Importing and Using Images with your word-processing program

To ensure the best image quality, download images and import or insert them into your program. Here are the basic steps for inserting an image.

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Be sure to check your program's Help section for more troubleshooting help if none of these methods below work with your program.

Insert pictures into Word

Step 1:
  • Select Insert > Pictures to use an image from your computer.
  • Navigate to the folder where you've saved the image.

Step 2:

  • Select the picture you want, and then select Insert.
Resize or move pictures
  • To resize a picture, select the picture and drag a corner handle.
  • To wrap text around a picture, select the picture, and then select a wrapping option.
EPS files can no longer be inserted into Office documents. For details, see Support for EPS images has been turned off in Office.

Insert pictures in Publisher

Step 1:
  • Select the Insert tab > Pictures to use an image from your computer.
  • Navigate to the folder where you've saved the image.

Step 2:

  • Select the picture you want, and then select Insert.
You can also insert images by:
  • Select Home tab > Pictures > From File 
  • Select Insert tab > Picture Placeholder > resize picture placeholder to desired size > double-click to insert image

Insert pictures in PowerPoint

Step 1:
  • Click where you want to insert the picture on the slide.
Step 2:
  • Click the Insert tab > Pictures (in the Images group)

Step 3:

  • In the dialog box that opens, browse to the picture that you want to insert, click that picture, and then click Insert.
Tip: If you want to insert multiple pictures at the same time, press and hold the Ctrl key while you select all the pictures you want to insert.

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