Q&A for How to Use Autoshapes in Word

Yes, you may fill the autoshape with a picture.

Select the shape and right-click; select the "delete" option. If you don't see it, you can cut the image using the same steps.

Right click in the autoshape to add text (unfortunately it adds a rectangle and does not follow the autoshape outline). Click on the bullet icon - done.

There's a half-circle shape in Basic Shapes that you can adjust. It adjusts in arc by dragging on one of the two small, yellow squares, and it adjusts by width by dragging the inside of the semi-circle toward the outside.