The graphics capabilities of Word are very useful!

Inserting Graphics from the ClipArt Gallery

1. Open a new document.
2. On the Insert menu, click Picture, and then click Clip Art.
   
   
    
3. Click the Clip Art tab.
4. In the list of categories, select one that interests you.

4. Click any graphic you like (this example selection is from the "signs" category):
   
   Note
   If you cannot locate a particular picture on the CD-ROM or in Clip Art, choose another picture that is appropriate for the lesson.

   

5. Click on the clipart you want to insert,
6. Click Insert clip (the top button of the choices that appear in the little callout window that you see here) to place the clip art in your document:
   
   
    
7. Click the center of the image, (the cursor changes to a four-pointed arrow) and drag it across your document to see how the image moves.

You may want to find a ClipArt that meets a thematic need, like for a holiday, or recycling, or sports.

Rather than looking through the categories, you can enter keywords and have the program search for you:

1. Open a new document.
2. On the Insert menu, click Picture, and then click Clip Art.
3. Click the Clip Art tab.
4. Click in the Search for clips drop-down window, and type a keyword. For this example, type: flags. (See image)
5. Click Search.
6. A window will open that is like you saw when you clicked on a category above, but this time all clips should have a connection to the theme "flags."

Changing Image Size

1. Click the square on the lower right of the image, and drag it to increase the size of the image to fit the full width of the page.
2. Experiment to see that you can decrease the size.
3. Grab one of the side squares, and see how you can distort the image by changing its size in only one dimension, not two.
   This is why you normally want to change image size proportionately, by grabbing only the corners!

Inserting ClipArt from the CD-ROM

Note to Most Students:  The CD is usually not available, or will not load properly, in the computer classroom. (But check with your teacher )  However, read this section for future reference, and because you should be able to do it on your own computer.

Inserting graphics from the CD

1. Insert the CD-ROM.
2. On the Insert menu, click Picture, and then click Clip Art.
3. Click the Clip Art tab.
4. In the list of categories, select Academic, or another category.
5. Click any graphic you like, and click Magnify to see it better.
6. Click Insert to place the clip art in your document.
7. Click the center of the image, and drag it across your document to see how the image moves.
8. Click Undo.
9. Click the square on the lower right of the image, and drag the image to fit the full width of the page.
10. Click Undo.
11. Close the document.

Using WordArt

Using Word, you can easily insert graphics to catch a reader’s attention.

Another way to generate interest is to use WordArt, a Word feature that twists, colors, and stylizes text to give it visual interest.

It is used a number of times on the Bijou web site to make something work a little better than plain text, or to make it just look fancier.

Applying WordArt

1. Open a new document.
2. On the Insert menu, click Picture, and then click WordArt
   -or-
   Click the WordArt button in the Drawing Toolbar at the bottom of the window:
   
   
    
3. In the WordArt Gallery, click one that you like.
   
   
    
4. Click OK.
5. Enter an appropriate caption where it says Your Text Here.
6. Click OK. You will see you WordArt on the page, probably with the WordArt toolbar in attendance:
   
   
    
7. Click the Free Rotate button,
   
   
   
   - position the pointer on the lower left green dot (below your WordArt),
   - and drag the pointer until your text is oriented differently.
   - Experiment! It's kind of fun!
   
8. Move the mouse pointer over each of the buttons to see how they can be used to change the image.
9. Click and drag the yellow diamond to change the shape of your WordArt without changing its size.
10. Click and drag a square on a side or corner to change the size. (
    In WordArt, you more often may want to grab the sides and distort the original shape to fit a particular space or to get what you really wanted in the first place.)
11. Experiment! Click other buttons on the toolbar to change color schemes, shapes, etc. You can be totally creative!

Note
If the WordArt toolbar doesn't open automatically, click anywhere on the WordArt image to open the WordArt toolbar.

Creating graphics

In Word you can create and insert graphics that you have created for a specific purpose, like for a sign, a project, or a newspaper article.

Using the Drawing Toolbar

The Drawing Toolbar makes it easy to create original, one-of-a-kind graphics to enhance documents, reports, memos, letters, and assignments.

Most of the buttons of the Drawing Toolbar are noted below:

1. Open a new document.

2. Click View> Toolbars> Drawing,
   -or-
    click the Drawing button on the Standard toolbar.  The drawing toolbar should appear at the bottom of your screen.

3. Click the buttons on the Drawing Toolbar, like the Line, Arrow, or Oval.
   - This will change the insertion point into a crosshair symbol.

4. Click anywhere on the page and drag the crosshair across the page from one side to the other, and move up or down.
   Observe how the shape you clicked appears and takes on its shape relative to your dragging.

Select a Drawing Object and Change its Appearance

You can Select a Drawing Object (that's what you just drew is called) just by clicking on it.

1. Open a new document.

2. On the Drawing toolbar, click the arrow button and then draw an arrow.

3. Click on that arrow so as to Select it.

4. On the Drawing toolbar, click the little down arrow next to the Line Color button, and choose a color for the arrow you have drawn.

