First, make sure you know where on your computer the photo you want to insert is located.
From the top menu bar, click on “insert”. Then choose “picture”. A popup window will show you your folders. (By default it will go to your picture library)
Navigate to the photo file you want, click on it and select “insert”.
The photo will appear in you document. It will be selected, which means you will see a narrow blue line around it with small circles at the corners and squares along the side edges. These circles and squares allow you to resize the image.
You will most likely want to resize the image and change the way the text lines up with or “wraps” around the image.
How to Resize the Image
To resize and maintain proportions: Click on the image to select it. With the photo selected, click on one of the circles at the corner of the image. Holding down the cursor, drag the corner in or out to make your image larger or smaller.
Stretch the photo, or resize it without maintaining proportions by clicking one of the squares along the sides of the photo and drag it to change the length or width.
With the image selected, use the green circle at the top of the image to rotate it, or click on “Format” in the top menu bar. On the right, you will see an option for rotating the image.
How to Fit the Image Into Text (change text wrapping)
Select the photo by clicking on it. Select “format” from the top menu. Select “position” and you will see a drop down menu that shows various pre-set options for where to place your photo.
If you prefer your photo to be lined up with specific text, you may chose “text wrapping” instead of “position”. After you choose your style of text wrapping, drag the image to whatever position you want it within the document.
Adding Effects
From the same “format” menu above, you will see a selection of icons showing pre-set picture styles from adding shadows, borders, and frames to changing shape. In the window that shows the style icons, click the down arrow to see more options. To create your own style, select “picture shape”, “picture border”, etc. Playing around with the options can be a lot of fun and gives you lots of potential for an interesting and creative document.
How to Revert to the Original Photo
The absolute easiest way to ensure you go right back to the beginning, delete the photo and start over. If you don’t like where you’ve gone with all the photo manipulation, you can always revert back to the original by clicking the control “ctrl” and “Z” keys at the same time to back up one step at a time.
If you’ve gone too far for that, here are other ways to revert to the original. With the picture selected, you can select “picture shape” from the menu bar. Then select the rectangle in the upper left corner of the popup menu. Then select “picture border” and select “no outline.” This should undo everything except for size and placement of the image.
If you want to go back to the very beginning, you will have to select “reset picture” at the top left menu bar. This may change the way your photo fits on the page. If it is a large photo, it may appear cropped and run off the page. Here, you need to select the photo, then click the circle in one of the left corners and drag it to the opposite corner of the photo. Let go, and the photo will reappear and you will see that the cropping has changed. If your photo is very large, you may need to do this a couple of times before the whole image fits on the page.
If this intimidates you, click on the image and delete. Then begin all over again from the start.
Kimbra Cutlip - Kimbra Cutlip is a feature writer whose work has appeared in numerous publications including the Washington Post, Environment magazine, ...
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