Microsoft Word is a program, which is used mostly to write texts or documents, but in addition to this you can also use it to create photo collages in a very easy and simple way. Since it gives you various tools for its creation. If you don’t know how to create your photo collages in Word, in this article we will explain step by step how you can do it in a very easy and professional way.
How to Make a Collage in Microsoft Word with Different Tools?
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- What tools does Word give me to create a collage?
- Steps to follow to arrange and create collage in Word
- Tips and tricks to insert images correctly
- Add image transparency
- Make brightness and color corrections
- Add many more effects to the image
What tools does Word give me to create a collage?
Microsoft Word offers us a series of templates, which you can download from its template manager when you start the program, in addition to all the traditional tools of this word processor. You can use pre-designed shapes, texts, frames, insert images, colored figures and a huge number of elements to make your collages unique and meaningful creations.
Steps to follow to arrange and create collage in Word
To create your photo collage from Word, it is important that you know what are the correct steps that you must follow to create them without any inconvenience.
- Open the Word program on your computer, then you must place the Word sheets in landscape format, so it will be easier to work and design your photo collage.
- Once the format is placed horizontally, you can start placing the photos or images in the document. You can insert several images at the same time, but we recommend that you do it by adding the images little by little, so it will not be difficult for you to order and customize them to your liking.
- After you have inserted the image, you can select it to set a special frame and shape to your liking. To do this, select the image where a window will later open with the format contextual menu where the options (lying down, rotated and many other options) will appear .
- If you want to move the image around, you must click on the image and select the design option icon, where you must choose the ‘Narrow’ option, so that you can move the image to your liking.
- In the design tab, located at the top of the screen, you can choose the color of the page and a border,if you think it’s necessary
- In the event that you want to write a text on the image, you just have to select the ‘Insert’ option and select the ‘Text Box’ tab, where you can write the text you want on the image orwherever you prefer.
- We recommend that you do not put many images on the same page of the document, as it makes it look overloaded or confusing.
Tips and tricks to insert images correctly
Microsoft Word offers you two different ways to insert your images or photos when creating your collages. The steps to insert images from the computer are:
- Open theWord document.
- Then select the ‘insert’ tab, located on the toolbar.
- Select the ‘Images’ option, where a small window will open, in which are all the images you have saved on your computer.
- Select the image you want to insertinto the document by clicking on it.
- The image will appear in your document.
If what you want is to add an image directly from the web , you must follow the following steps so that you can do it correctly.
- Open a Word document and select the ‘Insert’ tab, located on the taskbar.
- Select the option ‘Online images’, a window will open in which you can search for the image on the web.
- Choose the option ‘Search for images in Bing’, a box with the name ‘Search in Bing’ will appear, where you must place the name of the image.
- After this, different images will appear, which you must click on the image you want to insert into the document, you can select several images at the same time.
- You must click on the ‘Insert’ option, located at the bottom of that same window.
- A window will appear indicating how the download is going, when the image has already been downloaded, it will appear in the document.
After having followed all these steps, it will be much easier to create your photo collages, correctly and without any inconvenience.
Add image transparency
In the case that you want to modify an image and add transparency to it . Here we will explain what are the steps you must follow.
- Select the ‘Insert – shape’ option and choose the shape of your preference.
- Draw the shape on the document, we suggest that it be the same size as the image you are going to insert.
- Right click on the shape and select the ‘Outline’ tab, then choose the ‘no outline’ option.
- Then click on the shape and select the ‘Format Shape’ option.
- In the shape format choose the fill icon and select the ‘Picture or texture fill’ option.
- Select ‘File’ and choose the image you want to insertinto the document.
- A transparency control will appear, which you can modify to your liking.
Make brightness and color corrections
To change the brightness or color of an image or photo in Word without using tools , you must follow these steps, which we will explain here.
- Select the image you wish to modify, and select the ‘Format’ option.
- Select the ‘Color’ option, and choose the color you like best for your image. In that tab you can also change the brightness of the image.
Add many more effects to the image
If you want to add more effects to your image or photo, you can use the artistic effect. For this, follow these steps:
- Click on the image and select the toolbar, then click on ‘Format’.
- Select the ‘Artistic effects’ option, where you can give an effect or sketch to your image. You can choose the effect or sketch of your preference.
