Microsoft made it much easier to add images to your documents starting with Office 2013, by integrating Bing image search directly into the suite. That was a nice addition, but recently Microsoft’s Bing and Office teams got together to improve the overall Bing image search experience inside Office.

When you search for images with Office programs on the desktop you can now add filters for size, type, and color, as well as easily find out other information about the photo. Microsoft’s image insertion works with Excel, OneNote, Outlook, and Publisher in Office 2013 and 2016.

Insert a picture from an online source

  1. Click where you want to insert the picture in your document.
  2. Click Insert > Online Pictures.
  3. In the Bing Image Search box, type a word or phrase that describes the picture you're looking for, and then press ENTER. Or, at the bottom of the Insert Pictures box, you can sign in to browse your personal online image sources, such as OneDrive and Facebook.
  4. In the list of results, click an item, and then click Insert.


Insert a picture from a webpage


  1. Open your document.
  2. From a webpage, right-click the picture you want, and then click Copy or Copy image.
  3. In your document, right-click where you want to insert the picture, and then click an option underPaste Options.