Objective 2.3 Insert and format images

  • 2.3.1 Insert images
  • 2.3.2 Format images

2.3 Contents

2.3.1 Insert images

You can insert digital photographs or pictures created in almost any program into a PowerPoint presentation.

Image sources include the following:

  • Local images that are saved as files on your computer, on a network drive, or on a device (such as a digital camera) that is connected to your computer.
  • Online images that are saved in your Facebook or Flickr account storage or on your OneDrive.
  • Online images that are available through a web search.
    • Many images can be reused for private or limited commercial purposes under the Creative Commons media licensing.
    • Other images located through a web search might have restricted permissions, so it’s important to be careful when reusing an online image in a document.

Search the web from within Word for images that you can insert in a document

Exam Strategy: Capturing and inserting images by using the screen clipping tool is beyond the scope of MOS Exam 77-729: PowerPoint 2016: Core Presentation Design and Delivery Skills.

To insert an image from a file

  1. In a content placeholder, or in the Images group on the Insert tab, click the Pictures button.
  2. In the Insert Picture dialog box, browse to and click the file you want. Then do one of the following:
    • Click Insert to insert the image on the slide.
    • In the Insert list, click Link to File to insert an image that will update automatically if the image file changes.
    • In the Insert list, click Insert and Link to insert an image that you can manually update if the image file changes.

To insert an online image

  1. In a content placeholder, or in the Images group on the Insert tab, click the Online Pictures button.
  2. In the Insert Pictures window, click the online source (Bing Image Search, a Microsoft SharePoint site or OneDrive folder, or one of the available linked third-party sites).
  3. Enter a keyword in the search box and press Enter, or navigate to the picture you want to insert.
  4. Double-click the image you want to insert.

Tip: You change the size, shape, layout, and location of images by using the same techniques that you use with other graphic elements and in other Office 2016 programs.