Office 2007 Bible

Pictures from the Clipboard and Internet

You can also insert pictures from the Clipboard and from your Internet browser (usually, but not always). To use the Clipboard, display the picture in any Windows program that supports graphics, and use that program’s controls to select and copy the picture to the Clipboard. If all else fails, try right-clicking the picture and choosing Copy or Copy Picture. Then, in Word, move to where you want the picture, and press Ctrl+V (or click Paste in the Home tab of the Ribbon).

Sometimes the copy and paste method works from Internet Explorer, Firefox, Netscape, and other popular browsers, other times not. When the Clipboard method fails, or when you want a copy of the file itself (not simply the embedded version in a Word document), you can try several things.

In Firefox, right-click the picture and choose Save Image As. In Save Image, navigate to where you want to store the file, accept the name shown or type a new one (no need to type an extension—Firefox automatically supplies the extension), and click Save. In Internet Explorer, right-click the picture and choose Save Picture. Again, navigate to the desired location, pick a file name, and click Save.

Tip

If you’re harvesting a number of files from an Internet browser, open a copy of Windows Explorer and navigate to where you want to store the pictures. Using the left mouse button, drag the pictures from Internet Explorer and drop them into Windows Explorer. Click Yes to confirm copying the ...