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Want something different to pep up your next report? Want to express yourself creatively but have limited graphic skills yourself? Clip art images are the pictures you see on documents, presentations and websites. A basic library of clip art images usually comes with your desktop publishing software but if you are finding yourself becoming frustrated with the limited choice or can't find the image you are after, help is at hand. A whole world of free clip art is at your fingertips online.

Probably the best place to start when looking for free clip art would be:

MICROSOFT OFFICE ONLINE at www.office.microsoft.com/clipa rt

If you have Microsoft Office installed you can access this website directly from the document you are working on by following the path: Insert>picture>ClipArt once the clip art search window opens look for the Clip art on Office Online link, below the results display box, and click. This link will take you directly to the Microsoft Office Online site where you can search free clip art and other media formats including animations, photographs, music from the 150 000 clips on offer. There are links to other royalty-free clip art sites, but these often require an upfront membership fee.

Another way to find free clip art, if you are brave, is by entering 'Free Clip Art' into the your favorite search engine (e.g. Google). The range of free clip art available runs from the overly cute to the extremely x-rated. There are literally millions of results for free clip art sites, each with thousands of images for you to explore. The good, the bad and yes, even the ugly are all there awaiting your perusal.

Now if you don't have the next millennia free for exploring the wonderful world of free clip art online, and beware, it is very easy to get lost in the maze of databases that seem to be endlessly cross linked with each other in the most labyrinthine ways, and let's face it, most of us just don't have that amount of free time you might find the following sites useful. The sites selected are three of the best free clip art sites available, based on the following criteria:

* Variety and quality of images available
* Search & viewing simplicity
* Download simplicity
* Minimal extraneous advertising

NUMBER ONE: Classroom Clipart at www.classroomclipart.com.

This is one of the best sites for personal use as well as for students and teachers, in terms of quality and diversity of images on offer and the ease of use.

The site is well designed for easy use by students and novice

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