Insert pictures

Text wrapping menu next to a selected square shape

Tip: Pick something other than In Line with Text, and you can move the picture around the page: select the picture and drag it.

What about EPS?

EPS files can no longer be inserted into Office documents. For details, see Support for EPS images has been turned off in Microsoft 365.

What do you want to do?

Insert a picture in Word, PowerPoint, or Excel

On the Insert tab, Picture from File is highlighted.

  1. Click the location in your document where you want to insert a picture.
  2. On the Insert tab, click Pictures.

Tip: The picture is embedded in your document. If your picture has a large file size and makes your document too large, you can reduce the size of your document by linking to the picture instead of embedding it. In the Choose a Picture dialog box, select the Link to File box.

Insert a picture in Outlook

You can insert a picture or photo into the body of an email message, instead of attaching the file. Inserting a picture requires that your message uses HTML formatting. To set HTML formatting, select Options > HTML.

The Pictures option is highlighted on the Message tab.

  1. In the body of your message, click where you want to add a picture.
  2. On the Message tab, click Pictures.

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  • Select the option you want to use for inserting pictures. The Photo Browser option helps you browse through existing photo sets on your computer, such as photos in iPhoto or Photo Booth. Picture from File lets you browse through your computer's file structure to look for photos.
  • When you find the picture you want, drag it from the Photo Browser into your document, or click Open in the file browser. Resize the picture, if necessary, by clicking one of the handles that surround the picture and dragging it. Click the handle at the top of the picture to rotate it.

    Replace a picture in Word, PowerPoint, or Excel
    1. Hold down CONTROL and click the picture, and then click Change Picture.
    2. Locate a new picture on your computer, and then click Insert.

    See also

    Pictures make documents more engaging and easier to understand. There are five different ways to insert a picture on Word Web.

    Here is a detailed description of each of them.

    Insert a picture from your computer

    1. Place the cursor where you want to insert a picture.
    2. In the Insert tab, select Picture >This device.

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    Insert a picture from Mobile device

    1. Place the cursor where you want to insert a picture.
    2. In the Insert tab, select Pictures >MobileDevice.

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    Note: If you do not have the Link to Windows app on your mobile device, you may be routed to the Google Play Store to download it.

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    Requirements:

    Make sure you meet the following requirements in order to insert images from your android device.

    Insert a picture from OneDrive

    1. Place the cursor where you want to insert a picture.
    2. In the Insert tab, select Picture >OneDrive.

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    Insert from Stock Images

    1. Place the cursor where you want to insert a picture.
    2. In the Insert tab, select Picture >Stock Images.

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    Insert a Picture from Web

    1. Place the cursor where you want to insert a picture.
    2. In the Insert tab, select Picture >Search on Web.

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    In addition, you can paste a picture by copying it from the source or you can drag and drop the image on Word Web.