You can enhance the look and feel of a document by adding shapes in Google Docs. You can improve the readability of your text and add accompanying images, explanations, and more. In this post, we’ll explain all the ways you can customize your shapes added to Google Docs.

Here’s how to customize shapes in Google Docs. The customizability of your shape depends on the source you used to add your shape. Depending on how you added your shape, use the relevant section below to customize it.

If you used the Draw option to add your image, you can use the options below to manage your drawings in Google Docs.

To reposition your image, you can use the following steps. Unfortunately, you cannot reposition your shape with a mouse unless you have existing characters in the area. You can simply create empty spaces with the space bar on your keyboard and then reposition your drawing with the mouse. However, you can also use the keystrokes listed below, which should be much easier unless you have a large document to work with.