Working with pictures in documents

Pictures, photos and drawings make a document clear and attractive. In Word a picture can be inserted in several ways from the Insert tab: a picture file from the computer, a picture from the internet, a screenshot, ready-made Shapes or SmartArt. Pictures are saved in different formats – PNG, JPEG, BMP, GIF – which differ in quality and file size. When a picture is selected the Picture Format tab appears in the ribbon, where you can choose border, shadow, size and style. Resize by dragging a corner handle (a corner handle keeps the proportions) and rotate with the circular handle above. “Wrap text” sets how the picture sits with the text. To write inside a shape, click it and add text. When taking pictures from the internet, choose a trustworthy source with an adult’s help, name the author, and never put other people’s photos in a document without their permission.