How to add GIFs to Google Slides

Sharing GIFs in text messages, on social media, and even in Slack gives you a fun way to communicate or just say something unique. But these moving images are not limited to chats and posts. You can also add a GIF to your presentation in Google Slides.

Maybe you’re creating a slideshow for your class or your family that you want to include something upbeat and fun. Maybe you even have your own GIF that you want to share with your company or for your product or service. Here’s how to insert a GIF into Google Slides.

Upload a GIF to Google Slides

If you’ve saved a GIF to your device, you can upload it to Google Slides like any other image.

Step 1: Visit Google Slides, open your presentation and select the place on the slide where you want the GIF.

Step 2: Choose Insert > Picture from the menu and select Upload from computer.

Transfer from computer in menu Insert, Image.

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Step 3: Find the GIF in the window that appears, select it and select it Load it.

Browse window to find and insert a GIF.

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Step 4: You will then see your GIF display on the slide at the location you chose. You can then drag to move it, drag a corner or edge to resize it, or select and use it Format options button on the toolbar.

GIF uploaded to Google Slides.

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Add a GIF from Google Drive or Photos

You may have a GIF saved on Google Drive or Google Photos that you want to use. It’s as easy as uploading a GIF from your computer.

Step 1: Select the place on the slide where you want the GIF.

Step 2: Choose Insert > Picture from the menu and select Drive or Photos.

Disk and Photos in the Insert menu, Picture.

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Step 3: When the sidebar on the right opens, navigate to the location of the GIF in Drive or Photos.

You can use the tabs at the top to leave Recently, My driveand Marked with an asterisk in Google Drive or Photos and Albums in Google Photos. Both locations also offer a is looking for box at the top to quickly find your GIF.

Drive and Photos in the sidebar.

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Step 4: Select GIF and select Insert at the bottom of the sidebar.

GIF selected for insertion from Google Drive.

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Step 5: Once your GIF appears on the slide, you can move, resize, or format it like any other image in Google Slides.

GIF inserted from Drive into Google Slides.

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Insert GIF with URL

Another handy option for adding a GIF to Google Slides is its URL. If you find a GIF on a site like Giphy, Imgur, or similar, you can copy and use the link to it to insert it into your slide.

Step 1: Select the place on the slide where you want the GIF.

Step 2: Choose Insert > Picture from the menu and select By URL.

By URL in the Insert menu, Image.

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Step 3: Paste or type the link in the box that appears and select Insert.

Google Slides window for entering GIF URL.

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Step 4: You should see a preview of the GIF next. Choose Insert to place it on your slide.

GIF preview for inserting into Google Slides.

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Step 5: Like the methods above, you can select the GIF to move, resize, or format it.

Including a GIF in one of your Google Slides can be just the image you need to make your presentation stand out.

Now that you know how to insert a GIF into Google Slides, see how to make a GIF on your Android device or on your iPhone.

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