# How to Flip or Mirror an Image in Google Docs

**Ever wanted to flip or mirror an image in Google Docs?**

You’ve come to the right place – here’s how:

## ****1 – Open up the Google Doc where the image is located (or create a new Google Doc)****

Head over to [https://docs.google.com](https://docs.google.com) and navigate to the Google Doc you wish to insert this image (and flip/mirror it in) or create a new Google Doc.

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**Sidenote:**You can easily create a new Google Doc using the convenient ***[docs.new](https://docs.new)*** shortcut in your browser:

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## ****2 – Go to “Insert” in the toolbar and then select “Drawing”****

Now that you’re in the Google Doc you want to insert and flip an image in, simply use the ***Insert > Drawing > New***option as shown below:

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## ****3 – Choose the image you want to insert****

Inserting the image as a drawing is what will allow you to take advantage of the image editing (and, most importantly ***rotate***feature). So, once the drawing modal appears as shown below – click the image frame as highlighted below:

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Then proceed to select the image you wish to insert from your computer’s local filesystem, your Google Drive account, or any of the other available options.

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## ****4 – Flip the image (using “rotate”)****

Once you’ve inserted an image, you should see it appear on the drawing canvas, as shown below:

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From here, all you need to do to flip the image is head to ***Actions > Rotate***and select the rotation you wish to apply to the image.

Google Docs supports:

- Rotating an image clockwise by 90 degrees
- Rotating an image counter-clockwise by 90 degrees
- Flipping an image horizontally (the most common and popular choice)
- Flipping an image vertically

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Choose whichever rotation you wish to apply to your specific image.

## ****5 – Save & close the drawing****

And once you’re happy with how the image looks, confirm the changes and insert it into your Google Doc by clicking **Save and close**.

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And there you have it, that image will now appear in your Google Doc:

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And that’s it! You’re all set. ????