Jazz up that document: Utilizing online resources for Graphics


Do you wish that you had access to more clipart than what is on your PC?  Well, you do.  Microsoft has online clipart that you can access.  You can access this clipart from within most any Microsoft Office application (instructions below) or you can go directly to the website at http://office.microsoft.com/clipart/default.aspx).

To insert a graphic from online, Click on Insert, go to Picture and click on  Clip Art and once the window come up choose clips online (click <alt>+ <c> using your keyboard).  If you receive a message about web access, just click ok. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You will be taken to Microsoft’s website for clipart and from there you can search for the right graphic to insert into your document.

 


In this example, the search is for happy holidays and choice is to search only Clip art.  Other options you can search on this site are photos, animations, sounds or all media types.

 



To insert the file into your document, click the down arrow next to the graphic and choose copy…

 


 

……and then you go back to your document and choose paste.

 

As you can see, this offers a chance for you to add more variety to your documents.  Enjoy!
 



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