Edit your Docs images with Google Pics

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You can edit images with Google Pics directly within Google Docs documents, making adjustments and visual enhancements to your images while staying in your document.

Edit images from Google Docs

  1. On your computer, open a document in Google Docs.
  2. In the document, click the image you want to edit.
  3. Click Edit image
  4. Edit in Google Pics, which opens within Docs.
  5. Optional: You can keep working on your slide while the image is generated.
    • To minimize Pics screen, click Minimize Minimize or collapse
    • To restore the Pics screen, click Open editor Maximize or expand.
  6. On the top right, to insert your edited image in the presentation, click Replace image.
Edit images in Google Pics

Edit images with prompts

Apply general edits with prompts

  1. On your computer, open an image on Google Pics.
  2. In the prompt text box, describe the changes you want. For example: "Desaturate the photo slightly and add cooler tones to shadows for a premium look."
  3. Click submit .

Edit specific elements with prompts

  1. On your computer, open an image in Google Pics.
  2. Hover over the image and click the element you want to edit (e.g., "Floor").
  3. In the pop-up, enter your prompt (e.g., "Add a woven rug").
  4. Click Add, then on the bottom bar click Apply.
  5. Optional: You can add up to five changes to individual elements within the image.
  6. To apply all edits, on the bottom bar click Apply edits.

Edit specific sections of the image with prompts

  1. On your computer, open an image in Google Pics.
  2. Hover over the image and click and drag your cursor to select an area of the image you want to edit.
  3. In the pop-up, enter your prompt with the changes you want to make (e.g., "add a woven rug").
  4. Click Add, then on the bottom bar click Apply.
  5. Optional: You can add up to five changes to individual elements within the image.
  6. To apply all edits, on the bottom bar click Apply edits

Edit text within images

Pics automatically detects text in your images, allowing you to modify existing text or change its style.

  1. On your computer, open an image in Google Pics
  2. Hover over the image and click the text element.
  3. In the edit panel, type your updated text (E.g., change "Welcome" to "Bienvenue") or describe style changes (e.g., "make the text bold and italic").
  4. To apply the updated text click Save and then click on the bottom bar click Apply.

Tip: You can add up to five changes simultaneously, including text and image edits.

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