How to Edit Photos Using Google Drive

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A step-by-step guide to editing photos with Google Drive
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Google Drive can be used to edit photos. It can add a background and special effects, as required. Just choose an image you'd like to edit and follow these simple instructions to create a new picture.

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    Take a picture (on a phone ) and send it to yourself via Gmail, so that you can open it up on your computer.
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    • Go to the left of the screen and see a red button that says "Create".
    • Under all of the options, find a red colored document folder named "Google Drawings.".
    • You should now be opened to an untitled drawing. Give it a name as well.
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    Go back to your Gmail account, and open the file you sent to yourself. Leave it open if you want a background. Find backgrounds from Google Images or Tumblr. For the purposes of this tutorial, Google Images is used.
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    Type in anything you want; just make sure to type in the word "Tumblr" after it, so that you get some good results. For example: "Pizza background Tumblr", "Galaxy background Tumblr".
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    Click on the image, then right mouse click.
    • Press "Copy image".
    • Go back to your Google drawing.
    • Right click again and press "Paste". Your image should be on the background.
    • To make it fit the whole page, stretch it out (the image enlarges, and will not repeat). Use your mouse to stretch out the blue lines at the sides.
    • Go back to the Gmail tab. Right click "Copy image" on the picture you sent to yourself.
    • Paste it onto the Google Drawing.
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    For example, put a picture in the middle:
    • Right click on the image you want to be in the middle.
    • Click on "Center on page". You get two choices here: "Horizontal" or "Vertical".
    • Click both.
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    • Go back to Google Images.
    • Do the same thing with the background, except put the word "transparent" somewhere in there. For example, "transparent Chicken nuggets Tumblr", "transparent words Tumblr'". Tumblr has a wide range of possibilities, so just type in whatever you're after.
    • Paste the images in that you're drawing.
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    • Go to your Gmail account and click "Compose".
    • Download your image to your computer. Send the file to yourself. (Make sure you're signed into Gmail on your phone.)
    • Open the file on your phone and press "Download".
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    Now you should have your completed image on your phone.
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      Things You'll Need

      • Gmail account
      • A computer
      • Google Drive
      • An image to work with

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