The best and easy way to handle this is by using substitute formula and having two columns here is the explanation below: Column A5: just put google drive image shareable link e.g. "https://drive.google.com/open?id=1CfUnvGGdt96irA419HnU0BvRafD4F_os" Column B5: use the combination of two formula image and substitute like this: =image(substitute(A5,"open?id","uc?export=download&id")) Explanation this will convert the google image indirect image file into direct link and give the image outcome as you want it. **Screenshot:** [![enter image description here][1]][1] [![enter image description here][2]][2] [1]: https://i.sstatic.net/o8EDw.png [2]: https://i.sstatic.net/5FYRg.png