Inserting Clip Art and Picture

(POWERPOINT Finals Lesson 1)

Clip art
- in the graphic arts, refers to pre-made images used to illustrate any medium. Today, clip art is used extensively
in both personal and commercial projects, ranging from home-printed greeting cards to commercial candles.
Clip art comes in many forms, both electronic and printed. However, most clip art today is created, distributed,
and used in an electronic form. Since its inception, clip art has evolved to include a wide variety of content, file
formats, illustration styles, and licensing restrictions. Clip art is generally composed exclusively of illustrations
(created by hand or by computer software), and does not include stock photography.
- You can add pictures from your computer or search the web, among other options.

Insert clip art

How to insert Clip Art?
1. On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click Clip Art.

2. In the Clip Art task pane, in the Search for text box, enter the type of clip art or picture you're looking
for.
3. Then Click Go.

Note: When you search for clip art and pictures online, you'll be directed to Bing. You're responsible for respecting
copyright, and the license filter in Bing can help you choose which images to use.
4. In the list of results, click the clip art to insert it.

Insert a picture from a file

1. Click where you want to insert the picture.
2. On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click Picture.

3. Locate the picture that you want to insert, and then double-click it.
To add multiple pictures, press and hold CTRL while you click the pictures that you want to insert, and then click Insert.

NOTE : Pictures that you insert from a file are embedded in your document, worksheet, or presentation. You can reduce
the size of the email message by linking to a picture instead. In the Insert Picture dialog box, click the picture that you
want to insert, click the arrow next to Insert, and then click Link to File.

Format Picture Tab & Menu

After you insert an image the Picture Tools - Format tab will automatically appear. It will disappear if you click outside of
an image. To reactivate the tab, just click on the picture you wish to edit. PowerPoint will show a preview of all
formatting changes as you roll your mouse over them.
You can also use the Format Picture menu to make many of the adjustments described below. To access this menu,
press the arrow button on the bottom right of any of the groups on the Picture Tools tab.
Adjust Picture Settings

The Adjust group on the Picture Tools tab allows you to adjust the brightness and contrast of your image. You can also
use the recoloring options to change the tint of your picture.

If you find that your PowerPoint presentation is loading slowly, the Compress Pictures option may help it run faster. A
dialog box will appear that gives you the choice of compressing all the images in your presentation or only the ones
currently selected. Under Options on this dialog, you can also choose to compress your images based on how you intend
to deliver your presentation - through print, on the web or a projector, or through email.

If you would like to replace your picture, an easy way to do this is to use the Change Picture option. By using Change
Picture, your replacement image will retain the same size and position settings as the original. Changes to the
brightness, contrast, and color of the picture will not carry over, but any border, style, and arrangement settings will be
applied.
If after making adjustments to your image you find that you would like to start over, use the Reset Picture option. Note:
This will reset the size of your image as well!

Borders and Effects

With the Picture Styles group you can add some interesting effects to your images, including regular borders and shaped
borders, shadows and reflections, and 3-D rotation options. PowerPoint comes with a number of built-in options, or you
can customize your own using the drop down Picture Shape, Picture Border, and Picture Effects menus on the right.
Arranging, Aligning & Grouping Images
Arranging

PowerPoint allows you to overlap objects, so that for example you could have a text box or a callout over an image, or
two images that overlap each other, or several solid shapes and lines arranged to make an interesting background on a
slide master.

To determine the order of images or objects you have several options:

 To put the image on top of or behind all other objects, select the image and then click on Bring to

 Front or Send to Back.

 If you have more than two objects to arrange, use the menu arrows beside the Bring to Front or Send to
Back buttons to bring the image forward or backwards by one.
 If you have a lot of objects click on Selection Pane to bring up a list of all the elements on your slide. Using the
options on the pane you can re-order the objects, hide individual items, and show or hide everything.

Aligning
You can always move objects by clicking and dragging them, but if you
want to be more exact with your placement, use the options under
the Align menu. You can use this to place objects to the right, left, top,
bottom, and center of the slide, make sure the object is both
horizontally or vertically centered by using the distribute options, or
display a grid to help with your manual placements.

PowerPoint also has the ability to rotate a picture. Click on Rotate to rotate the picture 90° right or left, or to flip the
image vertically or horizontally. If you would like to specify another angle for your image, choose More Rotation
Options under the Rotate menu to bring up the Size and Position dialog.
In the example to the left, our image is rotated by -18° (click for a full-size view). You can also use the Size and Position
dialog to alter other aspects of your image, such as the scale and its position on the slide.
Grouping
The final option in the Arrange section is the Group button. This button is used to combine objects into one so that they
can be moved and edited all at once. Note: This button will remain inactive unless you have multiple objects selected.
To select and group multiple objects:
Click on the first object
Hold down the Shift or Ctrl button on your keyboard while clicking on any other items you wish to group together
Click the Group button
If you wish to ungroup the objects, select the combined object, click on the Group button and choose Ungroup.

Cropping & Resizing Images

The last group in the Picture Tools tab is the Size group.
Here you can specify the height and the width of the selected image.
You can also use the Crop tool to remove unnecessary parts of your images. Cropping resizes an image by hiding
horizontal or vertical edges.
To crop an image, click the Crop button. Special handles will appear around your image, as seen below.

Click and drag the handles inward to hide that part of your image. You can also use out-cropping to add a margin to an
image. Simply drag the handles away from the image rather than inward.
If you want to undo a crop, you can either click crop again or drag the handles outward to make the hidden part visible
or simply click the Reset Image button.