Office XP Basics

Formatting clips

Once you insert an image clip, you may need to format it.

To resize a clip:

• Double-click the clip.
• The Format dialog box opens. The dialog box will display certain tabs first, depending on the type of clip you want to format. For example, if your clip is a picture, the Picture tab displays.
• Click the Size tab.
• Use the controls on each of the tabs to format your clip.
• Click OK.

To resize a clip using the sizing handle:

• Select the clip.
• Drag the clip's sizing handle to resize the clip.
• Hover the mouse pointer over one of the sizing handles. The pointer changes to a double-headed arrow.
• When any of the four corner handles is dragged, the size of the entire image becomes smaller or larger, and the picture retains its proportions.
• When any of the middle handles are dragged, only the height and width changes, thus changing the proportions or scale of the picture.

To adjust text around your clip:

• Double-click the clip.
• The Format Picture dialog box opens.
• Click the Layout tab.
• Select a text wrapping style.
• Click OK.