word gives you several different ways to
add pictures to your documents you can
use your own or you can search for
something in the online picture library
which includes stock photos clipart and
other graphic resources in this example
I want to start by adding the company
logo to the top margin of the document
the file is already saved to my computer
so inserting it should be pretty easy
just go to the insert tab then click the
pictures command from here select the
image you want you may need to navigate
to where it's saved on your computer
then click the insert button and it'll
be added to your document remember I
wanted the image positioned in the very
top margin but watch what happens when I
try to move it there using the
drag-and-drop method it doesn't work
because the current text wrapping
setting won't allow it
text wrapping controls the position of
the image and the way the rest of your
document wraps around it to move the
image freely we'll need to change the
text wrapping setting to something other
than the default first make sure the
image is selected then look to the
format tab from here you can use
position to choose one of the predefined
layouts
or you can close the position menu and
try the wrap text command if you want a
little more control for a convenient
shortcut you can even access some of
these options from the layout button
here these four options are a good
choice if the picture is in the main
part of your document for example next
to an article we'll take another look at
them at the end of this video this time
I'm going to choose in front of text so
I can move the image around wherever I
want just drag and drop the image
wherever you want it to go you can even
use the arrow keys on your keyboard to
gently nudge it into place and there I
think that looks good now if you find
yourself in a situation where you'd like
to add a picture but you don't have
anything suitable of your own that's
okay word gives you access to thousands
of images from other sources online all
you have to do is go to the insert tab
and click the online pictures command
from here you can use Bing to search the
web for stock photos clipart and other
graphics or you can access images from
your onedrive account if you have any
stored there you can also just browse
the image categories if you need any
ideas let's try a web search just type
your search term in the box then press
ENTER on your keyboard by default being
only shows images that are licensed
under Creative Commons which means it's
okay to use them in your own projects
just to be safe though you should check
the images website to make sure there
aren't any restrictions to find that
website click the icon in the bottom
right corner of an image and follow the
link you see here this image looks good
and should be perfect for the newsletter
I'm working on to insert it I'm going to
click the thumbnail then the insert
button and it will be added to the
document to change the size of an image
all you have to do is click and drag the
sizing handles here you may also have to
hold the shift key to keep the same
proportions now we can adjust our text
wrapping settings again make sure the
image is selected then click the wrap
text command on the format tab this time
I want something little place the image
not behind or in front of the text but
positioned alongside it as you can see
from the preview square would be a good
choice so with the tight option which
causes the text to sort of hug the image
if the image has a transparent
background I think I'm going to go with
tight and then move the picture to the
right side of the article
whether you have your own pictures or
you found something in the online
collection the right imagery can really
make your document pop now you know a
few different ways to add and position
images so you get the right combination
of pictures and text
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