Create, insert & edit drawings

You can create, insert and edit drawings with Google Drawings.

Create a drawing in Google Docs

  1. On your computer, open a document.
  2. In the top left, click Insertand then Drawingand then New.
  3. Insert shapes, lines or text with the editing tools.

Create a drawing in Google Drive

  1. On your calculator, open up a document.
  2. In the top left, click Fileand then Newand then Drawing.
  3. Insert shapes, lines or text with the editing tools.

Insert a drawing from Google Bulldoze

Use the editing tools

Yous can utilise the editing tools to add together lines, shapes, text boxes and images.

Draw a line

  1. At the tiptop of the page, find and click Select line.
  2. Pick the type of line y'all want.
  3. Identify the line on your drawing:
    • Line, Elbow Connector, Curved Connector or Arrow: Click to start, so drag beyond the sail.
    • Curve or Polyline: Click to outset, then click at each point you want the line to bend. Double-click or complete the shape to terminate.
    • Scribble: Click to start, and then drag beyond the canvas.
  4. Click Select.

Draw a shape

  1. At the height of the page, find and click Shape.
  2. Choose the shape y'all want to use.
  3. Click and elevate on the canvas to draw your shape.

Insert text

  1. At the top of the page, click Insert.
    • To place text direct on the canvas as a shape, click Word Art.
    • To identify text inside a box or bars area, click Text Box and click where you want to put it.
  2. Blazon your text and press Enter.
  3. Y'all can select, resize and format the word art or text box, or apply styles like bold or italics to the text.

Insert an image

  1. At the top of the page, observe and click Image.
  2. Follow the instructions to option or upload an paradigm.
  3. You can move and format the image like any other shape.
    • Move the image: Drag it on the canvas.
    • Resize the image: Drag the blue boxes at the corners.
    • Rotate the epitome: Drag the blue dot that'due south outside of the shape. Concur Shift to rotate fifteen° at a time.
    • Change edge color, line thickness, or edge/line manner: Employ the buttons above the canvas.

Select and format shapes

  1. On your estimator, open a drawing in Google Drive.
  2. At the acme of the page, detect and click Select.
  3. On the canvas, click the shape, line, or text box you want to change.
    • Movement a shape: Drag information technology on the canvas.
    • Resize a shape: Elevate the blueish boxes at the corners.
    • Rotate a line: Drag the blue dots at the corners. Lines can be rotated this way.
    • Rotate a shape: Elevate the blue dot that'southward outside of the shape. Hold Shift to rotate 15° at a time.
    • Modify fill color, line color, line thickness, or edge/line style: Use the buttons above the canvas.
    • Put text within a shape: Double-click an enclosed shape and start typing.

Copy a shape

To copy a shape, agree Option (on Macs) or Ctrl (on Windows) and elevate the copy to a new location.

Change your drawing size

  1. On your computer, open a drawing in Google Drive.
  2. Get to the card and click File and then Page setup.
  3. Select a size from the dropdown carte du jour. To cull your own size, select Custom.

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