Google drawings

• On your computer, open a document. • In the top left, click Insert Drawing From Drive. • Click the drawing you want to insert. • Click Select. The inserted drawing is linked to the original drawing. • Update the drawing: Click the drawing. In the top right, click Update. • Unlink the drawing: Click the drawing. In the top right, click Unlink . Use the editing tools You can use the editing tools to add lines, shapes, text boxes and images. • At the top of the page, find and click Select line. • Pick the type of line you want. • Place the line on your drawing: • Line, Elbow Connector, Curved Connector or Arrow: Click to start, then drag across the canvas. • Curve or Polyline: Click to start, then click at each point you want the line to bend. Double-click or complete the shape to finish. • Scribble: Click to start, then drag across the canvas. • Click Select. • At the top of the page, click Insert. • To place text directly on the canvas as a shape, click Word Art. • To place text inside a box or confined area, click Text Box and click where you want to put it. • Type your text and press Enter. • You can select, resize and format the word art or text box, or apply styles like bold or italics to the text. • At the top of the page, find and click Image. • Follow the instructions to pick or upload an image. • You can move and format the image like any other shape. • Move the image: Drag it on the canvas. • Resize the image: Drag the blue boxes at the corners. • Rotate the imag...

Expecting a drawing tool to offer Besides offering adjustable transparency, Drawings also provides other editing features such as size, color adjustments, shadows, and reflections. The transparency feature is different for shapes and images. Also, it is buried down in a way that one might find it difficult to access and use it. That’s what we are going to help you with. Here you will get to know how to change the transparency of images and shapes in Google Drawings (and drawings inside Google Docs). Let’s get started. Make an Image Transparent in Google Drawings Here are the steps to achieve the same in Google Drawings. Step 1: Open your drawing on the Step 2: Right-click on your image and select Format options. Alternatively, click on the image once, then hit the Format in the top toolbar and choose Format options. Step 3: The Format options window will open on the right side. Click on Adjustments. You will find the Transparency slider here. Slide it towards the right to change the Change Transparency of Shapes in Google Drawings The above method to change the opacity (transparency) doesn’t work for shapes. Here are the steps to adjust the transparency of shapes in Google Drawings. 1. Make Border Transparent First, To make the border transparent, click on the shape and then hit the border color icon (looks like a pencil) in the toolbar at the top. Hit the Transparent option to make it fully transparent. You will notice that the border disappears from the shape. 2. Adjust ...

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Business cards a great way to share your contact details, but it can be costly to make them. Instead, use Google Docs to create a business card for free. It might sound old school, but business cards are still a great way to share your contact details with people you meet. You don’t need to pay someone to make them—you can make your own business cards using Google Docs. Google Docs is free, simple to use, and has plenty of templates that can help you create professional business cards at no cost. You don’t need to use complex image editors to do it, either. If you want to create a business card using Google Docs, follow the steps below. How to Create Business Cards in Google Docs You can make a business card using the Google Drawing tool—this is freely available for all Google Docs users. To make your business card, use the following steps: • Start by • Select New > More > Google Drawings. • On the following page select File > Page setup > Custom. • Enter the standard size of a business card ( 9 x 5.1 centimeters) and click Apply. • By default, the Drawings canvas is transparent. Choose any color you want for the card by right-clicking anywhere on the Canvas, selecting Background, and choosing the color you want. • You’re likely going to be printing these business cards out, so don’t use a color that will use up a lot of ink unless you have an industrial size printer (or a lot of ink going spare). • Google Drawings includes view guides and rulers. Both items are important ...