So, that’s how to insert clip art into Google Docs, Slides, Sheets, Forms and Drawings.

“ Results shown are available for personal or commercial use only in Google Drive, and may not be independently redistributed or sold.” In other words, you can use them in all your Google apps, but not elsewhere, and you can’t sell any of these images. If you decide to use stock images, just be sure to heed the restrictions of the licensing that Google includes. You can access those by clicking the drop menu to the left of your image search term and selecting “Stock”.

If you need something that looks a little more professional, be sure to check out Google’s bank of Stock Images. The image browser in Google Drive apps is the same across all the Google products so this will work in Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms and Drawings. You can even pick a color from the color palette if you are looking for a particular color of dog! Simply click the drop down menu above your images that says “Any type” and change it to “Clip art” to filter the results and only display clip art images. Most of the time, your initial search will return photos and not clip art, but there is an easy way to fix this. In this example I am going to search for a picture of a dog. Results that are shown are labelled for commercial use with modification, so they are perfect for classroom use. Next, enter the type of image you are looking for in the Google search box. Then select “Search” from the menu on the right-hand side. Start by opening the document of your choice and going to Insert > Image to open the Google Image browser. They knew how to insert images, but they wanted an image bank of those cartoon-like clip art images, just like in Microsoft Word. At a recent Google Drive training, a participant asked me if there was a way to insert clip art into a Google Doc.

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