To scan an image into a Word document, you can use a scanner, a multi-function printer, a copier with scan capability, or a digital camera. Scan your image or take a photograph of it with your digital camera or smartphone. Save the image as a standard image format such as .JPG, .PNG or .GIF.

You can make one color in a picture transparent by using the built-in transparency feature. Unlike making an entire picture transparent, making one color transparent is possible only in an object that's inserted as a picture, not inside a shape.