A Complete Guide to Downloading Images from Google Docs

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Easy methods for extracting and saving images from Google Docs
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Do you need to save an image in a Google Doc? Even though you can right-click an image to copy it, you're not able to paste that image anywhere outside of Google Docs. However, this doesn't mean you can't download images from Google Docs—and thankfully, doing so is pretty easy! In this article, we'll go over three ways you can download pictures from a Google Docs file.

Ways to Download Images from a Google Doc

  • Download the Google Doc as a web page, then extract the folder to find an "images" folder containing all the doc's images.
  • You can also download an image from the crop tool by double-clicking it, then holding down Shift while right-clicking.
  • You can also download images from Google Docs by inserting them into a new Google Docs drawing , or by saving them to Google Keep .
Method 1
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Downloading as a Web Page

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    Click the File button in the upper-left corner. If the Google Doc you want to download images from isn't open, open it now. This method works well if there are a lot of images you want to download from the document and you don't want to save them all manually. [1]
    • This method only works with Google Docs on your computer. You won't be able to do this on mobile.
  2. 2
    Hover the Download option. It's near the top of the menu, and it has an icon of a downwards arrow. Hovering this option will open a side menu.
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  3. 3
    Choose Web Page (.html, zipped) . This will immediately initiate a download of the Google Doc as a webpage. Depending on the size of the document, this may take a few moments, but your web browser will let you know once the file has finished downloading.
    • The file will be downloaded to your downloads folder. Even if your browser is set to allow you to choose the download location, it won't allow you to choose it when downloading the Google Docs file.
  4. 4
    Unzip the folder. Navigate to the folder you just downloaded and unzip it. You can do this using built-in tools or by using a third-party tool like 7-Zip .
  5. 5
    Open the extracted folder. You should see two items in this folder: the HTML file (which you can ignore) and a folder called images . If you open the images folder, you'll see all of the images that were in the Google Doc.
    • You can now move these images to a different location on your computer, if you so choose.
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Method 2
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Using Image Crop

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    Double-click on an image in a Google Doc. If the Google Doc in question isn't open, open it now. Note that this method only works for Google Docs on a computer, not on your mobile phone.
  2. 2
    Hold down ⇧ Shift and right-click the image. You will see the standard right-click menu, not the Google Docs right-click menu. If you're on a Mac, you'll also need to hold down the Ctrl button while clicking to open the right-click contextual menu.
  3. 3
    Click Save image as… . Your computer will download the image to your default download location, or it will allow you to choose a download location if your browser settings have been set up that way. [2]
    • If you'd rather copy the image, you can choose Copy instead. You can then copy the image into an image editor, word processor, or other program that allows you to paste images into it.
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Using the Drawing Tool

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    Click on the image you want to download. If you don't have the Google Doc open that you want to download images from, open it now. Note that this method only works on Google Docs on a computer, not on your mobile phone.
  2. 2
    Copy the image. You can do this one of two ways:
    • Press Ctrl + C (Windows)/ ⌘ Cmd + C (Mac).
    • Right-click (or ⌘ Cmd + click on Mac) and choose Copy in the contextual menu.
  3. 3
    Click the Insert button at the top of the screen. This will open the "Insert" drop-down menu.
  4. 4
    Navigate to Drawing > New . This will open the drawing dialog window.
  5. 5
    Paste the image in the drawing pane. To do this, press Ctrl + V (Windows)/ ⌘ Cmd + V (Mac). You can't paste via the Actions menu while in the drawing pane.
  6. 6
    Click Actions . It's in the upper-left corner of the drawing pane. Clicking it will open a drop-down menu.
  7. 7
    Hover Download . It's near the top of the menu, and it has an icon of a downwards arrow. Hovering this option will open a new menu.
  8. 8
    Choose what file format you want to download the image as. You can choose to download the image as a PDF, JPEG, PNG, or SVG file. [3] If you're not sure which one to pick, choose PNG for the best image quality and highest compatibility with other programs.
    • The image will be downloaded to your Downloads folder. Your browser won't ask you to choose where to download it, even if your settings are set up this way.
    • The name of the image will be the same as the name of the document. If you want to rename the image, you'll have to navigate to it in File Explorer/Finder and do so there.
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Using Google Keep

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    Click on the image you want to download. If you don't have the Google Doc open that you want to download images from, open it now. [4]
    • You must start this method on your computer, but once you save the image to Google Keep, you'll be able to access the image from Google Keep on your phone.
  2. 2
    Right-click on the image. If you're on a Mac, you'll also need to hold down the Ctrl button while clicking to open the right-click contextual menu.
  3. 3
    Hover View more actions . It's at the bottom of the contextual menu.
  4. 4
    Click Save to Keep . This will open the Google Keep sidebar. As soon as you click Save to Keep , the image will be automatically added to your Google Keep.
  5. 5
    Go to Google Keep. You can do this easily by clicking the three-dot icon on the image when you hover it, then clicking Open in Keep .
    • Alternatively, you can go to keep.google.com or open the Google Keep app on your device.
  6. 6
    Save the image to your device, if you want. If you just want to keep the image in Google Keep, you can stop here. Otherwise, you can save the image to your device by doing one of the following:
    • Computer: Right-click (or Ctrl + click on Mac) and click Save image as… to download the image.
    • Mobile: Tap on the image until you get to a screen that has a three-dot icon in the upper-right corner. Tap this three-dot icon and choose Send . Then, choose the option to save the image to your device.
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      References

      1. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWNy6Ee65Ls
      2. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/GoogleAppsScript/comments/z4uub7/comment/mz7m0d9
      3. ↑ https://support.google.com/docs/thread/76677782/how-can-i-download-an-image-that-is-inside-a-google-doc-file-that-has-been-shared-with-me?hl=en
      4. ↑ https://www.theverge.com/23277254/how-to-download-an-image-from-a-google-doc-quick-fixes

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