Creating and inserting a new drawing via the inbuilt Drawing tool (Insert > Drawing > New) in Google Docs results in images of noticeably lower resolution when compared to adjacent text, both within the app and when a document is downloaded as a PDF: Link to shared doc as example: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15QcIhrXCdR59278oW3Iy7MzH0nfJLSQ7jijcvm-UMTc/edit?usp=sharing The figure is noticeably 'blurry'. Is there any procedure or workaround that would allow for the image to be sharper than this?
user215187 asked Apr 17, 2019 at 20:15 user215187 user215187 131 1 1 gold badge 1 1 silver badge 5 5 bronze badges are you on 100% zoom? - i.sstatic.net/g5RXk.png Commented Apr 18, 2019 at 19:44Assuming you have already inserted the image with Insert->Drawing->From Drive (as explained by https://webapps.stackexchange.com/a/135887), then if the image is still blurry:
In google drawing: File -> Page Setup -> Increase the page size (e.g. 10x what you had originally, or 25" x whatever). The image in google drawing should autoscale (and it will look identical).
In google docs, update the image (hover over it, click update). The resolution should improve.
answered Aug 31, 2020 at 22:17 81 1 1 silver badge 1 1 bronze badgeWhile this works to sharpen the image, it impacts the relationship with drawn objects (shapes, text, and border widths etc).
Commented Oct 22, 2023 at 22:40I've observed similar blurriness in embedded drawings created entirely within the Google Doc, but sharper results when inserting a separate Google Drawing.
Create a Google Drawing in drive and then Insert -> Drawing -> From Drive .
The best solution I've found is to open up the drawing and screenshot the image as you want it. Then if you delete the drawing, just insert the screenshot, and that's a lot cleaner.
If you look to keep editing the drawing, I recommend making a copy of the google doc, so that you still have those drawings available in a backup google doc that you're not actively using.
45.9k 18 18 gold badges 96 96 silver badges 296 296 bronze badges answered Feb 12, 2021 at 21:40 Vispickles Vispickles 31 1 1 bronze badgeWonderful Idea. I added an "Appendix" section and resized the "Drawings" to be very small over there. For the actual usage of the images, I just double-click, take a screenshot, and paste it in the doc. I will be assured that since it's an image, it's not gonna be messed up in other formats like PDF either.
Commented Feb 26, 2021 at 22:43 Best solution I have found. Simple, works. Commented May 17, 2022 at 17:05
I was encountering this issue too till by chance before resizing the drawing in the document I selected the "Wrap text" option. With this option selected, I was able to resize the image without losing the quality of the text and image. See attached image:
After you are done with resizing, you can select any of the other position options you like, eg. "In line with text", "Break text", etc.
answered Dec 28, 2022 at 11:56 121 2 2 bronze badgesI frequently find myself wanting to insert drawings and/or text boxes into Google Docs. Google Drawings is a pitiful tool. For some reason, the drawing capacity is so much better in Google Slides. Plus they have a lot of really advanced diagrams (Insert - diagram).
Basically, I make my graphic or text box in slides.
Then I go to present mode.
Take a screen shot (use either Print Screen button or Shift + Print screen). Then I open this up in a simple photo editing program (even Microsoft Paint). Crop and save as PNG.
And then insert THAT into my document.
It's a work around but you end up with much better quality graphics. For some reason, you can't just cut and paste the graphic straight out of the slides into the document. But you can cut and paste between slides presentations.
I just did this with a "blurry text box" and it is much nicer done this way.
