MS Clip Organizer: A Tutorial
S. Chad Hinton
Mgmt 661-Dr. Foster
Summer 2007
MS Clip Organizer
 A tool for cataloging pictures, sounds,
and motion files found on your hard
drive or folders you specify.
File Types

MS Clip Organizer supports:
1. Microsoft Windows Metafile (.emf, .wmf)
2. Computer Graphics Metafile (.cgm)
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Graphics Interchange Format (.gif)
Joint Photographic Experts Group (.jpg)
Portable Network Graphics (.png)
Macintosh PICT (.pct)
Tagged Image File Format (.tif)
Vector Markup Language (.vml)
Microsoft Windows Media (.avi, .wma, .wav, etc.)
 Other types can be included by
running the Microsoft Office 2007
Setup again to review or update the
list of supported graphic filters.
Important Tasks
 While Clip Organizer can be used for
many different purposes, the two
basic functions you need to know
are:
1. Importing Clips
2. Inserting Clips
Importing Clips
 Fastest way is to run the automatic import
feature.
 Can import from a media file on your own
by pointing to “Add Clips to Organizer” on
the File menu and then click “On My Own.”
 Also possible to simply drag an object from
a document and drop it into the appropriate
Collection List in Clip Organizer.
Importing Automatically
1.
2.
Click on “Insert,” scroll down to “Picture,” then click on
“Clip Art.”
The Clip Art box displays on the right of the screen.
3.
At the bottom of the Clip Art box click on Organize
Clips.
4. Once the Clip Organizer box displays click on File, Add
Clips to Organizer, and Automatically.
Inserting Clip Art
1.
2.
Click on Insert, Picture, and Clip Art just as in the
previous example.
The Clip Art task pane displays in whatever application
you are using, in this case its Microsoft Word.
3.
In the task pane enter a keyword in the Search For text
box.
4. In the Search In drop down
list select a collection to
search or simply click
Everywhere.
5.
6.
Select the specific types of clips you want to find in the
Results Should Be drop-down list.
Click the Go Button to begin the search.
7.
Finally, simply click on the picture you want and drag
and drop it into the document you are working on.