How To Rotate An Image In Google Slides (Quick Guide)

You will often require adding images to your Google Slides presentation. Images can help break up the text, add some color, and make your presentation more visually appealing. Sometimes, you may need to rotate an image to fit in a particular space or change the orientation.

So, how do you rotate an image in Google Slides? It’s actually quite simple. Just follow these steps:

Step 1: Open the Presentation

First, open your Google Slides presentation in Google Drive. Then, select the image you wish to rotate.

Step 2: Open Format Options

With the image selected, click on the “Format Options” in the top menu bar. A drop-down menu will appear. Next, click on the “Size and Rotation” option.

Step 3: Choose your Rotation

Now you will see the Rotate tab under “Size and Rotation”. You will find several options to rotate the image, such as you can enter the angle to rotate, rotate at 90-degree, or flip the image.

Press the icon under 90-degree to rotate the image. You can keep pressing the icon until you get the image at proper orientation. That’s it; you have successfully rotated an image in Google Slides.

If you wish to change the rotation angle, you can do so by clicking on the “Custom” option and entering the desired angle in the box next to it.

How to Rotate Text in Google Slides

Just like images, you can also rotate text boxes in Google Slides. To do so, select the text box that you wish to rotate. Then the dot icon on top of the text box.

Now move your cursor around the box in a circular motion. The text box will rotate as you move the cursor.

Done!

You can also rotate the text box in the same way we used above for the image. Simply select the text box and then go to “Size and Rotation” under the “Format Options.” Then use the rotate options to get your desired rotation.

Conclusion

As you see, it is very easy to rotate images as well as text boxes in Google Slides. We hope you found this tutorial helpful and that you now know how to rotate an image or text box in Google Slides. If you have any questions, please feel free to leave a comment below.