Add a background picture to slides

Insert a background picture on a slide

1. Right-click the margin of the slide and then select Format Background.

2. In the Format Background pane, choose Picture or texture fill.

3. Under Picture source, select Insert, and select where to get the picture from:

   Option	Use it to
   From a File	Insert a picture from your computer or network drive
   Stock Images	Insert a picture from the stock image library
   Online Pictures	Search the web for an image
   From Icons	Insert a picture from the icon collection

   Note: To insert a picture using the Clipboard source option, you must copy a picture to the clipboard first. This option is unavailable if you haven't copied a picture.

4. To adjust the picture's relative lightness, slide the Transparency bar to the right.

   

5. To apply the background picture to all slides in your presentation, choose Apply to All. Otherwise, simply close the Format Background pane.

Remove a background picture

1. In Normal view, select a slide that has the background pattern or picture you want to remove.

2. On the Design tab of the toolbar ribbon, in the Customize group at the far-right end, select Format Background.

   

3. In the Format Background pane, under Fill, select Solid Fill.

   

4. Select the down arrow next to the Color button. A gallery of colors appears. Select the white color.

   Your current background is removed, and the background of the slide is now white.

5. If you want to make the same change to the other slides in the presentation, choose Apply to All at the bottom of the Format Background pane.

See also

Change the background of slides