The most common type of graphical goober you stick into a Word 2013 document is a picture. Assuming that the image exists and you know where to find it on your computer, you can follow these steps to plop the image into your document:
Click the mouse wherever you want to place the image in your document, or at an approximate spot.
![Click the mouse wherever you want to place the image in your document, or at an approximate spot.](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6634a8f8dd9b2a63c9e6be83/66ccc59b1e2eca170f61e6e9_364596.image0.jpeg)
You can always move the image later; the job for now is to get the image into the document.
From the Insert tab’s Illustrations group, click the Pictures button.
![From the Insert tab’s Illustrations group, click the Pictures button.](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6634a8f8dd9b2a63c9e6be83/66ccc59b1e2eca170f61e6ec_364597.image1.jpeg)
The Insert Picture dialog box appears.
Use the Insert Picture dialog box controls to browse for the image you want.
![Use the Insert Picture dialog box controls to browse for the image you want.](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6634a8f8dd9b2a63c9e6be83/66ccc59b1e2eca170f61e6f2_364598.image2.jpeg)
Your list of image options appears. It defaults to the Pictures library. Change the directory if your pictures are located somewhere else.
Click to select the image.
![Click to select the image.](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6634a8f8dd9b2a63c9e6be83/66ccc59b1e2eca170f61e6cc_364599.image3.jpeg)
Choose your desired image.
Click the Insert button.
![Click the Insert button.](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/6634a8f8dd9b2a63c9e6be83/66ccc59b1e2eca170f61e6e1_364600.image4.jpeg)
The image is slapped down into your document.
The controls are necessary because working with graphics in Word involves more steps than simply inserting pictures into a document.
After you insert a picture, or anytime an image is selected, the Picture Tools Format tab appears on the Ribbon.