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gmayor · 06-29-2020, 01:38 AM

Images in Word will adapt to their environment when they exceed the width between the current margins. When they are smaller than the current width between the margins they are inserted at their original size.

If you want to insert a larger image and set a particular width then you could insert a frame and insert the image in line. Microsoft all but hides the existence of frames which are a kind of text box, but unlike text boxes are in the text layer of the document.

You can add the Format Frame command to the QAT (Quick Access Toolbar) from the All Commands group and use it to add a frame with the width you require. Right click the frame and set the frame height to Auto so that it will adapt to the height of your image.