Inserting an image into a Microsoft Word Document

When inserting an image into a Microsoft Word Document, make sure that the image is not larger than 1 page, which is 540 pixels wide by 720 pixels tall. You may need to resize the image in an image editing program like Adobe Photoshop, Macromedia Fireworks, or GraphicConverter to shrink a large image. If you don't resize large images, the Word document into which you insert the image will become very large if you insert multiple images.

Using Windows (Mac Users ↓)

  1. Open Microsoft Word.
  2. Go to the Insert Menu -> Picture -> From File

    Insert Menu -> Picture -> From File

  3. Navigate to the image to insert.

    Choose Picture Dialog Box

  4. Click the Insert button. The image is now in the Word Document.

Using Mac OS X (Windows Users ↑)

  1. Open Microsoft Word.
  2. Go to the Insert Menu -> Picture -> From File

    Insert Menu -> Picture -> From File

  3. Navigate to the image to insert.

    Choose Picture Dialog Box

  4. Click the Insert button. The image is now in the Word Document.