Insert or delete images & videos

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

Add an image to a certificate or presentation

  1. On your computer, open a certificate or presentation in Google Docs or Slides.
  2. Click Insertand thenPrototype.
  3. Cull where to get your image from.
    • Upload from computer: Insert an paradigm saved on your device.
    • Search the web: Search the web for an image.
    • Drive: Use an image saved to your Google Drive.
    • Photos: Employ an image from your Google Photos library.
    • By URL: Insert a link to your image or insert a .gif.
  4. Click Insert or Open.

Acquire how to add images in Sheets.

Position & edit an image in a document

  1. On your figurer, go to Google Docs.
  2. Open a document.
  3. Click an image you desire to move or edit. A pop-up window volition open below with editing options.
  4. To change your image'due south layout, select an option:

    Important: These features aren't available in documents that are in pageless format. To use these features, make certain your document is in pages format.

  5. If you lot selected "Wrap text" or "Interruption text," yous can modify the position to:
    • Move with text
    • Fix position on folio

You can make additional changes to an image:

  1. Click Image optionsMoreand thenAll paradigm options.

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

    • Size & Rotation: Fix the size, calibration, and rotation of your image.

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

    • Position: Ready the position for your prototype in the certificate.

    • Recolor: Modify the colour of your image.

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

Important: Text Wrapping and Position aren't available in documents that are in pageless format. To apply these features, make sure your certificate is in pages format.

Add an image from your desktop or the web

Elevate an epitome

Important: This feature isn't available for Google Sheets.

  1. On your figurer, click an image on your calculator or a website.
  2. Hold and drag the epitome into your document.

Copy & paste an paradigm

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

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

Add an image placeholder

Replace an prototype

  1. On your computer, open a document or presentation in Google Docsor Slides.
  2. Right-click an epitome you want to supervene upon.
  3. Click Supercede prototype.
  4. Select where yous want to get your image from:
    • Upload from computer
    • Search the spider web
    • Drive
    • Photos
    • By URL
    • Camera
  5. Choose an paradigm.
  6. Click Replace or Select.

Learn how to replace images in Sheets.

Add a video to a presentation

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

Play a video during a Google Slides presentation

Google Slides at present automatically plays videos like other animation or slide transitions.

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

  • Printing whatsoever fundamental
  • Click the mouse
  • Use 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.
    • You can also right-click on the video, then from the card, 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 whatsoever clicks.
    • Play (manual): Video plays when y'all click specifically on the embedded video in the slide. This was previously the default.

Add audio file to a presentation

Yous tin can add .mp3 and .wav files stored in your Drive to a presentation. Learn how to upload files to Google Drive.

Tip: You tin employ .wav files from:

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

Admission 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 sound files:

  1. On your computer, open up a Google Slides presentation.
  2. Click Share.
  3. Add people or groups.
  4. Choose Editor, Commenter, or Viewer.
  5. Click Share.
    • Tip: Access checker is automated and may propose an update to permissions.
  6. Ostend changes.

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