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.
- Upload from computer: Insert an image saved on your device.
- Search the web: Search the web for an image.
- Drive: Use an image saved to your Google Drive.
- Photos: Use an image from your Google Photos library.
- By URL: Insert a link to your image or insert a .gif.
- Click Insert or Open.
Position & edit an image in a document
- On your computer, go to Google Docs.
- Open a document.
- Click an image you want to move or edit. A pop-up window will open below with editing options.
- To change your image's layout, select an option:
- In line
- Wrap text
- Break text
- In line
- If you selected "Wrap text" or "Break text," you can change the position to:
- Move with text
- Fix position on page
- For more options, click Image options
All image options.
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In the sidebar on the right, select an image option:
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Size & Rotation: Set the size, scale, and rotation of your image.
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Text Wrapping: Set how your image interacts with the text around it.
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Position: Set the position for your image in the document.
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Recolor: Change the color of your image.
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Adjustments: Set the transparency, brightness, and contrast of your image.
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Drag an image
Important: This feature isn't available for Google Sheets.
- On your computer, click an image on your computer or a website.
- Hold and drag the image into your document.
Copy & paste an image
- On your computer, right-click an image on your computer or website.
- Click Copy
.
- Go to your document, presentation, or spreadsheet.
- Click Paste
.
Tip: It may take a moment for your image to open.
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.
- Select where to get your video from:
- Search YouTube
- By URL
- Google Drive
- Choose a video.
- Click Select.
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
- Select the video.
- In the toolbar, click Format options.
- You can also right-click on the video, then from the menu, select Format options.
- 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.
Add audio file to a presentation
You can add .mp3 and .wav files stored in your Drive to a presentation. Learn how to upload files to Google Drive.
Tip: You can use .wav files from:
- Chrome
- Firefox
- Safari
- 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.
- Click Select.
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:
- On your computer, open a Google Slides presentation.
- Click Share.
- Add people or groups.
- Choose Editor, Commenter, or Viewer.
- Click Share.
- Tip: Access checker is automatic and may suggest an update to permissions.
- Confirm changes.