How to Add Clip Art to Microsoft Word

This updated guide examines How to Add Clip Art to Microsoft Word and organizes the essential facts, background, and practical takeaways in clear American English.

Method 1

On Windows

1. Open a Microsoft Word document. Double-click the Microsoft Word document to which you want to add clip art to open it.
   • You can also create a new document by double-clicking the Microsoft Word program icon and then clicking Blank document .
2. Click theInserttab. It's in the upper-left side of the blue Word ribbon that's at the top of the Word window. This will open the Insert toolbar below the blue ribbon.
3. ClickOnline Pictures. You'll find this in the "Illustrations" section of the toolbar. A pop-up window will appear with a Bing search bar in it.
4. Enter a search term followed byclipart. Type the name of the kind of image you want to find followed byclipart, then press?Enter. Doing so will search Bing for images matching your search.
   • For example: to find clip art of elephants, you would type inelephant clipartand press?Enter.
   • You must have Internet access to search for images on Bing.
5. Select an image. Click an image that you would like to use for your Word document. This will place a checkmark in the upper-left corner of the image, meaning you have it selected.
   • You can select more than one image at once.
6. ClickInsert. It's at the bottom of the window. This will add your selected clip art to your Word document.

Method 2

On Mac

1. Go to Bing's image search. Go to https://www.bing.com/images/. This process will work on Safari, Google Chrome, and Firefox, though other browsers may not be supported.^[1]
2. Enter a search term. Type in the name of an item for which you want to find clip art, then press?Return. This will search Bing images for matching images.
3. ClickFilter. This funnel-shaped icon is on the far-right side of the Bing page, just above the image results. Clicking it prompts a series of tabs to appear below the search bar and above the top row of images.
4. ClickType?. It's a tab below the search bar. A drop-down menu will appear.
5. ClickClipart. This option is near the middle of the drop-down menu. Doing so will refresh your image search to display only clip art.
6. Select an image. Click an image that you would like to insert into your Word document.
7. Save the image. Hold downCtrland click the image, then click Save Image . The image will download to your Mac.
8. Open your Word document. Double-click the Microsoft Word document to which you want to add clip art to open it.
   • You can also create a new document by double-clicking the Microsoft Word program icon and then clicking Blank Document .
9. Click theInserttab. It's in the blue ribbon near the top of the Word window. Doing so displays the Insert toolbar below the blue ribbon.
   • Don't click the Insert menu item at the top of your Mac's screen.
10. ClickPictures. You'll find this option on the left side of the toolbar. Clicking it prompts a drop-down menu.
11. ClickPicture from File…. It's the bottom option in the drop-down menu.
12. Select your picture. Click the picture you downloaded from Bing images. This will select it.
    • You may have to select the picture's download location (e.g., Downloads ) on the left-hand side of the Finder window first.
13. ClickInsert. It's at the bottom of the window. This will insert your clip art into your Word document.