Put the Irish flag 
into Office documents, Word, Excel or PowerPoint, then use some Office picture tools to enhance the image. Great for St Patrick’s Day too.
The same help applies for any other national flag, just look for a different source.
Get the Ireland Flag Image
We’ve opted for the Wikipedia site because it has an SVG scalable version (preferred) and PNG versions for older MS Office and other programs.
SVG graphics are supported by Microsoft 365 and Office 2021/2019. They maintain high quality regardless of resizing. Go to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Ireland.svg. Below the image are a choice of images to download – right-click and choose ‘Save link as…’ (or similar depending on browser).
For Office 365/2019/2021 choose ‘Original file’ which is the SVG version. As you might imagine the Ireland flag SVG code is quite simple, just three rectangles:
<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="1200" height="600">
<rect fill="#169b62" width="1200" height="600"/>
<rect fill="#fff" x="400" width="800" height="600"/>
<rect fill="#ff883e" x="800" width="400" height="600"/>
</svg>Otherwise choose one of the ‘PNG preview’ options. Select a resolution larger than what you’ll need in your document.
An alternative source is the Office image search at Insert | Online pictures. It gives you many variations to choose from, though not necessarily the current version of the flag.
Click the funnel icon to filter the search.
Irish Flag Colors
The specific colors in the flag are useful to know when designing a document, worksheet or slide. It helps choose matching or contrasting colors.
The Hex and RGB color values of the Irish flag are:
Green: #169b62 or 22, 155 98
White: #fff or 255, 255, 255
Orange: #ff883e or 255, 136, 62
Flag Protocol
There are no legal restrictions on the use of the flag, but it should be treated with appropriate respect at all times, and displayed according to the following guidelines:
- The flag should never have slogans, logos, lettering or pictures of any kind placed on it.
- When displayed horizontally, the green should be on the left.
- When displayed vertically, the green should be at the top.
Insert Irish Flag to Word, PowerPoint or Excel
Once the flag image is saved to your computer, it’s the usual process to insert into a document. Go to Insert | Pictures, and choose the image you just downloaded.
In Office, you can resize and position the image just like any other.
Flag Effects
Once you have the image in Office, all the usual Office Graphic or Picture Format options are available. Note that if you are using an SVG file, you will have a Graphics Options tab on the ribbon, when you click on the image, whereas if you are using another image format, it will say Picture Format.
Some of the Graphics Effects like Shadow, Reflection and Soft Edges add a little visual interest without distorting the flag to a level that might offend.
Shadow
For a nice little shadow effect, try Graphics Effects | Shadow | Outer which adds a little ‘shadow’ to the right and bottom of the image.
Reflection
Reflection is another way to add a little effect to an image.
Soft Edges
Soft edges is another choice.
Beyond these choices there are many more available, especially if you’re using an SVG. Graphics Fill or Graphics Outline can change the colors of an image.
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