Instructions for taking and editing photos in Word simply and quickly

Taking screenshots and editing right in Word helps optimize time, suitable for office workers, teachers and students. Discover the easy steps with TipsMake.

How to take a screenshot in Word using Screenshot

Step 1: At the main interface of Word 2016, click Insert > Screenshot .

The Available Windows section is where you can see screenshots of your current desktop, which are the applications and folders that can be included in Word 2016.

Step 2: If you want to take a photo in Word 2016, click Screen Clipping .

You can freely select the desired frame by dragging and dropping on the desktop screen. This way of taking screenshots is quite similar to using some software such as FastStone Capture, Snagit, PhotoScape.

Step 3: Start editing photos in Word 2016 using the tools available in Word 2016. Here, Word 2016 provides users with many pre-built templates including frames, effects, etc. You can choose more templates by clicking on the triangle icon to display.

- Picture Border: This item allows you to change the Color , Weight and Dashes of the border.

- Picture Effect : Edit effects in Word such as Shadow, Reflection, Bevel, 3D Rotation,.

- Picture Layout : A collection of table formats that can be combined with screenshots in Word 2016.

Step 4: Edit images in Word by rotating and flipping the image.

The Rotation icon next to the Crop item is the item that gives you options to rotate the image in many directions with different angles.

Step 5: Crop images in Word 2016 with the Crop tool.

Here you can select the image shapes you want to crop the image in Word or use the Fill   and Fit options .

Step 6: Edit images in Word 2016 using color filters

- Corrections : Function to adjust, sharpen and soften the image (Sharpen and Soften) or increase brightness and contrast (Brighten and Contrast).

- Color : Provides many beautiful color filters for users.

- Artistic Effects: A collection of artistic effects that help your photos after taking photos in Word 2010 become more sparkling and artistic.

Step 7: In addition, the photo editing tool in Word 2010 also allows you to easily reset the photo to its original state through the Reset Picture and Reset Picture & Size functions .

After finishing taking and editing images in Word 2016, you can easily get the image from the Word file by saving it to your computer. Right-click on the image and select Save as Picture to get the image from the Word file and save it to your computer.

You can take a screenshot of your laptop or computer directly in Word 2016 without using any additional software. This is a useful tip to quickly insert images into your document without any complicated operations.

However, if you are familiar with software like FastStone Capture, Snagit, PhotoScape or Paint, you can combine both methods.

David Pac

Update 18 February 2025