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How do I take screenshots?

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On a Mac, shift command 3 to screenshot the whole screen. If you want to take a screenshot of a certain area on the screen, press shift command 4. On a Windows PC, press control and print screen at the same time, then you can paste the image into Paint or Microsoft Word.

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When I insert several photos on an age in a Word document, the photos often won't stay in place. How do I stop the photos from bumping each other around?

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You can right-click the image, hold the cursor over the "Wrap Text" menu option, and select an option from the list that is NOT "In Line with Text" (usually selected by default), such as "Tight" or "Behind/In Front of Text." Then you should be able to move the image freely around the page.

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How do I format images in a Word document?

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Try double-tapping the photo. A photo format menu should come up on the right side.

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Why do my pictures change places when I save my Word document as a PDF?

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To avoid this, choose Lock Anchor under Picture Position in Advanced Layout.

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How do I delete a photo?

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Highlight the photo you want to delete. Then, on the dialog box, select 'delete' and press the enter key to delete it.

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I've been inserting photos into Word documents for years but suddenly, the photo shows up with a line along the bottom of the picture box rather than the entire photo. What happened?

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Did you move or remove the actual photos? Word doesn't actually put your photos into your document. It only places a pointer (which is what you are seeing now). if you move them, the doc can no longer find them.

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How can I create hyperlinks?

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Highlight the link, then right-click. Click on "copy," then paste the link on the document. After you've done that, press "Enter."

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When I insert a picture, I would like it to insert a picture with a specific size every time. How do I lock it into place without changing the size constantly?

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Insert photo templates -- can be any photo -- into the document. Size and position the photos as you want and save the document as a template. Right click on the photo, and you'll get an option to "replace photo". Follow the prompts.

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How do you attach several pictures to a document?

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You can just take the pictures from clip-art or keep uploading them from your gallery.

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