Inserting an Image or File into a Document

Created 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
Image is too large/too small

Solution
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 doesnt 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.

Cant 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

didnt 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.