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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 will
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 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
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
we've got it 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 search for stock photos clipart
and other graphics at office.com or you
can use Bing to search the web you can
even access pictures from your SkyDrive
account if you have any stored there I'm
gonna try a web search first just type
your search term in the box
then press ENTER on your keyboard by
default Bing 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 just
follow the link you see here let's try
the same search but this time in the
office comm collection unlike the web
search option you're free to use any of
these images any way you want without
having to check the license they're
provided by Microsoft so you always have
access to high quality images no matter
what kind of image you need this one
looks good it should be perfect for the
article 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 the ones in
the corners we'll make sure the image
stays in proportion
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 that'll 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