Inserting images in your excel sheet will make your data more interesting, and will help explain the results of your analyzes to other users. You can add photos, “Clip Art” and “Smart Art” elements, or even graphics. Are you ready to make the content of your spreadsheets more interesting?
Steps
Step 1. Launch the Microsoft Excel application installed on your computer
Step 2. Open the spreadsheet you want to add images to
Step 3. Decide the type of image that best suits the purpose of your excel sheet
- You could add a photograph of a beach or Clip Art representing activities to be carried out outdoors in your free time, in case your excel sheet is related to summer activities.
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You can add a Clip Art depicting a price label or arrows pointing up or down, in case your excel sheet needs to describe the results of sales following a recent price increase.
Add Images in Excel Step 4 Step 4. Select a cell by clicking on it
Add Images in Excel Step 5 Step 5. Insert the appropriate image into your excel sheet
- You can find all kinds of images in the menu or in the "Insert" section (depending on your version of excel). From here you can select images and other types of charts.
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If you want to insert an image downloaded from the internet, or saved on your hard-disk, then use the "Insert image from file" option.
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If you want to use "Clip Art" select the option of the same name from the menu, enter and search for your clip art in the panel that appears on the right.
Add Images in Excel Step 6 Step 6. Resize the image according to the area you intend to cover
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Place the mouse pointer on an angle of the image, until the cursor for resizing the image appears.
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Click on the corner of the image and drag it inwards to shrink it, or outwards to enlarge it.
Add Images in Excel Step 7 Step 7. Edit the properties of your image
- Right-click on the image and select the "Properties" option from the menu that appears.
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You can add a border, shadows, a 3D effect or others to your image.
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