How to Insert a Picture in a Word Document

With Microsoft Word, you can put pictures and graphics on the page next to your text. Someone said a picture is worth a thousand words. Maybe not, but it can add essential worth to your text document. Word allows you to add all kinds of features to your document, and the word processor comes with clip art. Here's how to add your own picture from a camera or scanner into your Word document.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Prepare Your Picture

1. Find your picture on your computer.

2. Edit your picture. Filtering and touch-up work can be done to make the picture look better. Be sure to crop the picture to include only what you want to appear in your MS Word document.

3. Save your picture. Paint saves your picture as a .bmp, and other image editors save as a .jpg. Both of these are ok.

Insert the Picture Into the Document

4. Open your Word document.

5. Put your cursor where you want the picture to appear.

6. From the 'Insert' menu, go down to 'Picture'.

7. Select 'from file'.

8. Click on your picture once, then hit the 'Insert' command right below the open file list. Your picture should appear right where you want it.

Tips & Warnings

• If the picture is not where you want it, the best bet is probably trial and error. Delete your picture and position the cursor where it will insert the picture correctly. It may take a couple of tries, as you learn how to juggle text and images in the Word editor.