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Lesson 8: Adding Graphics to Worksheets

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Inserting Pictures from Files

Displays the Insert Picture dialog box to select a file

Insert tab

Inserted picture is selected

Deselect selected image by tapping (Enter).

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Inserting Clip Art

Displays the Clip Art task pane

Insert tab

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Clip Art Task Pane

Clip are in a web collection is marked with a globe icon.

Movies and sounds do not operate in Excel

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Moving an Image Move photos, shapes, and text boxes

Move pointer

Drag picture to new location

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Sizing an Image Resize photos, shapes, and text boxes

Drag a corner sizing handle to maintain proportion

Drag a horizontal or vertical sizing handle to distort proportion

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Rotating an Image Rotate photos, shapes, and text boxes

Drag the rotation left or right

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Scaling an Image

Change height automatically Scales width in same

proportion Width changes with dialog

box is closed

100% 80%

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Cropping an Image

Cropping tool

After cropping

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Recoloring an Image

Choose a color mode, dark variation, or light variation

Format tab

Before recoloring

After recoloring

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Adjusting Brightness and Contrast

Change the brightness level or adjust contrast of black-to-white values

Format tab

Before adjusting

After adjusting

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Adding a Picture Style Apply a picture frame or style

Before After – Reflection picture style

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Adding a Picture Effect Apply a preset style or choose an effect

Before After – Blurring image outline

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Resetting an Image Restore an image as it was when first

inserted

Before resetting

After resetting – Image size is restored

Format tab

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Inserting Shapes Choose a shape from a submenu of eight

categories

Just begin typing; text wraps automatically.

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Drawing Other Shapes

Oval

RectangleArrow

Line

Hold down (Shift) while drawing to constrain width to height; creates squares, circles, or lines at 45- or 90-degree angles.

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Formatting a Shape Select an object before applying

formatting

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Shape Formatting Techniques

Text box layered over a clip art image

Text box with no fill or outline over a clip art image

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SmartArt Charts Text within shapes to:

Summarize data Illustrate procedure or

process Show decision tree Present ideas

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Inserting SmartArt

Choose a category

Point to a design

Read text description and then choose a design

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Adding Text to Smart Art Use expand button to display outline pane

and type text

Demote (indent) with (Tab)

Promote (outdent) with (Shift)+(Tab)

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Format a SmartArt Chart Add, delete, or change a shape Change chart layout style Change fill and outline colors Change individual shape within chart Apply SmartArt style to chart

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