MS Word - Insert Pictures

Insert Pictures

In Ms-word you can put any type of picture you want inside your document. You can use any of the methods below to do this.

  • METHOD 1
  • Step 1 - Place your text cursor indicator at the point inside your document where you want to insert the picture.
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  • Step 2 - Click on the Insert tab, go the Illustrations group and click on the Pictures option. (This will display a dropdown box with options)
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  • Step 3 - From the options displayed, if you click the Stock Images or Online Pictures this will require internet connection to open stock images or get pictures online.
    When you click on the From this Device option Ms-word automatically opens your file explorer where you can search for pictures on your device.
    Select the picture(s) and click the insert button.
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  • Step 4 - Your picture will be successfully inserted into your Ms-word document.
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  • METHOD 2
  • Step - Open the folder in your device that contains the picture(s) you want to insert.
    Select the picture, hold the click button and drag your mouse pointer into the Ms-word windows document and release the button. Your image will be successfully inserted into the Ms-word document.
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  • METHOD 3
  • Step 1 - Open the folder in your device that contains the picture(s) you want to insert.
    Right click on the picture and click on the Copy option (OR select the picture and press Ctrl + C) to copy the picture.
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  • Step 2 - Go to your Ms-word document, place text cursor indicator at the position where you want to insert the picture(s).
    Right click there, and select the Paste option (OR press Ctrl + V, OR go the clipboard ribbon inside the home tab and click on the Paste command) to paste the picture(s).
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  • FORMATTING INSERTED PICTURES
  • Step 1 - Click on the picture you want to format.
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  • Step 2 - In the menu tab, click on the Picture Format tab, which will bring out different groups of related commands for you to use and format the picture.
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  • Step 2 (Alternate formatting) - Right click on the picture you want to format, from the dropdown list, move to Format Picture and click on it, (This will open the format picture pane from the right side of your windows document) then select the options you want to use and start formatting the picture.
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