How to Embed an Image in Text Using Microsoft Word

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You can create some great graphic effects using images and Microsoft Word. You can wrap text around the image, place the image behind the text, or place the text behind the image. We'll look at a few of the choices. Read on to learn how to embed an image in text using Microsoft Word.

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Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

Computer with Microsoft Word

Step1

Go to your Start Menu and open Microsoft Word. Open your document. For our example, we're using an article about trains. We're going to use an image from Word Clip Art. On the top Menu, click on "Insert," then on "Picture," then on "Clip Art." This will open the Insert Clip Art box. Enter your criteria in the box and search.

Step2

Click on an image in the search pane and it will be inserted into your document. Put it anyplace you'd like, or put a couple in and play with each of them. We have inserted an image between the title and the body of the text. If you click on the image the Picture Toolbar will appear.

Step3

There are several choices on the Picture Toolbar. For now, we're looking at the "Text Wrapping" function. This is the button that looks like a little dog in a square filled with lines. Click on this button and you will be presented with choices. Click on each of these choices and see what happens to your image.

Step4

When you get to "Edit Wrap Points" play with your image by dragging the various wrap points through your text. You can also drag your image around and put it in different places in your text.

Tips & Warnings

If your Picture Toolbar doesn't appear, click on "View," then on "Toolbars." Put a check mark next to Picture.
Most of the buttons on the Picture Toolbar allow you to edit and change your image. Play with them and see what they do.
If you already have an image you want to use, click on "From File" and browse until you locate your image. Then, follow the same steps.