Procedure for inserting pictures and images in Microsoft Word

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Procedure manual on how to insert
images/Pictures in a word document

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Procedure for inserting pictures and images in
Microsoft Word

• 1a. Save the picture you wish to insert into the
  Microsoft word document onto your computer.
• b. Make a mental note of the directory and path
  to the directory where the picture is saved. For
  window XP users, the My pictures folder is the
  default directory and it is preferable to save
  the picture to this folder/directory.
• c. Open the Microsoft word program

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2. Click on the insert tab.
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Once the previous step has been done, the drop
down tab appears 3. Move the mouse cursor over
Picture 4. Select From File by clicking on
it with mouse cursor.
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4. Select the folder/directory where the picture
is saved using the drop down menu 5. Preview of
pictures is seen in the main window 6. Scroll
down if needed, once the picture has been seen,
select required picture with mouse
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1. Selected Picture is highlighted
2. Click Insert.

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9. Resize picture by click on the inserted
picture with the mouse, then click and drag the
corner of the picture to change to required size.