Google Docs Image Zoom: Preview and Download Images
"Google Docs Image Zoom" is a practical Chrome extension used for previewing, zooming in/out, and downloading images across Google services, including Docs, Sheets, and Slides. Users find the 'zoom' option on the images while using these services and can see the detailed view of these images simply by clicking on them. While being free to use, it greatly enhances the Google services user experience. Note: This extension is not officially endorsed by Google or related entities.
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Instruction:
In the opened document, click the image you want to zoom. You will see the zoom icon in the right top corner of the image. Click it. The popup with the zoomed image will appear. To close the zoomed image popup, simply click outside of the zoomed image popup or click the close icon in the right top corner of the zoomed image popup.
Disclaimer:
The developer of this extension owns no rights or related in any way to the "Google Docs" software and related trademarks. This extension is not endorsed by any legal entities owning the rights to the "Google Docs" software and related trademarks. Use this extension at your own risk and discretion.
User reviews
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Pros
Works as advertised and enhances Google Docs functionality
Great developer support and responsiveness to issues
Easy to use and effective for zooming images in Google Docs
Many users found it very useful for their documentation needs
Potential for great functionality if improved for images inside cells
Cons
Recent update requires access to browsing history, raising privacy concerns
Does not work with images inside spreadsheet cells, limiting its functionality
Only works in editing or suggesting mode, not in view-only mode
Some users have experienced functionality issues after updates or changes
Green "enlarge" button can obstruct other important functions
Most mentioned
Does not work with images inside spreadsheet cells
Recent update requesting READ ALL BROWSING HISTORY
Great developer support and responsiveness
Only functional in editing and suggesting modes
Users have reported the extension stopping working after a while
User reviews
WARNING: extension has just been updated to request to READ ALL BROWSING HISTORY.
Unless this is an oversight, this seems like a potential violation of privacy, especially given there is no apparent reason why this is now suddenly required.
Would be open to hearing more information from the developers about this change but given no info as of now, I sadly need to uninstall.
Other than that, extension previously worked great and as advertised within google docs!
- Only improvement/note is the extension activates on Google Slides/Presentation as well: when a picture is double clicked, the expand icon appears to the right of the slides (icon is not on the photo) and when switching slides the icon remains and can't be removed even though the photo it will expand no longer is present in the current slide. Would be great if the icon to expand were tied to the photo it is expanding and goes away when switching slides.
This looks amazing in principle, but like another user said, I need to use it with images pasted inside cells, not over cells. Because they cannot be selected, the extension does not work. What a pity :-(
If it was available for images inside cells, it would open up the possibility to manage data records including images in a really cool way. Compact and neat. Images over cell go all over the place if you change data.