Using Pictures from the Internet

 

Step 1 - Saving a picture from a web page

 

1.   Right-click on the picture.

2.   Select “Save Picture As” from the menu.

3.   Select the appropriate drive and folder where you want to store the picture.  Most choose My Pictures in My Documents folder.

4.   Give the picture a name—you don’t have to keep the name it already has, choose one that makes sense to you.

 

Step 2 - Inserting the picture into your Word document

 

1.    With your Word document open, place your cursor in the page where you would like your picture to be.

2.    Go to Insert/Picture/From File.

3.    Find your picture file by getting into the appropriate drive and folder where your picture is stored.

4.    Clicking on the Insert button or double clicking on your file.

5.    Resize your picture if necessary by clicking the square handle on the corner of the picture and dragging.

6.    Right click on the picture and choose Format Picture from the menu. 

7.    Then choose the Layout tab and Square or Tight from the Wrapping Styles row then OK.

8.    You can now point to the center of your picture, click and drag it around the document.

9.    Notice the text will wrap around the graphic as it is placed in different places.

 

Step 3 - Copying the URL of the picture to your Word document

 

1.    Return to the picture's web page.

2.    Highlight the Internet address (URL) in the address bar.

3.    Copy the address.  Either Edit/Copy or Ctrl-C

4.    Return to your Word document.

5.    Add Caption

6.    Create a text box by clicking on the textbox button in the Drawing toolbar or by choosing Insert …Textbox from the menu bar.

7.    Draw a box by dragging your cursor which should now be a  large  +   icon.

8.    Once you have created your text box, use the paste command to insert the picture's URL.

9.   Drag and resize your textbox so it is clear that it goes with the picture. Remember you can change the size, style or color of the text simply by highlighting it and using the toolbars.

10.To change the look of the text box (Color, Line around it, etc) right click on the edge of the textbox and choose Format Textbox from the pop-up menu.

11.        The Colors and Lines tab will allow you to create a transparent (No color) box with no line.