Graphics
To Save Files from the Internet
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Right click on the graphic
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Select Save
Picture As
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Click the Save In drop down arrow to select the
location to save the graphic. It is
good practice to save to the Trash directory or to a floppy disk.
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Click Save
To
Insert a Graphic
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Place cursor where graphic is to be located
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Insert Þ Picture Þ From
File
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Click Look in: drop
down arrow
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Select the drive
where the graphic is located
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Select the desired graphic
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Click Insert
*You can also insert Clip art by selecting Insert Þ Picture Þ Clip Art*
If you are doing complex layouts, it is
a good idea to create a table, insert the graphics and text into the table and
then turn off the table lines. The
table allows greater control over the formatting.
To Format a Graphic
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Click on the graphic once to select. Formatting boxes will appear
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Right click
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Select Format Picture
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Select Layout
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Select Tight
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Select desired alignment
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Click OK
To Position a
Graphic
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Click once on the graphic to select
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Move the cursor over the graphic until the four-arrowed
cursor appears
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Click, hold, & drag graphic to desired location
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Text will automatically flow around picture if you formatted
the picture
To
Resize a Graphic
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Click once on the graphic to select
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To change height or width drag on middle handles
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To change size proportionately, drag on a corner handle
To Delete a
Graphic
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Click once on the graphic to select
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Hit the Delete
key
To Add a Caption
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Click once on the graphic to select 
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Insert Þ Caption
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Click at the end of the Caption Box and add the
information about the graphic. If you
are using a graphic from the Internet, this is where you would add identifying
information for the Works Cited page.
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Change the Position of the caption if desired
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Click OK
Several good clipart sites:
Clipart.Com
RLS
05/09/2000