Insert or delete images & videos

You can add or remove photos, videos, or .gif files in Google Docs or Sheets. In Google Slides y'all can add photos, videos, or audio. To assist plan your presentation, you can likewise add together image placeholders.

Add an image to a document or presentation

  1. On your computer, open a document or presentation in Google Docs or Slides.
  2. Click Insertand thenImage.
  3. Cull where to become your prototype from.
    • Upload from computer: Insert an image saved on your device.
    • Search the spider web: Search the web for an image.
    • Drive: Use an paradigm 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.
  4. Click Insert or Open.

Learn how to add images in Sheets.

Position & edit an image in a certificate

  1. On your figurer, go to Google Docs.
  2. Open a document.
  3. Click an paradigm you desire to move or edit. A popular-up window will open beneath with editing options.
  4. To change your epitome's layout, select an option:

    Important: These features aren't bachelor in documents that are in pageless format. To utilise these features, brand certain your document is in pages format.

  5. If you selected "Wrap text" or "Break text," you tin alter the position to:
    • Move with text
    • Gear up position on page

You can make additional changes to an image:

  1. Click Image optionsMoreand thenAll paradigm options.

  2. In the sidebar on the right, select an image option:

    • Size & Rotation: Set the size, scale, and rotation of your image.

    • Text Wrapping: Set up how your image interacts with the text around it.

    • Position: Set the position for your image in the certificate.

    • Recolor: Change the colour of your image.

    • Adjustments: Set the transparency, brightness, and contrast of your image.

Of import: Text Wrapping and Position aren't available in documents that are in pageless format. To apply these features, brand sure your document is in pages format.

Add an image from your desktop or the web

Drag an image

Of import: This characteristic isn't available for Google Sheets.

  1. On your computer, click an epitome on your computer or a website.
  2. Hold and drag the prototype into your document.

Copy & paste an prototype

  1. On your computer, right-click an image on your estimator or website.
  2. Click Copy.
  3. Go to your document, presentation, or spreadsheet.
  4. Click PastePaste.

Tip: It may accept a moment for your image to open.

Add an image placeholder

Supercede an image

  1. On your computer, open a document or presentation in Google Docsor Slides.
  2. Right-click an image yous desire to replace.
  3. Click Supercede image.
  4. Select where y'all desire to get your image from:
    • Upload from computer
    • Search the web
    • Drive
    • Photos
    • By URL
    • Photographic camera
  5. Cull an image.
  6. Click Replace or Select.

Learn how to replace images in Sheets.

Add a video to a presentation

  1. On your estimator, open up a presentation in Google Slides.
  2. Click the slide where you want to add together the video.
  3. Click Insert and thenVideo.
  4. Select where to get your video from:
    • Search YouTube
    • By URL
    • Google Drive
  5. Choose a video.
  6. Click Select.

Play a video during a Google Slides presentation

Google Slides now automatically plays videos similar other animation or slide transitions.

To start a video and accelerate the slide, choose an option:

  • Press any key
  • Click the mouse
  • Utilise a remote clicker

Tip: Update older presentations to automatically play in-format options, such equally sound and video.

Change how a video plays in your presentation:

  1. Select the video.
  2. In the toolbar, click Format options.
    • Yous tin can also correct-click on the video, then from the menu, select Format options.
  3. 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 whatever 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 lot tin can add .mp3 and .wav files stored in your Drive to a presentation. Acquire how to upload files to Google Bulldoze.

Tip: You tin use .wav files from:

  • Chrome
  • Firefox
  • Safari
  • Microsoft Edge
  1. On your reckoner, open a presentation in Google Slides.
  2. Select the slide that you lot want to add together the audio file to.
  3. ClickInsert and then  Sound.
  4. Cull an audio file.
  5. Click Select.

Access checker automatically suggests permissions for new users of presentations with:

  • Sound files
  • Video files

To ensure that a presenter can play a shared presentation embedded with video and sound files:

  1. On your calculator, open a Google Slides presentation.
  2. Click Share.
  3. Add together people or groups.
  4. Cull Editor, Commenter, or Viewer.
  5. Click Share.
    • Tip: Admission checker is automatic and may propose an update to permissions.
  6. Confirm changes.

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