So your photo lands directly in the message text without an extra click

Word's table function is the simplest way to align text and images neatly — no fiddling with text wrapping or manual spacing required. By setting up a two-row, two-column table in landscape format, you create a clean, structured layout where descriptive text sits directly above each photo. Removing the visible borders and adjusting cell heights gives the document a polished, professional layout without any design expertise. Precise image sizing via the Layout dialogue ensures every photo fits its cell exactly, keeping everything consistent across the page. Read on for the full step-by-step guide to combining text and images in Word — tidily, efficiently, and with results you'll want to print.
So your photo lands directly in the message text without an extra click

Karl-Heinz R. asks:
My friend Heiner always sends me crazy photos by e-mail. Next month I will be spending my vacation in beautiful Franconia. I want to send him a photo of my dinner every day. I’ve already tried this once. However, when I paste the photos into an email, they are often so big and I can’t get them to reduce in size. If I do succeed, they are distorted. Do you know a trick how I can reduce ...

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