You can add or remove photos, videos, or .gif files in Google Docs or Sheets. In Google Slides you can add photos, videos, audio, GIFs and stickers. To help plan your presentation, you can also add image placeholders.
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.
- GIFs and stickers: Insert a GIF or a sticker to your slide.
- 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.
Learn how to add images in Sheets.
Add an image placeholder
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
- Tip: To insert a Google Vids video into a presentation, export and save the video to Drive. In Google Vids, go to File and then Export to Drive, then insert the exported video into the slides.
- Choose a video.
- Click Select.
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.