Please note: I could (and do) go on and on about working with clip art and graphics. For the purposes of a beginner's tutorial, I will only discuss the basics here. Check the Word Tutorials Index for advanced Tutorials on working with clip art and graphics.
For older versions of Word, please click here.
MS Word includes a library of small cartoon-like pictures that you can use in your document. These pictures collectively are called "clip art."
To insert clip art into your document, select Insert> Picture> Clip Art from the Menu bar. You will see this dialog window at the right of the page:
In the Search For space, type in the kind of picture you want to add. In this case, I want to search for pictures of the State of Liberty. Click Search when you are finished.
You also have the option of telling Word where you want to look for pictures (Search In:) and what type of picture you are looking for (Results Should Be:).
After you click Search, you will be shown all the pictures your computer has to offer.
To choose a piece of clip art, simply click on the desired picture.
Follow these steps to add a photo or picture from an existing file:
1- Select Insert> Picture> From File on the menu bar.
2- Click the down arrow button on the right of the Look in: window to find the image on your computer.
3- Highlight the file name from the list and click the Insert button.
Take a look at the 2 illustrations below. As you can see, the bounding boxes (the lines around each picture) are very different. This is very important, because these two pictures will act very differently inside your document.
Notice the bounding box on the first picture is made of white circles. On the seccond picture it is a black line.
If you click your picture and see the bounding box with the circles, you need do nothing. Your picture is ready to be worked with.If you click your picture and see the bounding box with lines, do the following:
1- Click on the picture, the Picture Toolbar will appear. If you do not see the Picture Toolbar, click View>Toolbars>Picture on the Standard Toolbar.
2- With picture still selected (clicked on), click the Format Picture button, then choose Square.
To move a piece of clip art, simply click on the picture. Hold down the left mouse button, and drag the image wherever you like.
1- Click on the picture, and you will see "handles" (the circles) around it.
2- Hover the cursor over one of the handles until your cursor becomes a double-sided arrow.
3- Hold down the left mouse button, and drag your picture to the desired size.
(To make the picture larger- drag right, To make the picture smaller- drag left.)
Helpful Hint: To keep your picture in the correct proportion, hover the cursor over one of the handles until your cursor becomes a double-sided arrow. Then hold down the Shift key before you drag.
To learn more about using the Picture Toolbar, please see Editing a Graphic in the Advanced Tutorials.
To learn more about using clip art and other graphics, see the Advanced Tutorials on the Tutorial Index Page.
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