How to insert an image into a Google Doc How to add an image Open a Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides. Click Insert Image. Select from the following options: Upload: Choose an image from your computer and click Open. (RECOMMENDED) Take a snapshot: Use your webcam and click Take a snapshot. By URL: Paste the URL of an image from the web and click Select. Your albums: Choose an image from one of your photos albums stored on the web and click Select. Google Drive: Choose an image stored in Google Drive and click Select. Search: Choose an image from the stock photography archive, or the Google and Life archives, and click Select. Your image will be added to your file. The End