Inserting an Image or File into a DocumentCreated by: Julia Pecheny, Matt Ballard, Elouise Miny, Dallas Sanchez

Introduction

The following instructions will guide you through the process of inserting files and images into a Microsoft Word 2013 document.

Process Description

This process allows the user to add visual appeal or representation to a document.

Materials

● Computer ● Microsoft Word 2013● Desired image to insert● Desired file to insert

Directions

For inserting an Image:

1. Open your Word document from Microsoft Word 2013.

2. Click the area in which you want the image to be inserted.

3. Click the INSERT tab at the top of the screen.

4. Click on the PICTURES icon.

5. Find the location of and select the desired image.

6. Click INSERT and the image will be inserted into your document.

7. If the image is not in the correct position, click and drag it to desired spot.

Note: If you want to put the image next to a block of text, click on the image and then click on the button that pops up next to the image to open the menu to select the desired style of text wrapping.

For formatting an Image:

Resizing

1. Once your image is inserted into the document, click the image.

2. Click a corner of the image and drag it to the desired size.Text Wrapping

1. Once your image is inserted into the document, right click the document.2. Hover the cursor over WRAP TEXT, then select the desired wrapping text format.

For inserting a File:

1. Open your Word document from Microsoft Word 2013.

2. Click on the INSERT tab at the top of the screen.

3. Click on the HYPERLINK button.

4. Find the location and select the desired file to insert into the document.

5. Click OK and the hyperlink will be inserted into your document.

Troubleshooting

Issue SolutionImage is too large/too small Place your cursor over the image and left click. Place

your cursor over one of the squares in the corners. Click and drag the image until it is the desired size.

Image is in the wrong place Place your cursor over the image, then click and drag the image to the desired location.

Incorrectly resized image Place your cursor over the image and right click. In the drop-down menu, select “Size and Position”. At the bottom of the window, click the button labeled “Reset”, then click “OK”.

Animation doesn’t work Animated image formats (such as GIFs) do not animate within Microsoft Word.

Image is flipped/inverted Place your cursor over the image and left click. Place your cursor over one of the squares in the corners. Click and drag the image towards the opposite side of the picture from the box you selected until the image flips. Repeat until the image is correct.

Can’t find image to insert Make sure that you are searching in the folder the image is located in. If the image still does not show up, make sure the image is a file type supported by Microsoft Word.

Changing the text wrapping didn’t do anything

In order for text wrapping to work, the image should be near text. Sometimes the effects of text wrapping are

less noticeable depending on the amount of text and the size of the image.

Clicking on link does not open file In order to follow a link in Word, make sure you are holding the CTRL button while left-clicking on the link. If that still fails, delete the link and re-insert it.