Google It's making its text editing toolset more useful. This time, it has improved the way... edit images with Google Docs in its new update. Now we will be able to resize and add some details to improve the document's visual design. Better control of images. But there's more.
La Editing documents and presentations on your smartphone It's something that needs improvement. We've all struggled with text editors to get a passable result. And sometimes we don't win that battle. Google wants its suite of Google Docs, Sheets and Slides apps for Android be an attractive option for users. And the latest example of this development is the Google Docs update that has just been released.
Now you can edit images with Google Docs
The images that you insert into a Google document from your mobile will look better. The Android app offers you several editing modes to improve design of your presentations and documents. You can resize from image, move it within the document and rotate itThis will allow you to create a photo composition in Google Docs and adapt it to the text you write.
When you are working with a photo - that is, you have it selected –, a appears new tab «Image» where all the new options for editing images with Google Docs appear. You can also choose from different types of borders (thickness and color) to apply them to the image.
In addition, Docs incorporates key tools that may have gone unnoticed: the cutout to eliminate excess areas, the possibility of mask in shapes (circles, arrows, stars and more) to adapt the image to a silhouette, and controls for color and filters that apply quick styles. In the panel of Image options you can adjust transparency, gloss y contrast with precision, and if something doesn't convince you, the button Resetting restores the photo to its original state.
The cropping process is very intuitive: select the image, tap on Cut out and drags the blue handlers from the edges until the framing is achieved; confirm with the key Intro or by tapping outside the image. To adjust the size, you can use the corner handles to maintain the aspect ratio or open the menu and define exact measurementsin addition to applying a percentage scale or a rotation in degrees (for example, 90°).
Positioning and adjusting the text around the image
An essential part of design is how the image is integrated with the content. Google Docs allows you to place the image. in line with the text, with adjustment (so that the text flows around it) or with jumpWhen you choose the setting, you can define the distance to the text to improve readability (for example, thin or wider margins depending on the design).
If you need nothing to move while editing, lock one fixed position to keep the image where it is; if you prefer flexibility, enable the option for the image move with the textYou can also manage the stacking order to send the image behind or in front of the text and other elements, achieving richer compositions.
When you work from a computer, these options appear in the context bar and in the right panel of Image optionsOn your mobile device, you'll see them after tapping the image and opening the menu. more actionsIn both cases, the logic is the same: adjust position, margins, and behavior to achieve a consistent result.
Professional cropping, masks, color, and borders
In addition to free cropping, Docs, Presentations, and Vids allow mask images in predefined shapesIt's perfect for highlighting portraits with a circle, creating callouts with arrows, or giving a gallery a uniform look. Combine it with custom borders (solid, dotted or dotted) and adjust the thickness and color for an aesthetic consistent with your document.
Los color controls They include quick filters (hue, grayscale, wash) and fine adjustments of transparency, brightness and contrastThese changes are applied in real time and make it easier to match lighting between images or reduce the prominence of a photo so that the text gains visual weight.
A useful trick in workflows is Replace image: replace one photo with another from your computer, Drive, Photos or web search and maintain the format Already applied (borders, filters, size, and position). It's ideal for updating graphics or mockups without redoing the design.
Header, footer and dragging text in Google Docs
Another of the new Google Docs options on Android is to add header and footer. To insert them, click at the top of the document and a shaded line will appear. This indicates where the header is and allows you to write whatever you want there. If you go to the bottom of the document, you can do the same with the footer. When you finish editing, you just have to press anywhere on your smartphone screen and the text will be fixed to the document.
The latest addition to the Google Docs update is the option to drag and drop text. It is very intuitive. Simply, press twice in a row on the text to activate the selection mode and choose the part you want to move. Now click on it and you can place it anywhere else in the document. At first it may be difficult, but it is achieved in a moment.
As you can see, Google wants its editor of documentos It continues to grow with user needs. It's too soon for the smartphone to surpass a tablet or PC in the professional environment. Although many options already exist for using external keyboards and transform our mobile phone into a workstation.
Remember that this new version It is distributed gradually and it may not be available on your device yet. However, if you already want Edit images on the go, you have the latest update on APKMirrorWith these tools—cropping, masks, borders, color, and text adjustment—you can achieve [the desired results] on both mobile and computer. more professional documents with less effort and without resorting to external editors.