How to take a screenshot in google sheets

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Add an image from your desktop or the web
Use a function to add an image
Replace an image that's over the cells
Add an alternative title & description to an image
Move or resize an image
Move an image
How do I take a screenshot in Google Sheets on a Mac?
How do I take a screenshot in Google Sheets mobile?
Can you add screenshots to Google Sheets?
How do I save selected cells in Google Sheets as a picture?

On your computer, open a spreadsheet in Google Sheets.
Click the cell where you want to add an image.
Click Insert
Image.
Select to place your image in the cell or over the the cells. Cells with an image cannot also have text.
Choose an image or take a snapshot.
Click Open or Select.

Add an image from your desktop or the web

Copy an image from your desktop or the web and paste it directly into your document, presentation, or spreadsheet. It may take a moment for your image to appear.

Use a function to add an image

Use the IMAGE function. Your image will automatically resize to fit inside the cell. To choose how the image fits:

Size to fit: =IMAGE(“URL”), =IMAGE(“URL”, 1)
Stretch to fit: =IMAGE(“URL”, 2)
Original size: =IMAGE(“URL”, 3)
Custom size: =IMAGE(“URL”, 4, [height in pixels], [width in pixels])

Replace an image that's over the cells

Add an alternative title & description to an image

If your image is in a cell:

On your computer, open a spreadsheet in Google Sheets.
Right click the image.
Click Alt text.

If your image is above the cells:

On your computer, open a spreadsheet in Google Sheets.
Click the image
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Alt text.

Move or resize an image

Move an image

To move an image from one cell to another, use cut and paste.
To move an image that's over the cells, click and drag it.
To move an image from inside a cell to over the cells, right click the image and click Put image over cells.
To move an image from over the cells to inside a cell:
1. Click the cell you want to place the image in.
2. Click the image
  More
  Put image in selected cell.

Tip: To move more than one item at the same time, press CTRL or Command and click the items you want to move.

Resize an image

On your computer, open a spreadsheet in Google Sheets.
Click the image you want to change.
Drag the blue markers to resize the image.

Tip: To resize more than one item by the same amount, press CTRL or Command and click the items you want to resize.

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If you would like to add a screenshot to your Google Docs, you're in the right place!

1.) Center the screenshot so everything you want to include is visible on the monitor. Don't forget to move your mouse, so the pointer isn't in the way of your screen capture!

2.) Press the "print screen" button. It's at the top-right of your keyboard and says "PrtScn"

3.) Open up Microsoft PowerPoint and start a blank presentation.

4.) Right-click, and paste your image. It should be a large image. If it's too big, use the corner handles (white circles) to re-size it.

5.) Click on the "Format" top tab, and then the crop button (on the right side of your screen).

6.) Use the corner handles again to select the area you would like to keep. This time the handles are right angles or "L" shaped. You will see the area become shaded as you crop more of the image. The area you are keeping should be in the center of the screen, and brightly lit.

7.) Click the crop button on the menu bar (see the image from step 5) to trim your picture.

8.) Go back to the image, right click, and select "save as picture."

9.) Save your image on your computer under your ID number.

10.) Go to your Google Doc. When you want to insert your image, just select upload image, locate the picture in your files, and insert. Boom!

How do I take a screenshot in Google Sheets on a Mac?

Shift+Command+3: This takes a screenshot of the entire screen. Shift+Command+4: The mouse changes into a plus/crosshair icon.

How do I take a screenshot in Google Sheets mobile?

Open the screen that you want to capture. Depending on your phone: Press the Power and Volume down buttons at the same time.

Can you add screenshots to Google Sheets?

On your computer, open a spreadsheet in Google Sheets. Click the cell where you want to add an image. Image. Select to place your image in the cell or over the the cells.