Apply Formatting with Picture Styles

To crop an image:

• Select the image you want to crop. The Format tab will appear.
• From the Format tab, click the Crop command.
• Cropping handles will appear on the sides and corners of the image. Click and drag any handle to crop the image.
• To confirm, click the Crop command again. The image will be cropped.

On the Format tab, in the Shape Styles group, click Shape Effects, and select an option from the list. To add or change a built-in combination of effects, point to Preset, and then click the effect that you want. To customize the built-in effect, click 3-D Options, and then choose the options that you want.

1. Insert a picture onto your slide and select it.
2. On the Picture Tools Format tab, click the More button to expand the Picture Styles gallery.
3. Click a style from the Picture Styles gallery to apply it.

Apply Picture Effects

1. Select the picture.
2. Select Picture Tools > Format and select Picture Effects.
3. Select the one you want: Shadow, Reflection, Glow, Soft Edges, Bevel, or 3-D Rotation.

There are a variety of ways to format the pictures in your slide show. The picture tools in PowerPoint make it easy to personalize and modify the images in interesting ways. PowerPoint allows you to change the picture style and shape, add a border, crop and compress pictures, add artistic effects, and more.

bmp, and . gif can be optimized. A photograph is a good candidate for optimization. Only images that are inserted into a PowerPoint presentation using the Insert -> Picture procedure can be optimized.

JPEG format

Click the object to select it. If that does not select it, on the Home tab, in the Editing group, click Select and do one of the following: To select all of the objects and placeholders on the slide, click Select All.

There are two main ways to insert images into your PowerPoint. Paste an image from your clipboard or import a picture from a file on your computer.

Copy and paste pictures

1. Select the image you want to copy, and then on the Home tab, select the Clipboard button. and then select Copy.
2. Click where you want to insert the text, and on the Home tab, select the Clipboard button. and then select Paste. If you’re prompted for access to the Clipboard, click Allow Access.

Fire up PowerPoint in regular mode, and navigate to File > Options > Add-Ins. Below of the dialog box, be sure to change the Manage drop-down option to COM add-ins and select Go. Finally, clear the check box for all enabled COM add-ins, then click on OK. Restart the software and try the copy-paste action once more.

Insert photos by using Photo Browser

• Open the slide you want to insert a picture on.
• On the Insert menu, point at Picture, and then select Photo Browser.
• In the dialog box that opens, browse to the picture that you want to insert, select that picture, and then drag it onto the slide.

Add slide transitions to bring your presentation to life

1. Select the slide you want to add a transition to.
2. Select the Transitions tab and choose a transition.
3. Select Effect Options to choose the direction and nature of the transition.
4. Select Preview to see what the transition looks like.

Place an image or object into a PDF

1. Open the PDF in Acrobat, and then choose Tools > Edit PDF > Add Image .
2. In the Open dialog box, locate the image file you want to place.
3. Select the image file, and click Open.
4. Click where you want to place the image, or click-drag to size the image as you place it.

Insert a picture

1. Insert a picture from my computer: On the Insert tab, click Picture, browse to, and select the picture you want, and click Open.
2. Insert a picture from the web: On the Insert tab, click Online Pictures, and in the Search Bing box, type a word that describes the picture you’re looking for, such as ‘cat’.

In PowerPoint you can work with presentations in five different views:

• Slide.
• Outline.
• Slide Sorter.
• Notes Page.
• Slide Show.