PowerPoint 2007: How To Make a Background Object Transparent

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Utilizing pictures as your background for a slide can give you that extra touch to your presentation. However, it is usually necessary to add transparency to the image so that the rest of the slide is easily viewed by your audience. To do this . . .


1. Right-click on the background object.

2. Select Format Shape.

3. Select Fill in the left pane.

4. Click the radio button next to Picture or texture fill.

5. Click the File button under Insert from.

6. Browse to the desired image file and select it.

7. If the image is to utilized as a texture, check the Tile picture as texture checkbox.

8. Adjust your offsets and alignment as desired.

9. Use the Transparency slider bar to adjust the level of transparency to apply to the image. You will see a live preview of the effect.

10. Click the Close button.

11. Adjust the size of the object to properly view your image.

 

12 Comments -


  1. Renee said on June 9, 2009

    Thank you, these instructions were perfect and saved my presentation.

  2. BC said on July 7, 2009

    I must be missing something… After inserting a picture file, the “Format Shape” command does not appear as a choice when working with a JPG or enhanced meta file image…

  3. Kate Barrett said on September 25, 2009

    What if I’m using Microsoft Power Point 2003? Is there a way to make a picture that is used as the background, transparent?

  4. Anonymous said on November 11, 2009

    thanks for sharing this… it works. =)

  5. Anonymous said on May 5, 2010

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  6. someone said on August 6, 2010

    Thans this really worked

  7. Ginger Baron said on August 13, 2010

    I’m trying to find the transparency wand that was in the former versions of ppt. can anyone help me with this?

  8. Xyt said on August 14, 2010

    thanks….

  9. Rafasan1234 said on October 7, 2010

    Unfortunately this did not work for me… However, it did work when I applied Preset 8, although I was not able to adjust the % of transparency…

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  11. Lee said on April 14, 2011

    Your informaiton was great – we found it.
    Thank you

  12. Mazhar said on January 4, 2012

    I’m trying to find the transparency wand that was in the former versions of ppt. can anyone help me with this please ?

 

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