Google Docs, Slides etc. Most Google Drive services, such as Google Drive, offer built-in image editing capabilities. You don’t need a third-party photo editor to edit your photos individually. For example, you can create an image in a circle in Google Slides itself. Wondering how to crop a picture with shape in Google Slides? Find the answer and solutions in this post.
You can create beautiful graphics by masking images with shapes. The result depends on your creativity. You can even create collages in Google Slides by placing pictures in a variety of ways.
Doesn’t that sound exciting? Let’s check out the steps to fit a picture into shape in Google Slides on Android, iPhone, iPad and desktop. We’ll start with PC first, then mobile apps.
How to Crop Shaped Image in Google Slides on the web
Stage 1: Open slides.google.com in a browser and open the slide you want to edit.
Step 2: Click the picture to select. The selected image will get a blue border. If you haven’t added an image yet, go to Insert > Image in the top menu bar and add an image.
Stage 3: Once the image is selected, click the small down arrow next to the Crop icon in the top bar. A menu with various shapes will appear. Select the required shape to mask your image.
Shape will automatically crop your image.
Double-click the photo to adjust the image inside the shape. A black border will appear around it. Drag the picture to change its position inside the shape. You can adjust the size of the image inside the shape by dragging the border.
Fly: If you want to increase the size of the final shape containing your image, first click the image once to select it. Then drag the image using the borders.
Similar to any regular image, you can further format the masked image in Google Slides. For this, right-click on the masked image and select Format options. Then select the formatting option you want. You can recolor the image, adjust the brightness and contrast, add reflection and shadow to your cropped image in a specific way.
You can also add a border to your image to give it a different look. You can customize the border color, size, and style. To do this, click the picture once. Then select the appropriate border customization style from the menu bar.
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Revert Image to Original Photo
There are two ways to get the shape mask back. In the first method, when the picture is selected, click the small arrow next to the Crop icon in the top bar. Select the rectangular shape.
Alternatively, right-click the image and select Reset image. However, this will also remove any other image customizations you may have made for the image in Google Slides. You can also delete the masked image and re-add the original image.
How to Shape a Picture in Google Slides on Android
Stage 1: Launch the Google Slides Android app and open the required presentation for editing.
step 2: Tap the picture on your slide to select it. Then tap the Crop icon at the bottom.
Stage 3: Tap on the Mask icon located in the bottom bar. Select the required shape from the list.
Step 4: Tap outside the image to apply the mask. Double-tap the masked image to adjust the image inside the shape.
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How to Mask Image with Shape in Google Slides on iPhone/iPad
Stage 1: Open the Google Slides app on iOS/iPadOS.
step 2: Tap the picture on the required slide. Tap the crop icon.
Stage 3: The mask icon will now appear next to the Crop icon. Tap on it. The list of shapes will open. Tap the required shape.
Here’s what the final image will look like. You can adjust the masked image by double-tapping the image.
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Bonus: Create a Collage in Google Slides
You can create different image styles using shape cropping. The same concept can be used to create a collage in Google Slides. Basically, repeat the same steps for all the images in your collage and your collage should be ready.
Fun with Pictures
If you’re a fan of Bitmoji, you can add them to Google Slides to create more personalized slides. Bitmojis can also be masked into shapes as shown in the steps above. You can also use Canva to crop images in various ways. The same images can then be added to Google Slides. We hope you were able to fit images into shapes using this tutorial.
Next: If you don’t like the masking features that Google Slides offers, you should check out five websites that let you crop your images into shapes. Check the next link for the same.
