor
- Sign in to your Chromebook.
- In the corner of your screen, click the Launcher
Up arrow
.
- Click Files
.
- Find the photo you want to open. It might be saved in "My Drive" or "Downloads."
- Double-click the photo.
Edit your photos
To see a list of editing tools you can use to make basic edits to your photos, click Edit .
- Rename a photo: In the upper left corner, click the filename. Press Enter to save the new name.
- Automatically adjust brightness and contrast: Click Auto-fix
.
- Adjust brightness and contrast yourself: Click Brightness
.
- Crop your photo to a different size: Click Crop
.
- Resize your photo: Click Resize
.
- Rotate your photo: Click either Rotate left
or Rotate right
.
- Undo or redo changes you’ve made to your photo: Click Undo
or Redo
.
To do more advanced photo editing, you can use an app like Google Photos, Pixlr Editor, or Sumo Paint.
View, print, or delete photos
- See your photos as large thumbnails: Click Thumbnail view
.
- Scroll through your photos one at a time: Click Slide view
.
- See your photos in a slideshow: Click Slideshow
.
- Print a photo: Open the photo and click Print
.
- Delete a photo: Open the photo and click Delete
.