How to Insert Images into Word Documents

Documents can become dull and monotonous if they consist solely of text. Lack of visual aids diminishes the effectiveness of conveying information. Therefore, today I'm presenting a guide on how to insert images into your documents and edit them afterward.

INSERTING IMAGES ALREADY STORED ON YOUR COMPUTER

Step 1: Select Insert -> Picture.

Step 2: The Insert Picture dialog box appears -> select the path to the image file you want to insert, then click Insert.

INSERTING IMAGES FROM THE WEB

Step 1: Choose the Insert tab -> Online Pictures.

Step 2: The Insert Picture dialog box appears, type the name of the image you want to search for and press Enter. Once you've selected the image, click Insert.

EDITING IMAGES AFTER INSERTION

The process is quite straightforward, isn't it, folks? However, after insertion, many images may not fit the requirements in terms of size, position, etc. You can edit the inserted images using the methods below:

1. Resizing the image file

- If the image file is too small or too large, move to the edges or 4 corners of the image. When the mouse pointer turns into a two-way arrow, drag it in the direction you want to change. Note that if the image is too small and you want to enlarge it, enlarge it evenly in both directions to avoid distortion. Press and hold the Shift key while dragging at a certain corner of the image.

- If you want the image to have exact height and width, select the Format tab to resize:

2. Adding effects to the image

- If you know how to apply various effects to your image, it's fantastic. Right-click on the image and select Format Picture. There are many effects to choose from: Shadow, 3-D Format... Let's take an example of effects in SHADOW. You can adjust the brightness of the image using Transparency. The 3-D FORMAT application is very useful for advertising furniture products.

3. Displaying images

- There are numerous ways to promote your products. You can use the image as a background or combine it with text to gain customer trust. You can use images of your products as backgrounds for the text you want to present.

+ Right-click on the image and select Wrap Text -> Behind Text.

+ The result after selecting Behind Text:

- Additionally, there are many other ways to coordinate, such as In Front Of Text, In Line With Text.

Wishing you all success!