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Google's cloud services and accompanying apps are extremely helpful for work, school, and other projects. Google Drive can house documents, video, audio, and images — and it's easily compatible with an iPhone. Uploading photos to Google Drive is a particularly good skill to master, as your iPhone doesn't always have the capacity to host or send larger image files. Here's how to do it. Check out the products mentioned in this article:iPhone 11 (From $699.99 at Best Buy)How to upload photos to Google Drive from your iPhone1. Start by downloading the Google Drive app on your iPhone, if you haven't already. 2. Open the Google Drive app. 3. In the bottom right corner, you'll see a multicolored "+" icon. Tap it. 4. Tap "Upload," then "Photos and Videos." Make sure your image file is an uploadable format. Image types supported by Google are .JPEG, .PNG, .GIF, .BMP, .TIFF and .SVG. Under create new, select "Upload." If you create a Folder for the photos first, you'll name it, open it, then tap the same "+" icon again to add photos. Emma Witman/Business Insider5. Go into your iPhone's Albums and select the photos you'd like to add to Google Drive. 6. Once uploaded, you can quickly find your photos with the "Locate" link that will appear on the bottom of your screen. Google will provide a link to locate your photos once uploaded. You can also create a unique folder for the photos beforehand to stay organized. Emma Witman/Business InsiderGoogle only allocates 15 GB for free use on Drive, but you can pay for up to 30 TB of extra storage. If you need more storage but aren't ready to pony up, Google also offers ways to save space when adding photos in Drive. Related coverage from Tech Reference:
Emma Witman is an Asheville, NC-based freelance journalist with a keen interest in writing about hardware, PC gaming, politics, and personal finance. She is a former crime reporter for a daily newspaper, and has also written extensively about bartending for Insider. She may or may not judge your drink order when behind the bar. Follow her on Twitter at @emwity. Read more Read less Insider Inc. receives a commission when you buy through our links. When you right-click an image on a web page, you’ll find an option to download the image to your device. Many text editing tools also provide clear-cut options or buttons to download images. Things work differently in Google Docs. Saving images from a Google document is such a head-scratching task. In this guide, we’ll show you how to save an image from Google Docs on mobile devices (Android and iOS) and computers. You’ll also learn how to extract bulk or multiple images from a document in a single download. Note: The web screenshots in this tutorial were captured on a Mac computer. However, the methods and steps are the same on Windows devices. 1. How to Save Images From Google Doc on iPhoneAll you need is the Google Docs app and the Notes app. Here’s how to go about it:
That’ll download the image to your iPhone or iPad and you should see the image in the Photos app. 2. Save Google Docs Images on AndroidUnlike iOS, you (currently) cannot save an individual image from a document in the Google Docs app. You’ll have to download all images in the document to your device’s storage via Google Drive.
You’ve successfully saved images in the Google Docs document to your Android device. 3. Save Images From Google Docs Using Google KeepGoogle Keep is one of the many Google add-ons integrated into Google Docs. The add-on primarily lets users insert Google Keep notes in a document and save excerpts from a document as a note. The Google Keep also provides a nifty workaround for saving images in a Google Docs document or presentation.
On the right sidebar, Google Docs will create a Note file with the selected image as the content.
Delete the image from your Google Keep notepad after saving the image to your computer.
4. Extract All Images as a Web Page FileWant to download the entire images in a Google Docs file all at once? Saving the file as an HTML webpage will do the trick. The operation exports the document in a ZIP file with two items: an HTML text file and a folder containing all images in the document.
Note that images in the folder aren’t arranged in the sequence that they appear in the Google document. Likewise, the images don’t carry their original names. They’re assigned a random image name and number randomly generated by Google. 5. Save Google Docs Images Using Microsoft WordExport the Google Docs file as a Word document and extract images in the document to your computer.
You’ll find all images in the Word document in the image folder, arranged in the order they appear in the document but with randomly-generated file names. 6. Use the “Publish to the Web” TrickGoogle Docs has a feature that lets you publish a copy of your Google Docs file as a lightweight webpage. If you need to download selected pictures from a document, use Google Docs’ “Publish to the web” feature to your advantage. The trick is to create a web-based copy of the file and download the image(s) from the file webpage. Easy peasy.
One good thing about this method is that it retains the original name of the image(s), so it’s easy to identify saved images. Plus, it saves you the stress of renaming images, especially if the document has many images. 7. Third-Party Add-Ons“Image Extractor & Remover” is a popular Google Docs add-on that lets users save images from Google documents. While it’s convenient to use, the app permissions are overkill. This add-on requires access to your Google Drive files and personal info in your Google account. You also have to grant it permission to view, edit, and delete your Google Drive files. That’s too much data/access for the functionality it offers. The exchange isn’t worth it. But if you’re okay with these permissions, or you’re in the mood to experiment, here’s how to install the add-on.
Let’s Talk Image QualityFrom our experiments, images downloaded using these methods maintained the same size, dimension, and quality as the original image uploaded to the Google document. We uploaded about 50 images to a document, re-downloaded them all, and compared them with the original copies we uploaded. There was no reduction in image quality or size, both on mobile and desktop. However, it’s worth stating that editing an image in Google Docs will affect the download size and quality. For instance, cropping an image will reduce its dimension and size. Let’s leave you with one last trick to saving images from Google Docs. Download the document as a PDF and extract images from the PDF file. You’re welcome 😉. Is it safe to save your photos on Google Drive?When you upload files to Google Drive, they are stored in secure data centers. If your computer, phone, or tablet is lost or broken, you can still access your files from other devices. Your files are private unless you share them.
Where do photos get saved from Google Drive?When you turn on back up and sync, your photos are stored in photos.google.com. Learn other ways to find your photos. Important: If your Google Photos account is inactive for 2 years or you're over your storage limit, it may impact your content. Learn how your Google storage works.
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