Using images & drawings in Google Docs 2022
Google Docs
| Intermediate
- 11 videos | 46m 35s
- Includes Assessment
- Earns a Badge
- CPE
Images are an excellent way to enhance your Google document, illustrate content, and engage your audience. This course explores the tools and techniques needed to add and format images and drawings in your document. See how to add images from different sources and format them, modifying their size, position, text wrapping, color, and more. Next, discover the integrated Google Drawings application, which allows you to create logos, flowcharts, diagrams, and other kinds of illustrations from shapes, lines, images, and text. Finally, learn how to use a new feature of Docs, image and text watermarks, to protect the content of your documents.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
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Discover the key concepts covered in the using images & drawings in docs 2022 course
Insert images from computer and google drive
Insert images from google images and url
Crop, resize, and replace images
Format text wrapping, position, and layering
Add borders, recolor, and adjust images -
Draw lines and shapes in drawing tool
Edit and format drawings
Create text boxes and word art in drawings
Duplicate, replace, and arrange shapes
Insert text and image watermarks
IN THIS COURSE
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55sThis video outlines the key content covered in the Using images & drawings in Docs 2022 course, including formatting images, enhancing images, and creating flowcharts and other visuals with the drawing tool. FREE ACCESS
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4m 51sIn Google Docs, you can add images from a variety of sources. You can browse your computer for image files to upload, or drag and drop files directly into your document. In addition, you can easily add images saved to your Google Drive or Google Photos. In this tutorial, you'll see how to find local and Drive images and insert them into your document. FREE ACCESS
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3. Inserting online images in Google Docs 20224m 25sIn addition to adding images from your computer or Google Drive, there are different ways to insert images from the web. You can browse the web for images directly in Docs using Google's integrated image search, or add pictures from a link. Watch the video to see how to use web links and Google image search to add pictures to your document. FREE ACCESS
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4. Applying basic image formatting in Google Docs 20223m 45sWhen adding images to your document, you may need to modify them to fit with your text and document layout. In this video, you will see how to resize, rotate, and crop images. You will also learn how to reset an image back to its original appearance, and to replace one image with another. FREE ACCESS
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5. Formatting text wrapping & image position in Google Docs 20224m 39sText wrapping is an important aspect of image formatting. This feature determines how your image interacts with surrounding text. In Docs, it is now possible to layer images in front of or behind your text. Learn all about how to apply and customize text wrapping and layering in this tutorial. FREE ACCESS
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6. Enhancing images in Google Docs 20223m 21sGoogle Docs offers different ways to enhance the appearance of your image. In this video, you will learn how to make your pictures stand out by adding borders and recoloring your image. You will also see how to correct and adjust the image's transparency, brightness, and contrast. FREE ACCESS
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7. Creating drawings with lines & shapes in Google Docs 20224m 55sGoogle Drawings is an integrated web application that allows you to create custom images and add them to your document. In this video, you will see how to create a basic drawing using lines and shapes. FREE ACCESS
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8. Editing & enhancing drawings in Google Docs 20225mThe integrated Google Drawings app contains a variety of features to help you edit and fine-tune your custom images. This video explores how to format lines and shapes in your drawings, as well as how to add images to enhance them. FREE ACCESS
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9. Inserting text & word art in drawings in Google Docs 20225m 5sIn Google Docs, you can add text to your drawings by inserting text boxes. This text can be formatted just like text in your document body. In addition, you can create word art as part of your drawings or as stand-alone objects to help your text stand out. FREE ACCESS
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10. Creating flowcharts with the drawing tool in Google Docs 20224m 49sBesides creating logos and other images, the Google Docs drawing tool can be used to create flowcharts and diagrams. In this video, you will see how to access flowchart-specific shapes and connectors. You will also see how to duplicate, change, and rearrange them into complete diagrams. FREE ACCESS
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11. Inserting watermarks in Google Docs 20224m 50sWatermarks are digital stamps that can help you protect your documents' content and claim ownership over digital assets. In Google Docs, you can add watermarks using images or text, and format aspects such as color, scale, and fade. Find out how to use this new Google Docs feature in this tutorial. FREE ACCESS
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