How to Group Images in Google Docs

Google Docs can be considered an online substitute for Microsoft Word, allowing users to create new documents, edit already existing ones, and share them in an easier manner as opposed to Word.

Many of the features are similar, but what about layering and grouping images in Google Docs?

You might want to group your document's photos together to suit them better in your Google Document.

This would enable you to move them collectively and resize that group to better fit your content.

Google Docs currently does not have a formal way to group photos in the same way that Microsoft Word groups photos.

You can make your group and utilize it in your document just like any other image, though, with a little help from the drawing tool.

Check out the steps below to learn how to group images in Google Docs with Google Drawing!

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How do I group images in Google Docs with the drawing tool?

Multiple photos can be combined into a single image using the Group option.

However, grouping and layering photographs are not the same.

When you group photos, none of the images overlap one another, butwhen you layer photographs, you can arrange the images one on top of the other.

Follow these steps to create an image group in Google Docs:

Note: Before you start the step-by-step process, bear in mind that the following steps only work for the Desktop version of Google Docs.

1. Open your browser, go to Google Docs, and make sure you’re logged into your Google account.
2. Open the document where you want to group photos.
3. Put your cursor on the place where you wish to add images to your document.
4. From the top menu, click on the ‘Insert’ menu. From the pop-up window, click on ‘Drawing’.

5. A new menu will show up; click on ‘New’.
6. The ‘Drawing’ tool will show up where you’ll need to add and edit the photos.
7. To insert the photos, click on the ‘Image’ option, which is how you can insert a photo.
8. Select the first image, and add it to the Document in Google Docs.
9. Do the same with the other photos, and insert them one by one in the document.
10. You can adjust them by clicking on them and moving the borders of the photos.

11. After you’re finished adjusting them, and by using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + A if you’re a Windows user, or Cmd + A if you’re a Mac user, you will select everything from the drawing window.
12. ‘Actions’ ‘Group’

13. Click on ‘Save and Close’ in the top-right corner, and the images in the drawing tool will show up in your Google Doc!

Conclusion

Since most of us use Google Docs in our workplace, it’s only natural to find the quickest techniques for grouping images with such tight schedules!

Even though you can always adjust your images one by one, it’s much quicker and easier to follow these steps and stop losing your precious time.

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