Crop and adjust images

You can crop, mask and add borders to images you have added to Google Docs and Slides.

Crop an image

You can trim the edges of an image or remove an unwanted section.

1. On your computer, open a document or presentation.
2. Click on the image you want to crop.
3. Click Crop .
4. Around the border, click and drag the blue squares into the shape you want.
5. When you've finished, press Enter on your keyboard or click anywhere else in your file.

Make other adjustments to an image

You can also fit an image into a shape, add a border, adjust the colour and filter, or reset an image.

Mask an image in Google Slides

To fit an image into a shape in Google Slides, you can mask an image.

1. On your computer, open a presentation.
2. Click the image that you want to mask.
3. At the top, next to Crop , click the Down arrow .
4. Click the shape you want.
5. Your shape will mask your image. To adjust your shape, click and drag the coloured handles.

Add a border to an image

1. On your computer, open a document or presentation.
2. Click the image that you want to add a border to.
3. Click Border colour .
4. Choose a colour.

Adjust colour and filters

You can change the colour, brightness, transparency or contrast for one of your images.

1. On your computer, open a document or presentation.
2. Click the image that you want to adjust.
3. Click Format  Format options.
   • Under 'Recolour', change the colour of your image.
   • Under 'Adjustments', change:
     • Opacity: How much of the slide shows behind the image.
     • Brightness: How bright the image appears on the slide.
     • Contrast: How much the image stands out from its background.
4. You'll see your changes as you edit.

Reset an image

If you want to undo the changes that you've made to your photo, reset an image back to its original photo.

1. On your computer, open your document or presentation.
2. Select an image.
3. Click Reset image .
4. The edited image will return to the original photo that you added to the file.