Professional Communication
Using Images
In this chapter you’ll learn how to find, use and cite images for documents and presentations.
Images
You can use your own images in your presentations. You can also use downloaded images, but be careful—not all online images are legal to use. When using someone else’s images, make sure you’re using them legally, and credit the creator.
Watermarks
Many images that you see online are copyrighted—you can’t use them without the creator’s permission. A lot of those images have watermarks to make sure people don’t use them. Don’t use watermarked images—it’s not legal. Using watermarked images is unethical and shows your boss, colleagues and clients that you don’t respect copyright or intellectual property.
An image with a watermark looks like this:
Where to Find Available Images
There are many sources of high-quality images that are freely available for you to use. Here are some:
- Google Images:
- After typing your search words, click the word “Tools” underneath the search bar.
- Click on “Usage Rights” then select the usage right you want.
- Burst
- Pexels
- Unsplash
- Pixabay
Citations
Always cite (give credit) for data, information, quotations or images that you didn’t create.
How to Cite Images
In a Document
- Cite images according to Chicago Style guidelines.
On Presentation Slides
- List all your citations on one blank slide
- Make it the last slide in the slide deck
