Add a background picture to your slides
Applies To
PowerPoint for Microsoft 365 PowerPoint 2024 PowerPoint 2021 PowerPoint 2019 PowerPoint 2016Try it!
You can add a background picture to each slide or use the same background picture across an entire presentation.
Add a background picture
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Select the slide you want to add a background picture to.
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Select Design > Format Background.
OR Right-click the margin of slide and select Format Background. -
In the Format Background pane, select Picture or texture fill.
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Select File.
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In the Insert Picture dialog box, choose the picture you want to use and then select Insert.
Note: PowerPoint resizes the image to fill the entire slide background. If an image has a different general shape than the slide it is placed on, outer portions of the picture may extend beyond the borders of the slide and not be visible on it.
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Make adjustments to the background picture to make sure text is visible and it's positioned where you want.
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Use Transparency to make the picture lighter.
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Use the Offset settings to adjust the position of the picture.
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Use Tile picture as texture to repeat the picture across the slide.
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If you want the background picture on every slide, select Apply to All.
Remove a background picture
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Select the slide with the background picture you want to remove.
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Select Design > Format Background.
OR Right-click the margin of slide and select Format Background. -
Select Solid fill.
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Select the arrow next to the Color button.
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Select white.
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If you want the background picture removed on every slide, select Apply to All.