PowerPoint and Impress

PHOTOGRAPHIC BACKGROUNDS

You can embed a photo into a slide’s background in PowerPoint by clicking Format Background on the Design tab. Select ‘Picture or texture fill’ then choose to insert a picture from a file, the clipboard or online. Once done, you can adjust its transparency, type (tiled or stretched) and position on-screen. Like what you see? Click ‘Apply to All’ to apply the background to all your slides.

Impress users should simply select Slide > Set Background Image to select a suitable image – it’ll be stretched to fit by default. Another way to add the image is by right-clicking on a slide’s existing background and choosing Properties. Select ‘Bitmap’, click ‘Add/ Import’ to import your image, then use the controls to tweak its position and size – choose ‘Custom position/size’ and tick Scale to correct overstretch.

SPLIT INTO SECTIONS

One handy navigation aid for presenters on large PowerPoint