Follow the steps below to easily crop an image in Google Sheets.
Instead of directly inserting an image into a cell, go to "Insert" in the menu, then select "Drawing." This opens the drawing editor where you can add images.
In the drawing editor, click on the image icon (which looks like a mountain landscape inside a picture frame) to add an image. You can upload an image from your computer or select one from Google Drive.
Once the image is in the drawing editor, click on it to select it. Then, click on the crop icon (usually found in the editor's toolbar) to start cropping your image directly within the drawing tool.
After activating the crop tool, adjust the crop area by clicking and dragging the black handles that appear around the image's edges. Position these handles to select the part of the image you want to keep.
Once you are satisfied with the cropped image, click the "Save and Close" button in the upper right corner of the drawing editor. This action inserts the cropped image into your Google Sheet as a drawing.
After the drawing is inserted, you can click and drag it to position it anywhere in your sheet. You can also resize the drawing by dragging the square handles at its corners or edges.
If you need to adjust the crop further or edit the image, double-click the drawing. This will reopen the drawing editor, where you can make additional changes.
We hope that you now have a better understanding of how to crop an image in Google Sheets. If you enjoyed this article, you might also like our article on how to add leading zeros in Google Sheets or our article on how to use the LINEST function in Google Sheets.
