Tip Sheet

Microsoft Word 2007 - Graphics

 

Load a graphic by:

Clicking on the Insert tab
Click on Picture   

Look in the drive and folder where the picture is saved. This may vary from person to person. The example below looks in the Family folder, but you may have your own graphics folder.
Click on the file name (in the example it is family photo ) and then click on Insert.


When you click on the picture, a Format tab becomes available. Using the formatting tools you will be able to brighten, contrast, re colour, crop the picture as well as apply effects adn borders.



Moving a picture

If you want to drag your picture around and re-position it, click over the picture and then select Position on the Format tab. Select the required option

or select More Layout Options for specific positions.


To re-size a graphic

Click on the graphic to make it active.
Move your mouse pointer to one of the corners until you see a diagonal double arrow (see the bottom right-hand corner of the example below).

When you see the double arrow, click and drag your mouse towards the centre of the picture. Release the mouse button once you have the picture size you want.

or

if you want to specify the exact size of the picture, right click on the picture, select Size

You can specify the exact size of the picture in one of two ways:

either by changing the width and length by clicking the up or down arrows on the Size group on the menu.

 

or

by changing the width and length by clicking the up or down arrows on the pop up window that appears. Then click Close

 

 
 
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