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Tip 14
Adding ClipArt

Adding ClipArt

ClipArt can include: scans, CD-Rom, Commercial ClipArt, & the Internet

PowerPoint comes with a wide variety of predefined images. This collection of images includes photographs, drawings, and other types of graphics that can be added to your presentation.

There are two ways you can insert clipart. You can choose the Slide Layout with the Clipart icon or you can use the Insert menu, choose Picture from ClipArt gallery or From File.

Adding ClipArt from Slide Layout Procedures:

1. You can choose Format, Slide Layout from the menu.
2. Scroll down to display the Content Layouts section. Click the second choice, called Content.
3. Point to the Insert Clip Art icon on the right side of the slide and click the Insert Clip Art icon.

4. Type the topic that you want a picture of in the Search text box, and click the Search button.
5. Once you have selected a picture, click OK.

Adding ClipArt from the Insert Menu Procedures:

1. Pull down the Insert Menu.
2. Select Picture.
3. Select ClipArt to choose from the Gallery or Select From File to import clips from another source.
4. Your Insert Clip Art task pane opens on the right side of the window.
5. Type the topic that you want a picture of in the Search text box, and click the Search button.
6. Select the Clipart you wish to insert from the task pane and click the Insert clip button from the resulting menu.

If you want to use the existing ClipArt from Microsoft's Office Collection, click on the Clip Organizer link at the bottom of the Insert Clip Art task pane.

When you click on the Collection List link on the toolbar, the Collection List task pane pops up on the right side of the window. Click on the plus sign next to the Office Collections to expand the menu. Click on a topic and the pictures show on the right side of the window.

Once you close the Clip Art Gallery task pane, you can edit the ClipArt with the Picture toolbar that comes up each time you select the picture.

If you do not see the Picture toolbar when you select the graphic, you can get it under the View Menu, Toolbars submenu and select Picture.