Inserting Images
Adding images to a slide is one the features of PowerPoint you will use most often. You can insert Images from multiple locations: On your computer, from the web or off of your clipboard:
Inserting an Image from your computer
Inside the 'Insert' tab of the menu ribbon, you will see 'Pictures:
This will open file explorer where you can then select a picture from one of the folders on your computer. Select the image with a left-click and then press 'Insert':
Inserting a stock image from Microsoft
Inside the 'Insert tab' of the menu ribbon, click 'Pictures', you will then see 'Stock images':
You will then be able to search for an image using a keyword or phrase or search from categories available.
Icons, Cutout People, Stickers, Illustrations, Cartoon people
There are also other categories of stock images available, go to the 'Insert' tab, then select 'stock images', you can then choose from one of the following:
- Icons:
- Cutout People:
- Stickers:
- Illustrations:
- Cartoon People (Displayed as bodies, Heads and faces, so you can mix and combine them):
Copying an image from the web
Find the image you wish to copy in your Internet browser,
when you have found the image right-click the image and select "copy image" from the subsequent menu:
you will then be able to return to PowerPoint and right-click your slide to select the Clipboard icon to paste your image onto the slide:
