Published: April 25, 2006
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The right image can add impact to that big presentation, an important report, or even an e-mail message that needs to make a statement. But, if you are not a photography expert, do you really have the time to find, edit, and manage the pictures you would like to use?
You might be surprised at how fast and easy it can be.
This article will show you timesaving tips for accessing, editing, and using pictures throughout the work you do every day. We’ll look at features in Microsoft Windows XP, Internet Explorer, and Microsoft Office 2003 that can help you make quick work of whatever image you want to project.
Published: April 25, 2006
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The right image can add impact to that big presentation, an important report, or even an e-mail message that needs to make a statement. But, if you are not a photography expert, do you really have the time to find, edit, and manage the pictures you would like to use?
You might be surprised at how fast and easy it can be.
This article will show you timesaving tips for accessing, editing, and using pictures throughout the work you do every day. We’ll look at features in Microsoft Windows XP, Internet Explorer, and Microsoft Office 2003 that can help you make quick work of whatever image you want to project.
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Get pictures onto your computer
Perhaps the perfect picture you want for your report is on the Web or in your digital camera. Maybe the picture you need is not yet a picture at all. Regardless, getting just about any picture onto your computer can be incredibly fast and simple to do.
Here are four quick and easy options for accessing the picture you need:
| 1. | Save pictures from the Web. To save a picture from a Web page to your computer, just right-click. When you right-click a picture on a Web page in Internet Explorer, you get the options to save, e-mail, or even print the picture, as shown below.
When you click Save Picture As, a dialog box opens where you can browse to a location on your computer and save the picture. Note Before using an image from any Web page, particularly for commercial purposes, it is always a good idea to be sure you have permission to use the image. Keep in mind that many photos you see on the Web may be protected by copyright, whether or not a copyright notice appears on the page.
This shortcut menu appears when you right-click a picture on a Web page in Internet Explorer. |
| • | To create a screen clipping, first right-click the OneNote icon in the system tray and then click Create Screen Clipping, as shown here.
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| • | Then, as you see below, drag to highlight the portion of the screen you want to save as a picture. When you are happy with the highlighted portion, just click the mouse to take the picture.
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| • | Once you take the picture, it will appear on a OneNote page along with a time stamp showing when the picture was taken. And, if you took the picture from a Web site, the time stamp will also include a hyperlink to that page.
However, taking the picture also copies the picture to the Clipboard. So, after you take the screen clipping, you can open another program, such as Microsoft Office PowerPoint, Word, or Excel, and just press CTRL+V to paste the picture into your document. Get more information on capturing screen images with OneNote. |
Tip After you take a screen clipping with OneNote or using your keyboard, you can save it as its own file by pasting the clipping into Microsoft Paint. To do this, on the Start menu point to All Programs, then to Accessories, and then click Paint. After Paint opens, press CTRL+V to paste your image into a new paint file, which you can then save as needed.
Use pictures in documents, e-mail, or notes
The right picture can help emphasize an important point, or make it easier to brainstorm with colleagues. Sometimes, the perfect picture can even make your day a little better.
Check out some fast and effective ways to include pictures in many aspects of your work:
| 1. | Add a picture to your Word, Excel, or PowerPoint file. Once you save a picture to your computer, there are two easy options for getting it into your document perfectly every time.
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Edit pictures to create the perfect image
You may not be a photography expert or have any experience editing photos at all, but you can still edit pictures in Microsoft Office to get exactly what you want every time.
Here are three easy and powerful methods for customizing pictures in Office:
| 1. | Use Picture Manager to crop, resize, recolor, and otherwise tweak your picture to perfection. Picture Manager is one of the tools available with Microsoft Office. You can use Picture Manager to edit pictures, export them to different picture file formats for use in other programs, or just to organize and access all of your pictures more easily. To find Picture Manager, click the Windows Start button, point to All Programs, point to Microsoft Office, and then point to Microsoft Office Tools. Learn about working with pictures in Picture Manager. |
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Stephanie Krieger Stephanie Krieger is a Microsoft Office System MVP as well as author of the books Advanced Microsoft Office Documents 2007 Edition Inside Out (February 2007) and Microsoft Office Document Designer. As a professional document consultant, she has helped many global companies develop enterprise solutions for Microsoft Office and taught numerous professionals to build great documents by understanding how the Office programs “think.” Stephanie writes regularly for several Microsoft Web pages and frequently delivers Microsoft webcasts. Visit her blog, arouet.net, for Microsoft Office tips as well as information about new and upcoming publications and webcasts. |
