Microsoft® Office Excel® 2007 Inside Out

Inserting Graphics

Although the Excel graphic toolbox is overflowing with ways to create impressive graphic objects from scratch, you can also employ several methods to insert ready-made graphics from other programs, to insert pictures, and to insert other types of graphic content onto your worksheets.

Inserting Clip Art and Media Files

If you don’t have the time or inclination to create your own artwork, you can instantly call on the talents of numerous professional illustrators using the Clip Art button on the Insert tab. You can resize and reposition artwork, add borders, and sometimes even add fills and patterns to clip art objects. Click the Clip Art button to display the Clip Art task pane, shown in Figure 10-20.

Figure 10-20. Use the Clip ...