Remove image backgrounds in Google Drawings, Slides & Vids

The option to remove image backgrounds is rolling out gradually and may not be available to you yet.

Remove an image's background

  1. Right-click an image in a drawing in Google Drawings, a slide in Google Slides, or a scene’s canvas in Google Vids.
  2. Click Remove background .
    • You can also remove the background from either:
      • Toolbar: At the top, click Remove background .
      • Format menu: At the top, click Format and then Image and then Remove background .

Tips:

  • In Vids, in the toolbar below the image, you can also click the image and then Remove background .
  • Images with removed backgrounds can't be reset with Reset image. To go back to the original photo, undo or use Version history.

Give feedback on image background removal

Gemini for Google Workspace is constantly learning and may not be able to support your request.

Do not submit data that contains personal, confidential, or sensitive information because feedback can be read by humans.

To give feedback:

  1. In the bottom left corner, click Good suggestion and then or Bad suggestion .
    • If you select Bad suggestion , select the issue you found and enter additional feedback.
  2. Select Submit.
Important: This article refers to Vids, a product available for select customers to test in Alpha and users in Google Workspace Labs, which is an invite only program for users to try new AI features. Users with Vids access can invite any user with a Workspace account to view, edit, and collaborate on a video. Workspace Labs is currently available to trusted testers in English and may not be available in your country or region.

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