Insert or delete images & videos
You can add or remove photos, videos, or .gif files in Google Docs or Sheets. In Google Slides you can add photos, videos, or audio.
Add an image to a document or presentation
- On your computer, open a document or presentation in Google Docs or Slides.
- Click Insert
Image.
- Choose where to get your image from.
- To insert a .gif, click By URL.
- Click Insert or Open.
Learn how to add images in Sheets.
Drag an image
To move an image into your document or presentation, drag it from your desktop or a website. It may take a moment for your image to appear. This feature isn't available for Google Sheets.
Copy & paste an image
Copy an image from your desktop or the web and paste it directly into your document, presentation, or spreadsheet. It may take a moment for your image to appear.
Add a video to a presentation
- On your computer, open a presentation in Google Slides.
- Click the slide where you want to add the video.
- Click Insert
Video, then choose from the following options:
- Search YouTube
- By URL
- Google Drive
- Choose a video and click Select.
Add audio to a presentation
You can add .mp3 and .wav files stored in your Drive to a presentation.
Note: You can use .wav files from Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Microsoft Edge.
- On your computer, open a presentation in Google Slides.
- Select the slide that you want to add the audio file to.
- Click Insert
Audio.
- Choose an audio file and click select.