Inserting a Graphic
You can drag, paste, or insert a picture into a Word, Excel, or PowerPoint document. To insert a graphic, choose Insert → Picture or click the Insert Picture button on the Drawing toolbar (in Entourage choose Message → Insert → Picture) and then select one of the following from the submenu:
Clip Art opens the Office Clip Gallery, as described below.
From File opens a dialog box where you can choose any graphics file on your Mac.
Horizontal Line (Word only) is a quick way to put a horizontal line between paragraphs without opening the “Borders and Shading” dialog box. These lines are actually GIF files. They’re more decorative than standard lines and borders, and ideal for use on Web sites (see Chapter 9).
AutoShapes are expanded, elaborate versions of the familiar circles and squares that you create with drawing tools. For instance, AutoShapes include arrows, cubes, banners, and speech balloons.
These two items you choose directly from the Insert menu:
WordArt lets you change the look of text in a number of wacky, attention-getting ways. After typing the text, you can stretch, color, and distort it, using Office’s drawing tools (AutoShapes and WordArt).
SmartArt Graphiclets you insert pre-designed graphics that show things like process flows, hierarchies, relationships, and so on.
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