# I need a public-domain picture that says "Trouble-shooting"

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**Created:** [June 11, 2013, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-public-domain-picture-that-says-trouble-shooting/660698 "2013-06-11T04:08:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Deeg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/deeg/32/2955_2.png) [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2013, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-public-domain-picture-that-says-trouble-shooting/660698/1 "2013-06-11T04:08:27Z")

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I’m putting together some documentation that has a Troubleshooting section. Can someone suggest a picture that you think would look good as the intro to the section? I’m not paying for it so it needs to be public domain. I’m thinking something like this (but maybe bigger): [https://pingler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/troubleshooting-300x225.jpg](https://pingler.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/troubleshooting-300x225.jpg)

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Shayna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shayna/32/17976_2.png) [@Shayna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shayna)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2013, 5:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-public-domain-picture-that-says-trouble-shooting/660698/2 "2013-06-11T05:36:16Z")

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Here are some resources for copyright-free images:

> **[Add clip art to your file - Microsoft Support](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/add-clip-art-to-your-file-0a01ae25-973c-4c2c-8eaf-8c8e1f9ab530?legredir=true&correlationid=7523ae65-0215-4d88-84e7-e0f4372d4a5a&ui=en-us&rs=en-us&ad=us)**
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> Choose and insert online clip art directly from your document.

[http://morguefile.com/](http://morguefile.com/)

> **[Free Photos - Free Images - Free Stock Photos - FreeDigitalPhotos.net](https://www.freedigitalphotos.net/)**
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> Royalty free images - high quality stock photos and illustrations, perfect for your online and offline projects. Small sized pictures all available free.

Good luck.

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**Author:** ![Deeg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/deeg/32/2955_2.png) [@Deeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deeg)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2013, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-public-domain-picture-that-says-trouble-shooting/660698/3 "2013-06-11T23:19:26Z")

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Thanks Shayna! I think I got what I wanted.

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**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2013, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-a-public-domain-picture-that-says-trouble-shooting/660698/4 "2013-06-11T23:42:29Z")

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There _are_ copyrighted images out there that are free to use, you know. Creative Commons (CC) is one source. What’s important is not so much whether it’s copyrighted, but, for copyrighted items, whether the license terms are agreeable (commercial reuse at no cost, in my case). So public-domain and Creative Commons items would both be acceptable, as well as items whose copyright owner has specifically granted permission.

This has been a Professional Writer Nitpick[sup]TM[/sup]. Thank you.