How to Move an Image in Google Docs: Simple & Easy Steps (2024)

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Written byDarlene Antonelli, MA

Last Updated: July 8, 2022Fact Checked

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   Open your Google Docs file. If you haven't already opened your Google Docs file, you can use any web browser on your computer to do so at https://docs.google.com. Once you're signed in, just click the document name to open it for editing.

   • To insert an image into your file, click the location where you'd like to put it, click Insert on the bar above the document, and then select Image.
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   Click the wrap text icon under the image. It's usually the middle option in the list of three icons.

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   Drag and drop the image to the desired location. The text will wrap around the image as you move it around the document.

   • You can change the picture position from "Wrap Text" to either "In line" or "Break text" by clicking the other icons below the image.
   • Rotate the image by dragging and dropping the circular button at its top-most edge.^[1]
   • With the right settings applied, you can overlay your images in Google Docs.

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   Open your Google Docs file. If it's not already open, open Google Docs by tapping its blue blue-and-white paper sheet icon on the home screen or in the app drawer, then tap the document you want to edit.

   • To insert an image into your file, tap the place where you'd like it to go, tap the plus sign (+), then select Image.
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   Tap ⋮ or … . You'll see one of these three-dot menus at the top right corner of your screen.^[2]

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   Slide the "Print Layout" switch to the On position. If you're not in print layout, you will not be able to edit the images.

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   Tap an image to highlight it. A blue line will surround the image to show that it's currently selected.

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   Drag and drop the image to the desired location. Lift your finger from the screen once the image is at the correct spot to place it.

   • If the image is snapping to text but you want it to move freely, tap the image to open the menu, tap the three dots, then select Image Options > Text Wrap > Wrap Text. You want it to be set to Wrap Text instead of In line to allow the picture to move around the document freely.
   • You can rotate the image by dragging and dropping the circular button at the top of the image.^[3]
   • With the right settings applied, you can overlay your images in Google Docs.

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