Microsoft Word-How to Insert a Picture in MS-Word

Microsoft Word is a word processor application software developed by Microsoft. It has advanced features which allow to format and edit documents in the best possible way. It makes our document more attractive as compare to paper or file work by
Software developers Richard Brodie Charles Simonyi the Multi-Tool Word for the UNIX operating system in 1983. Later that year, the program was rewritten to run on personal computers under MS-DOS and was renamed Microsoft Word.

This MS Word software saves our article/letters in a form of document and saves it in the computer forever. Whenever it is required it can be shared or can access the document. 

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Insert a Picture

To insert a picture in Microsoft-Word there are two ways-

1. This Device – You can insert a picture file from your computer.
2. Online Pictures – You can also insert pictures from online sites.

To Insert Image from this device-

• Open MS-Word.
• Select the Insert option from the navigation menu.

• Now select the picture option.

• An insert picture from dialog box will open.

• Select this device option.

• An insert picture dialog box will open. Select the drive or folder from the left panel menu where your pictures are saved.

• Next select the picture/image and click on the insert option.

Finally, pictures/images are added to word document from the device.

Now you can also insert online images in your Word document.

Insert Online Images

To Insert Online images first of all

• Open MS-Word.
• Select the Insert option from the navigation menu.
• Now select the picture option. An insert picture from dialog box will open and Select online pictures option.

• Next click on the Bing image Search option to search the picture/image you want to insert.

• Then online image/picture will display.

• Now select a picture and click on the insert option.

• After then, go to the file menu and save the document with appropriate name.

Resize or Move the Picture/Image

• Select the picture and drag a corner handle.
• To wrap text around a picture, select the picture, and then select a wrapping option.

Conclusion

Inserting a picture into Microsoft Word is a simple but powerful feature that enhances the visual quality and effectiveness of your work. You can easily add images to your content through a few simple steps: you go to the Insert tab, select the source of the image you want, then resize and format the image’s location. Using Word’s wide formatting tools also enables you to edit images for professional and attractive results. Whether for academic, professional, or personal use, this skill improves the value and clarity of your documents.