When you open an image from the Files app, it opens in the Viewer app, where you can edit, annotate, and more.
Edit & check image files
You can check images in detail and perform basic edits directly within the viewer.
- On your Googlebook, open an image file.
- On the preview toolbar, you can:
- Crop and rotate.
- Add text.
- Add annotations.
- Adjust the magnification: Select a zoom percentage.
- Edit in Photos: Select Edit in Photos.
- Share: Select Share
.
Tip: To find image details like resolution and file size, select More
File info.
- On your Googlebook, open an image file.
- On the preview toolbar, select Crop and rotate
.
- You can:
- Rotate left
or Rotate right
.
- Flip image
.
- Select your preferred crop ratio.
- Rotate left
- On your Googlebook, open an image file.
- On the preview toolbar, select Add text
.
- You can:
- Change the font and size.
- Change the styles.
- Bold
- Italic
- Align
- Change the text color.
- On your Googlebook, open an image file.
- On the preview toolbar, select Draw
.
- You can:
- Select Pen
, Highlighter
, or Eraser
.
- Change the stroke width.
- Change the pen and highlighter color.
- Select Pen
Use keyboard shortcuts
You can use keyboard shortcuts to manage your files.
- Save: Ctrl + s
- Save as: Ctrl + Shift + s
- Open: Ctrl + o
- Zoom in or out: Ctrl + + or -
- Undo or redo: Ctrl + z, Ctrl + Shift + z, or Ctrl + y
- Print: Ctrl + p
- Fit image to view: Ctrl + 0
- Rotate image clockwise: ]
- Rotate image counterclockwise: [
Manage your image files
- On your Googlebook, open an image.
- At the top right, select More
.
- You can select:
- Open: You can open another file in the Viewer app
.
- Rename: You can edit and save the file name.
- Or, to rename, you can select the file name.
- File info: You can find info about the file type, size, date modified, and duration.
- Send feedback: You can send feedback about the Viewer app
.
- Help: You can find the link of a help page or resources.
- Delete: You can move the selected image to trash.
- Open: You can open another file in the Viewer app
- On your Googlebook, open an image.
- At the top right, select More
Delete
.
- On your Googlebook, open an image.
- At the top right, select Share
.
- Select the app where you want to share the file.