Introduction
By the end of this lesson, you should be able to:
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Insert clip art
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Insert a picture
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Resize pictures and clip art
Inserting clip art into a slide
Clip art
is a collection of graphical images. You can easily enhance your presentation with clip art in a few easy steps.
To insert clip art into a slide:
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In the
Outline view
in the left pane, select the slide where you want the clip art to appear.
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Click the
clip art button
on the
Drawing toolbar
.
OR
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Select the slide you want to work on.
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Click the down-pointing arrow in the
task pane
Insert Clip Art
.
If you are working with a slide that has an icon for clip art, click the icon. You'll learn more about this later in this lesson.
Searching for clip art
Once you activate the
Insert Clip Art
option, a list of clip art appears on the screen. If you don't see the clip art you want for your presentation, you can look for it using the
Search feature
.
To search for clip art:
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With the
Search dialog box
open, type the name of the image you are looking for, like people, buildings, or winter.
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Click
Search
.
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Click the clip art you want to insert.
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Click
OK
.
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The clip art appears in your slide.
You can move or resize clip art and other content once it has been inserted into a slide. You'll learn more about this later in this lesson.
Searching for clip art online
To find a larger selection of clip art, you can browse for clip art on the Web. To begin, make sure you have an Internet connection.
To search for clip art on the Web:
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With the
Search dialog box
open, type the name of what you are looking for.
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Under
Other Search Options
, click the down-pointing arrow next to
Selected collections
and check the box next to
Web Collections
.
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Browse through the different clip art options.
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Click the clip art you want to insert.
Inserting pictures from files
Adding
pictures
to your presentation can also keep your audience's attention. You can insert pictures you have on file on your computer.
To insert a picture from a file:
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Click
Insert
Picture
From File
.
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Navigate to the folder where you've saved your picture.
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Click the picture you want to insert into the slide.
OR
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Click the
Insert Picture button
on the
Drawing toolbar
.
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Navigate to the picture you want to use.
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Select the picture and click
Insert
.
Inserting pictures or clip art using a slide design layout
Some slide layouts already have icons for clip art and pictures. PowerPoint allows you to insert pictures though these
slide design layouts
.
To insert pictures using a slide design layout:
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Browse the slide design layouts to find one with an icon for a picture.
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Click the picture icon.
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Navigate to the picture you want to insert.
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Select the picture and click
Insert
.
Resizing pictures and clip art
Once you insert clip art or a picture, you may need to resize it to better fit your slide.
To resize pictures or clip art:
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Click the cursor the edge of the graphic, and a
resizing handle
appears. A resizing handle is a black double-headed arrow
that changes to a plus sign
+
once you start resizing the image.
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Drag the graphic to the size you want.
Challenge!
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Open the presentation titled
Tips for Getting Organized
.
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Select the first slide.
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Choose a
Title, Text, and Contents layout
from the list in the
Slide Layouts pane
. Make sure it contains placeholders for clip art and a bulleted list.
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Click
Apply to Selected Slide
.
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You now have a slide with a bulleted list and a place for clip art.
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Click
Insert Clip Art
.
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When the
Select Picture dialog box
appears, insert clip art to enhance this slide.
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Close and save your presentation.