Remove image backgrounds in Google Drawings, Slides and Vids

Feature availability:

• This feature requires an eligible Google Workspace or Google AI plan. Learn how to get started with Google Workspace with Gemini.
• This feature is also available through our trusted tester programme, Google Workspace Experiments.
• Learn about supported languages for Google Workspace with Gemini.

For any image in Google Drawings, Slides or Vids, you can remove the background.

Remove an image's background

Important: Vids generative AI features, like 'help me create' and image background removal, are only available in English at this time

1. Click an image in a drawing in Google Drawings, a slide in Google Slides or a scene's canvas in Google Vids.
2. Click Edit image Remove background.
   • You can also remove the background from the Format menu: At the top, click Format Image Edit image Remove background.

Tip: Images with removed backgrounds can't be reset with Reset image. To go back to the original photo, click Undo or go to 'Version history'.

Give feedback on image background removal

Google Workspace with Gemini is constantly learning, and may not be able to support your request.

Do not submit data that contains personal, confidential or sensitive information because feedback can be read by humans.

To give feedback:

1. In the bottom-left corner, click Good suggestion or Bad suggestion .
   • If you select Bad suggestion , select the issue that you found and enter additional feedback.
2. Select Submit.

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