How To Insert Scanned Files Into Microsoft Word

Microsoft Word is a popular word-processing program used primarily for creating documents, letters, brochures, etc. Other than just text editing, MS Word has many simple, yet useful features that make it easier and fun to work with.

You can add/insert pictures and clip art into a Word document from many different sources. You can also change how a picture or clip art is positioned with text within a document. To insert a picture from your scanner or camera, use the scanner or camera software and transfer the picture to your computer. Save the picture, and then insert it by following the instructions for inserting a picture from a file.

Here, we will see how to add a scanned image file into a Microsoft Word document. Follow these Microsoft Help guidelines to get it done easily.

Instructions

• Launch the Microsoft Word application. Now open a new Word document. Go to the File menu in the top navigation bar and select New Document. Alternatively, you can press Ctrl+N keys together on your keyboard to open a new Word document.
• After you have opened the new document, go to the Insert menu at the top of the menu bar and click on the icon labeled Picture. Further, select From File. This will bring up a new window from where you can browse to the location where you have saved the scanned image file. Select the image file and click the Insert button.
• Once you have it inserted into the document, you can resize it to suit your need. Place the mouse cursor over the corners of the inserted image. When the cursor changes to a diagonal double arrow, click and drag your mouse to adjust the size of the image.
• Bring up the formatting menu by double-clicking the scanned document. You can add extra text to the document by adjusting the layout of the image. You can align the text in line, on top, behind or squarely as per the image. The image brightness, contrast and borders of the image too can be adjusted using the formatting menu.
• Check to see if you got the desired result of the image. If you are satisfied with the formatting and positioning of the scanned image, save the file on your computer. 

Though Microsoft Word is considered to be a word processing software, you can do various other things like these, which makes it a favorite of many. If you have any doubts on this, you can avail assistance from Microsoft Help and Support Center and get your doubts cleared.