How to Make Images Circular in Google Slides

Quick Tips

• Select your image and use the Crop tool with the built-in Shapes option. Choose the oval shape to create a perfect circle mask for your picture.
• Explore the Mask Image option under Crop. This lets you choose from various shapes, including circles, to instantly transform your picture.

Crop a Picture Into a Circle in Google Slides on a PC

Cropping an image can make it circular or have rounded corners. There are two ways to crop a picture into a circle in Google Slides.

Method 1: Using Crop to Shape Directly

Step 1: Open the desired presentation in Google Slides.

Step 2: Click on Insert at the top bar and select Image from the menu. You can add the picture you want to crop into a circle from your PC or get it online.

Step 3: After adding the image, click the small down arrow next to the Crop icon. Ensure the image is selected before you click on that button.

Step 4: Select Shapes from the menu and choose a circle shape from the list.

Step 5: Your image will be cropped into a circle or oval shape, depending on the picture’s aspect ratio.

If you don’t like how the circular image looks, adjust its size by dragging it inward using one of the tiny square boxes on the longer sides of the image border. That way, the entire image will be filled in with the circle shape.

Step 6: However, if you only want a part of a picture inside the circle, skip step 5 and press anywhere outside the circular image. Then, double-click on the circular image.

Step 7: A black border will appear around the image. Drag the image inwards using the highlighted black bars to make a circular image. Press Enter.

Step 8: Double-click on the picture again and move the image using your mouse to fit the desired portion inside the round area.

Step 9: Press Enter to have a cropped circular picture in Google Slides.

That’s about it. You have successfully cropped a picture into a circle in Google Slides.

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Method 2: By Changing the Aspect Ratio First

Step 1: Insert the desired image in your slide in Google Slides.

Step 2: Then, select the image and make your image square using the tiny blue boxes.

Step 3: Once you have a square-shaped image, click on the image to select it. Then, click on the down arrow next to the Crop icon in the toolbar.

Step 4: Select Shapes, followed by Circle.

There you go. You have successfully cropped an image into a circle in Google Slides.

Additionally, you can crop the picture in a square shape first and then use the circle shape to get a round picture.

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Crop an Image Into Circle in Google Slides on Android and iPhone

Step 1: Launch the Google Slides app on your phone and navigate to the slide containing the picture that you want to make circular.

Step 2: Tap on the picture to select it > press the Crop icon at the bottom > tap the Mask icon.

Step 3: Select a Circle shape from the list of shapes under the Basic tab.

Step 4: Adjust the image using the black bars around it to create a circular image. Tap anywhere outside the picture to save it.

Step 5: To adjust what shows inside the circle, double-tap on the circle and move the image to keep the desired portion inside. Your circular image is ready in Google Slides.

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