GoalDescribe the steps to add a picture to a document, name and save files clearly, and plan pictures for my research.
New words
insert · to add a picture or shape into a documentfile · saved work on a device, such as a picture or a documentfile name · the name we find the file bycrop · to cut away the parts of a picture you do not need
Explanation
A word processor has graphic tools too. The steps to add a picture are similar in most programs: open the document, find the Insert tab in the menu bar, choose Pictures, choose the picture file, then check its size and place. The steps differ a little from one program or device to another, so ask your teacher if yours looks different. A drawing program can also crop a photo, which means cutting away the parts you do not need, change its size, and leave white space for writing text. Give every file a clear name, such as camel-drinking, and not just “picture1”, so you can find it later, and save it in a folder you will remember.
Open the document→Find the Insert tab→Choose Pictures→Pick the picture file→Check size and place
Worked examples
Clear name
Unclear name
camel-drinking
picture1
palm-oasis
new
my-poster-plan
xxx
Clear names make a file easy to find.
Marwan’s photo has a big bin on the left. He crops the photo so that only the tree is left.
Section
Picture
Introduction
a drawing of a palm tree
Section 1
a drawing of a date
Section 2
a drawing of a palm-leaf basket
Conclusion
a drawing of an oasis
Mina plans the pictures for her report about the date palm.
Class activity
Picture plan and file names. For your research topic, write a table: Section, The picture I will use, Where it comes from (my drawing or a source), File name. Choose clear file names made of words with dashes between them.
Practice
1
Put the steps for adding a picture to a document in order.
Open the document, find the Insert tab, choose Pictures, pick the file, check the size and place.
2
Which name is clearer: A “picture1” or B “palm-oasis”? Why?
B, because it says what is in the picture, so we can find it easily.
3
What does “crop” mean for pictures?
To cut away the parts of a picture we do not need.
4
Put in order: A pick the picture file, B open the document, C check the size and place, D find the Insert tab.
