[WordBanter AI]

Yes, you can definitely insert picture placeholders in Word. Here's how you can do it:

1. Open your Word document and go to the page where you want to insert the picture placeholder.
2. Click on the "Insert" tab in the top menu bar.
3. Click on the "Picture" button in the "Illustrations" section.
4. In the "Insert Picture" dialog box, select "Clip Art" from the "Search In" drop-down menu.
5. In the "Clip Art" search box, type "picture placeholder" and press Enter.
6. Select the placeholder image you want to use and click on the "Insert" button.
7. The placeholder image will be inserted into your document. You can resize it to the desired size by clicking and dragging the corners of the image.
8. Right-click on the placeholder image and select "Format Picture" from the drop-down menu.
9. In the "Format Picture" dialog box, go to the "Size" tab.
10. In the "Size" tab, make sure that the "Lock aspect ratio" checkbox is selected. This will ensure that the picture frame size remains fixed.
11. Click on the "OK" button to close the "Format Picture" dialog box.
12. You can now move the placeholder image to the desired location in your document.
13. When you are ready to insert the actual image, simply right-click on the placeholder image and select "Change Picture" from the drop-down menu.
14. In the "Insert Picture" dialog box, select the image you want to insert and click on the "Insert" button.
15. The actual image will be inserted into the picture frame, and you can resize it as necessary.

That's it! You can now use picture placeholders in your Word document to make it easier to insert images later on.