if you want to become in an expert in handling Wordyou must learn to work on editing images so that they adapt perfectly to the text.
To perform basic graphics manipulation you will need to know how the Picture Tools feature works.. Which will allow you, with a simple way, to find the best option for the illustration you have.
In the following paragraphs we will teach you all the information about image editing. We will show you the secrets you must know so that your work has the same results as that of a professional.
What is basic image manipulation in Word and what is it for?
Image manipulation is a tool you can find in Microsoft’s word processor. This function allows you to edit the graphic with basic options so that you can adapt it to the needs of the document.
In this way you can modify the illustration adjusting its size, color, outline and effects. you will also be able cut it out and then place it before or after the words.
You must bear in mind that to activate this function it is necessary that you have selected the image. Otherwise you will not be able to work on it, since Word will not detect that you want to edit the graphic, but rather that you want to modify the text.
Learn how to manipulate the most basic aspects of a picture in Word
In the following paragraphs you will find the secrets to manipulate the most basic aspects of an image. Do not miss anything if you want to become an expert.
Let’s start:
fit to text
In order to adjust the image to the text, you will have to follow this guide:
- Choose the picture.
- You will see that the function has been activated “Image Tool”. Click on the tab “Format”.
- go to the group “Organize”.
- Click on the option “Position”.
- By default word fits the image in line with the text, that is, it occupies the entire paragraph. But you can modify the image by placing it in a justified way, centered or right aligned. You will have to choose the tab “Position” and then select the different options you have, both in the field “Horizontal” as in the “Vertical”.
- When you have finished you will have to click on “To accept”.
You will have to use this tool when you need give a different style to the text. By this we mean that you should justify to the middle or to the right when working with documents that are related to magazines, stories, newspapers or any other that you need to write next to the image.
Organize
with this tool you can arrange the text to be located in front of or behind the image. This is useful whenever you want make templates with personalized designs for invitations to parties or any other type of event.
You must bear in mind that the image contrast must be according to the textsince the latter is will lose between the colors of the illustration.
To achieve this format you will have to do the following:
- Once you have selected the image, click on “Format”.
- In “Organize” choose the option “Adjust text”.
will display a menu with all the options you want. You must take into account that the text that is found in the following paragraph will be the one that is placed behind or in front of the image.
image settings
when you need adjust the image for ideal contrast according to the text you have in the document you will need to use the tools “Fixes” Y “Color” that offers word. This will allow you to have the color, contrast and brightness optimal in the illustration.
It is ideal for use in those documents in which you have given an old style, fun or other special theme.
In order for you to generate the modification, you must follow these steps:
- Click on the image so that it is selected.
- Once you have opened the function “Image tools”, you should go to the tab “Format”.
- Search the group “Adjust” and select the option “Fixes”.
- A menu will be displayed with different options that will allow you to adjust the sharpness, brightness and contrast.
If what you are looking for is modify color saturation, tone or color the imageyou will have to select the function “Color” located next to “Fixes”. With this tool you will find the possibility of choose default functionsbut you can also define a transparent color or edit the color by clicking on the option “More Variations”.
Image size
In case you have inserted an image and you need only one area of it to appear, you will have to crop it so it can fit the text. you can also enlarge width and height of it when you need to perfect it and adjust it to the general format.
This will allow you to deliver a long text and that the reader can quickly understand what the graphic that you have added to the document is about.
You will have to follow these instructions so that the image is as you wish:
- Once you have selected the image, click on the tab “Format”.
- Go to the function group “Size”.
- Choose the option “Cut”.
- Click on “Cut”. You will see that the image has black lines at its angles, these also appear in the middle of each of the sides.
- With the mouse move those lines until it is the size you need. Then tap anywhere in the document.
In case you need to do it with more precision, you can use the functions “High in shape” either “Width of shape”. With these options you will have a field in which you will have to write the centimeters that you want the height and width of the figure to have.
Image styles
Once you’ve inserted an image into your document Microsoft Wordyou can give it a certain style so that it stands out within the text. This tool is useful when you want to incorporate graphics related to numerical data.in which it is necessary to draw the attention of the reader.
You can also use this tool when you want to make invitations to events. You can give it three-dimensional shapes that will allow you to have an effect according to the situation you want.
The steps you will have to follow are the following:
- insert the image in the document and select it.
- Go to the tab “Format” and look for the group “Image Styles”.
- You’ll find default functions in which you can add certain effects such as frames, cutouts, shadows and lighting. If you want to know all the available styles you will have to click on the drop-down menu.
But this is not the only thing you can do since you can also customize chart border clicking on the called function “Image Border”. You can choose the color, the thickness and the type of stripes that you can add to the illustration.
Also, if you want generate an effect shadow, highlight, or edge softness, choose the function “Image Effects”. With this you can also generate an effect in 3D and choose the type of perspective that the graph can have.
Finally, when you want to establish a particular image designyou can choose a menu in which you will have different predesigned formats and make the text look professional. For this situation you will have to use the tool “Image design”.
in all these options that we have mentioned you will have popup menus that you can choose when you select them with the mouse.
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