How to move images in Google Docs

Stay with us to find out how to move images in Google Docs. Moving images is almost an unavoidable task when working on documents with graphics or images.

It’s often common having to move an image in Google Docs after you have inserted it, and you need to change its position within the document.

This is a not-so-difficult task that can be carried out on either your mobile phone, tablet, or computer using different image-moving methods.

To get started with Google Docs, visit docs.google.com on your computer’s web browser, or open the app on your mobile phone.

How to move images in Google Docs
1. How to move pictures in Google Docs on a computer
2. Using a mobile device
Wrap Up

The methods listed below will help you move an image in Google Docs using different platforms.

How to move pictures in Google Docs on a computer

METHOD 1: Wrap Text

Access Google Docs in your web browser;
Create a new document and click “Insert” to insert an image;
Select “Image”, and from the drop-down menu options, click on where you want to upload your image from;

After you have selected the image and successfully inserted it into your document, hover your mouse to the bottom of the image and click on “Wrap text”;

If, for instance, there is text in the document, after clicking on “Wrap text”, simply click and hold on the image to drag it around the page. Drag the image and drop it wherever you want within the text;
The text will automatically adjust to accommodate the image.

METHOD 2: In Line Text

From the third step in “METHOD 1” described above, insert your image into the document;
Click on the inserted image and hover the mouse to the bottom of the image. Select the “In line” option”;

After clicking on “In Line”; drag the image and drop it in the middle of the text, exactly where you want to move it. The image will then move to that exact spot.

METHOD 3: Break Text

This method is similar to “Wrap Text” and will place the image right in the middle and break up the text. You can follow the same steps.

Using a mobile device

Following the steps below, you can move an image in Google Docs using the mobile application on your Android device, iPhone, or iPad.

Launch the Google Docs app on your iOS or Android device;
Open the document file in which you want to move an image;
Insert an image into the document by clicking on the (+) sign at the top of the screen;

Click on “Image”, and the option to choose an image from photos or camera will show up on the next page;
Click on your preferred option and select the image;

After inserting the image, tap either the vertical three dots ⋮ (in iPhone) or the horizontal three dots … (in Android devices) at the top of the screen;

Turn on the toggle switch next to “Print Layout”;

Tap the image to highlight it and activate the blue border line around the image;
Tap and hold on the image to begin the moving process;
Drag and drop the image anywhere you want it in your text document. Release your finger by lifting it from the screen to drop the image;

If you would like to choose how you want the image to appear in the text, you can choose from “In Line”, “Wrap text”, or “Break text”.

When you’re using a computer, “Wrap text” makes the image move in the document freely.

If you would like to rotate the image, select the image, and use the circular dot button on top to move it.

Simply drag in any direction you want and drop when the image gets to your desired orientation.

Wrap Up

Now you know how to move an image in Google Docs.

We hope the steps below have made clear the best ways to follow whenever you have to move a picture.

The goal is to make this process stress-free for you so you can easily move images around on any device.

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