Adding Graphics to Text


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  Step 1:  Pick a Picture

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(The following details apply to Word 95 and Word 6.0 with the Internet Assistant. Your choices for handling images with Word 97 are similar but more complex.) To put a picture in a page of text, position the cursor where you want it to appear. Click Insert, then Picture, or click the equivalent icon. Under Image Source, enter the file name. If you use the same directory structure on your PC and on the host machine, use the Browse option to pick the file, and you'll see the results as soon as you click OK.
  Step 2:  Add Alternative Text

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Many blind people regularly use the Web, depending on text-only browsers and text-to-voice converters. They cannot see your graphics. As an aid to them and also to visitors with slow connections or older computers, you should add a brief description of each picture that you place in a text page. In the same place where you entered the file name/address of your picture, type in Alternative Text. Those are the words that text-only browsers will use instead of displaying the picture.
  Step 3:  Resize and Align

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After Insert and Picture, click on the tab for Options. There you can specify the height and width of your picture in "pixels." A pixel is a picture element, which differs in size according to the display settings on your PC. Use try and error to get the picture to the size you want, while familiarizing yourself with what that term means in your case. From that same Options page, you can also select the picture alignment (right, left, or centered) and add a border around the picture.
  Step 4:  Pick a Background

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The default white background is best for reading text. You might, however, sometimes want a color background or background image for special effect. Click Format, then Background and Links. Then make your selections.