HP Deskjet 720c Printer - Manual (Page 25)

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Handy Hints
N EED A PICTURE ?
Look through com-
puter magazines
for the names of
companies that sell
clip art. They’ll be
happy to send you
full-color pictures
of their extensive
offerings. Or browse
in the art sections
of bookstores for
books of copyright-
free pictures.
Remember that it is
against the law to
copy any photograph
unless you have
been given specific
permission to do
so by the person or
company who owns
the original.
A BOUT PICTURES
Pictures, graphics, and art are some generic terms used to describe
the elements in your documents that aren’t text (such as charts,
illustrations, decorative elements, and photographs).
To put a picture in a document you want to print, you first need to get it into
an electronic form (a computer file). Then it’s simple to copy it into a docu-
ment—the user’s guide for the software program you’re using tells you how.
Here are some possibilities for getting your pictures into electronic form.
■ Draw the pictures yourself, using the drawing tools in a software
program.
■ Use ready-made clip art—you can get it from a variety of sources,
including the Internet and your software programs. See “Need a
picture?” for more ideas.
■ Scan the pictures yourself. Use your own scanner or gather your
pictures and rent a scanner at a local copy shop.
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Illustrations Charts and
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Decorative elements Photographs