The 2 Best Ways to Download Images from Google Docs

Hey! Did something happen to the “Save as Image” button as I can’t find it when I attempt to download a picture from my Google Docs file?

Or did I mistake it for the same function like that with Microsoft Word?

Well, if you’re a newbie Google Docs user, it’s not unusual to encounter such a problem. 

But, while you can’t download images from Google Docs the same way as that in MS Word, there are methods you can choose to use.

 

How to Download Images from Google Docs

The first way to download images from Google Docs is to export the file as a web page. From there, extract the ZIP file to see the “Images” folder. You can also right-click on the image, click “Save to Keep.” Right-click on the photo again in the notes section and choose “Save image as.”

 

Downloading Images from Google Docs — 2 Pro Ways You Should Remember

Most of us are used to right-clicking on an image in a word processing tool to locate the “Save image as” option.

But, as Google Docs is different, it also has a unique method of achieving the same feat.

You only need to determine whether you’ll need all the photos in the said document or not.

So, let’s start with downloading ALL the pictures from the document, including the images that you overlapped in the word processing tool.

 

Downloading Images from Google Docs as a Web Page File

Granting that you’ve already opened a Google Docs document, head to the following steps below:

Step 1: Inside the Google Docs document, head to the menu bar and select “File.”

You’ll then see a dropdown menu appearing after clicking “File.”

Step 2: In the dropdown menu, click “Download.” 

Then, hover your cursor over the “>” icon to activate another dropdown menu beside it.

Step 3: Once the second “Download” dropdown menu’s activated, click the “Web Page (.html, zipped)” option.

This move will then download the entire Google Docs document, along with the images in it, as an HTML file. 

Step 4: Once the file’s downloaded, head to the “Downloads” folder and locate the zipped file you exported.

Usually, the ZIP file’s name is patterned after the title of the Google Docs document. Check the zipped file’s contents by clicking it twice.

Step 5: You’ll then see that there are 2 files saved inside the ZIP file: the HTML version of the document and the “Images” folder.

Double-click the “Images” folder to access the photos inside it. 

Then, browse through the images stored in the folder.

You can even rename each one of them for easier identification, provided you extract them first from the zipped file.

Very simple, right? 

But, as mentioned earlier, this tactic will download ALL the images in the document to your device.

So, if you only need a few select images from the Google Docs document, better head over to the second method below.

 

Downloading Images from Google Docs By Saving Them in Keep

Step 1: In the Google Docs document you opened, scroll down until you see the image you want to download.

But, if you need to move that image first, better do it now before you begin exporting it to your device.

Step 2: Once you locate the picture, right-click on it. You’ll then see a dropdown menu appear.

Step 3: In the dropdown menu, locate the “Save to Keep” option and click it.

You’ll then see the “Keep Notes” section will then appear on the screen’s right side.

Step 4: In the “Keep Notes” section, locate the newly-pasted file and right-click on it again.

You’ll then see a dropdown menu after.

Step 5: In the dropdown menu, scroll down until you see the “Save Image As…” option. Make sure to click the said picture to begin the download process.

And, with those 5 simple steps, you’ve successfully downloaded images from Google Docs.

Even if you rotate those images beforehand, the same process applies when you want to download them.

So, are you now ready to apply all you’ve learned here?

Which of the two methods would you want to use every time you download your images from Google Docs? 

 

Frequently Asked Questions about How to Download Images from Google Docs

 

How does the image downloading process in Google Docs differ from Microsoft Word?

In Google Docs, there’s no “Save As Image” option. You’ll need to download the entire document as a web page file to extract the photos separately. In Microsoft Word, you only need to right-click on the image and click the “Save Image As…” option to save it to your device.

 

Will the animated GIF embedded in my Google Docs document be downloaded still as a GIF?

Unfortunately, the animated GIF you embedded in Google Docs won’t be saved as the same file type when you download it as a web page file. The extraction process will separate the frames into individual images rather than as a single animated file.

 

Can you apply the same steps in downloading all the images from a Google Docs document in a Microsoft Word one?

You can use the same steps when you download all images from a Microsoft Word file instead of from Google Docs. The difference is you’ll need to visit “File” first to find the “Save As…” button before choosing the “Web Page (.htm) file type.