5. On the Drawing toolbar, click the Line Style button, and click a thicker line style.

6. Draw another arrow.

7. On the Drawing toolbar, click the Arrow Style button, and click the double-pointed arrow, or click a different arrowhead style than the default one you started with.

8. Then click the other Line Style button, and click a dotted or dashed line style.

9. Then click the Line Color button, and choose another color for the second arrow.

10. With either arrow selected, click the box on one end and change the length of the arrow.

11. Also move that end around on the page and observe that you can point the arrow in any direction.

12. Experiment for a few minutes with other shapes, like, click on the circle button, click the fill color and Line Color,
    click Draw and go up to Order then Send to Back,
    Click the Shadow or 3D button and play with different looks.

Using AutoShapes

1. Open a new document.

2. If the Drawing Toolbar is not on your screen, Click View> Toolbars> Drawing to display the Drawing toolbar.
3. On the Drawing Toolbar, click AutoShapes> Stars and Banners> 32-Point Star.
   
   
    
4. Drag the crosshair diagonally across the page to create a star.
5. Grab the yellow diamond "handle,"
   
   
   
    and pull it gently to the center of the star to create a new shape.
   
   
    
6. Click any of the other square handles around the star, and drag them to change the size of your star.
7. Choose other shapes, then play with their shape-changing diamonds to see what you can do with them.
8. Close the document.

Inserting a Text Box into another Drawing Object

You can, in Word, insert a textbox into a drawing object, making the two "meld" into one object.  This is especially useful because your text-containing boxes can have all the creativity and cleverness you wish to give them, rather than being stuck with a "plain old box" shape.

1. Open a new document.
2. Click on the AutoShapes button on the Drawing Toolbar.
3. Choose a drawing object that it would make sense to place text into:
   "Stars and Banners"
   
    has some good candidates, as does "Basic Shapes," but there are so many to choose from!
   
   NOTE: Don't choose "Callouts" at this time. They are automatically setup as textboxes. You can experiment with them, too, though.
    
4. Draw the shape you choose with your mouse, then let go. (Drag the crosshair diagonally across the page to create the shape)
   
   
    
5. Click the Text Box button, on the Drawing Toolbar,
   then immediately click inside of the shape that you just drew.
   
   (Note that the shape is still there, but the Textbox border indicator is part of it.)
   
   
    
6. Now type a caption in your shape, and format the text so that it looks good.
7. You can also click on the shape so as to see the yellow diamond, and change its shape as you have done before.

 Adding pictures

Pictures or images added to certain documents can enhance and clarify what you are trying to do.

Bijou students, do this lesson: Downloading, saving, and inserting pictures or images from the Web.

1. Open an existing document with quite a bit of text, or download this one, and save it as a Word file.
2. Click Insert> Picture> Clip Art.
3. Click on the Pictures tab,
   find the picture you want, click on it, then click the Insert clip button that appears.
   
   -or-
   you can look on the WEB and download a picture you like
   or insert any picture you already have saved.
    
4. Click on the picture.  The picture toolbar should appear.  If it doesn't, click  View> Toolbars> Picture.
5. Click on the Text Wrapping button, and select square. Note the other choices. You can also experiment with them.
   
   
   
   NOTE: Use Text Wrapping to ensure that the text associated with a picture or other image is placed correctly and esthetically. Otherwise, your picture might have no clear purpose and could then detract from your work rather than enhance it.
    
6. Enter an appropriate caption for your picture in a textbox to place it next to the picture appropriately.
7. You may have to work with the picture, and your caption and text, to get it to look like you want:

Adding pictures and videos from the CD

• You can bring in pictures, drawings, and even sound from the CD-ROM used to install Word, or you can add Clip Art, photo CDs and digital camera art.
• If you did a Complete Install, you may have everything on your computer and don't need to get the CD.
  In Word 2000 and above, there is a link to connect you to the Microsoft Website to download additional clipart and videos.
• If you want to find a particular type of picture, say you're looking for an American Flag to insert into your document, you can type a keyword into the search window to have Word find one for you.

Adding photos, sounds, or even videos to your document

1. Open a new document.
   • You may have to insert the program’s CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive, if you didn't do a full install.
2. Click Insert> Picture> Clip Art.
3. Click the category you want a video from, or type a keyword into the search window.
4. Click the Motion Clips tab to see available clips.
5. Click the clip you want to insert.

6. Click Play.
7. Click Insert.
8. Double-click Image to see the video play in your document.
9. Of course, if you print this out you won't see the movement that you see when your document is open on your screen.

Customizing your toolbars

You can use the Toolbar command to customize Word toolbars.

Adding the Arrow to the Standard toolbar

1. Open a new document.
2. On the View menu, click Toolbar, and then click Customize.
3. Click the Commands tab.
4. Under Categories, click All Commands.

5. Under Commands, click the third DrawInsertArrow option, and drag it to the Standard toolbar.
6. Release the mouse button.
7. Click Close.

To create your own toolbar:

1. On the View menu, click Toolbars, and then click Customize.
2. Click the Toolbars tab..
3. Click New..
4. In the Toolbar name box, enter your initials.
5. Click OK.

Use the "Customizing Your Toolbar" lesson above to add your favorite buttons to the toolbar you just created.

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UPDATED 11/14/05