How to Insert a Picture in a Microsoft Word Document

You can insert clip art or a photo you have scanned in a Microsoft Word 97, 2000 (for PC) or 98 (for Macintosh) document. Graphics add pizzazz to a document and also break up the density of text, making it more appealing. You can also use graphics to illustrate the points you're making.

Things You'll Need

  • Microsoft Word
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Instructions

    • 1

      Place the cursor where you want the graphic in your document.

    • 2

      Go to the Insert menu and select Picture.

    • 3

      Select Clip Art if you want to insert clip art from the Microsoft Gallery; select From File if you want to insert a photo or drawing you've scanned or created in another application.

    • 4

      For Microsoft clip art, choose an image from the gallery, then right-click it and choose Insert (the first icon in the menu).

    • 5

      For other pictures, locate the file on your hard disk, select it and click Insert.

    • 6

      After the picture appears in the document, resize it by dragging one of the handles (small boxes) located around the outside edges of the graphic's frame.

Tips & Warnings

  • See "How to Wrap Text Around a Picture in Microsoft Word" to learn how to make text flow around your graphic.

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Comments

  • 3671aikihell Nov 13, 2010
    In m/w when I want to add a photo, I click `insert` then ` picture ` then `file`.I then get a text list of all my photos, I would like to see may photos as that would be easier to select from. HELP !! Henry

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