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How to Download an Image from Google Sheets (2024 Update)

December 5, 2024

How to Download an Image from Google Sheets

Follow the steps below to download an image from Google Sheets. 

1. Navigate to Google Sheets and Open Your Document

Navigate to Google Sheets and open the document that contains the image you want to download.

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2. Publish Your Google Sheet to the Web

Go to the File menu, select 'Publish to the web', then click on the 'Publish' button. You can choose the specific sheet or entire document to publish if prompted.

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3. Access Your Sheet Through the Provided Public Link

After publishing, Google Sheets will provide you with a link. Open this link in a new browser tab. This will display your Google Sheets document on a publicly accessible web page.

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4. Locate Your Desired Image on the Published Page

On the published web page, locate the image you wish to download. The layout might look slightly different from the Google Sheets interface, but you should be able to find your image.

5. Initiate the Image Download Process

Right-click on the image (or use a two-finger tap on a trackpad) to bring up the context menu. In the context menu, select the option "Save Image As..." or a similar command. This action prompts you to save the image file to your computer.

6. Make Your Document Private Again by Unpublishing

If you published your document only to download the image and do not need it to stay public, go back to Google Sheets. Under the File menu, choose 'Publish to the web' and then click on 'Stop publishing' to make your document private again.

We hope that you now have a better understanding of how to download an image from Google Sheets. If you enjoyed this article, you might also like our article on how to set up Google Sheets to copy only visible cells or our article on how to set up Google Sheets to append text.

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