PowerPoint - Picture backgrounds: Two methods Tutorial

In this video, you will learn about picture backgrounds in Microsoft 365. The video covers two methods for adding picture backgrounds and demonstrates how to do it step-by-step.
This will help you enhance your documents and presentations with visually appealing backgrounds.

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Objectifs :

This video aims to teach viewers how to effectively use picture backgrounds in presentations, including the use of watermarks and logos, and how to manipulate images for better visual impact.

Chapitres :

Introduction to Picture Backgrounds
In this section, we explore the various ways to incorporate picture backgrounds into your presentation slides. Many users wish to add watermarks or logos, and the first step is to access the Slide Master feature.
Accessing Slide Master
To begin, navigate to the 'View' tab and select 'Slide Master.' This will display all the slide masters on the left side of the screen. You can choose the top slide to apply changes universally, but it is advisable to only add logos to specific slides unless necessary for security purposes.
Inserting a Logo
Select a specific slide to insert a logo. Use the 'Insert' tab, then click on 'Pictures' to upload an image from your computer or online. Once inserted, you can drag the logo to your desired position. Guides will appear to help align the logo properly.
Adding a Background Picture
To set a background picture, right-click on the blank area of the slide and select 'Format Background.' Choose 'Picture or Texture fill' and then select a picture from your files. Adjust the transparency to ensure the background is subtle and does not overpower the foreground content.
Creating a New Slide with Background
After setting the background, exit the Slide Master view to return to your presentation. You can now add a new slide that features the background and logo you just created.
Inserting and Editing Pictures
For a different approach, create a new blank slide and insert a picture. Resize the image to focus on a specific element that conveys action or emotion. This technique allows for a more dynamic presentation.
Utilizing Negative Space for Text
Identify areas within the image that have negative space, which is ideal for placing text. Insert a text box and adjust the font size for visibility. This enhances the overall design and ensures the message is clear.
Enhancing Text with Eyedropper Tool
To further improve the slide's aesthetics, use the Eyedropper tool available in PowerPoint 2013. This allows you to match the text color with elements from the image, creating a cohesive look.
Conclusion
In summary, using picture backgrounds effectively can significantly enhance your presentation. By strategically placing logos, adjusting transparency, and utilizing negative space, you can create visually appealing slides that effectively communicate your message.

FAQ :

How do I add a watermark to my presentation slides?

To add a watermark, open the Slide Master view, select the desired slide master, and insert your image or text. Adjust the transparency to ensure it doesn't overpower the main content.

What is the purpose of using a Slide Master?

The Slide Master allows you to create a uniform design across your presentation, making it easier to manage layouts, fonts, and colors without having to edit each slide individually.

Can I use a background image for only one slide?

Yes, you can insert a background image for a specific slide by selecting that slide and using the 'Format Background' option to choose your image.

How can I make my text stand out against a busy background?

You can adjust the transparency of the background image, use contrasting colors for your text, or place the text in a negative space area of the image to enhance readability.

What is the Eyedropper Tool and how do I use it?

The Eyedropper Tool allows you to select a color from any part of your slide or image. Simply click on the tool, then click on the color you want to use, and it will apply that color to your selected text or shape.

Quelques cas d'usages :

Branding in Corporate Presentations

Using a logo as a watermark in corporate presentations can enhance brand recognition. By applying the logo in the Slide Master, it can be displayed on selected slides without cluttering the entire presentation.

Creating Engaging Marketing Slides

In marketing presentations, using vibrant background images with transparent overlays can capture audience attention. This technique helps convey the message while maintaining visual appeal.

Educational Presentations

Teachers can use the Slide Master to create a consistent look for educational slides, incorporating relevant images and watermarks that reinforce the subject matter while keeping the focus on the content.

Event Promotion

For event promotion slides, using a strong background image with a clear text box can effectively communicate the event details. Adjusting transparency ensures the image supports rather than distracts from the information.

Visual Storytelling

In storytelling presentations, selecting elements from a background image to highlight key points can create a more engaging narrative. This approach utilizes negative space effectively to enhance text visibility.

Glossaire :

Slide Master

A feature in presentation software that allows users to create a consistent layout and design for all slides in a presentation. Changes made in the Slide Master affect all slides that use that master.

Watermark

A faint image or text that appears in the background of a slide, often used for branding or security purposes.

Transparency

The degree to which an image or color is see-through. In presentation software, adjusting transparency can help blend background images with foreground text.

Text Box

A container for text in a presentation slide that allows users to add and format text independently of other elements.

Eyedropper Tool

A tool in graphic design and presentation software that allows users to select a color from an image or element to use in text or shapes.

Negative Space

The area around and between the subjects of an image. Effective use of negative space can enhance the composition and readability of a slide.

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ways to use a picture background.

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A lot of people want to use a watermark or even a logo;

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to do that as we talked about in the previous video,

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you need to open up your slide masters.

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So let's do that.

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Let's go over here to View and click Slide master

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and now again the left-hand side is no longer your presentation,

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it's all of the slide masters.

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You could pick the top one and put something there but that would -

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anything you put here will be an all of your slides.

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I don't think you need your logo on all your slides,

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just maybe a few of them, unless you're doing something for security.

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So I'm going to pick this slide here, I'm going to put something here.

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Now if you're doing something small,

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you'd just insert it like a regular picture, it's not background

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just a little watermark so let's say a logo.

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So, Insert, Pictures, you can grab them from online,

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I'm going to grab them from my desktop here

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and I'll grab the logo

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and I can drag this around to where I want it, I just click the outside

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and I can pull it down.

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There's some guides that pop up that kind of guide you in

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and tell you when you're level with things.

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I'm going to put it right there and this will appear

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anytime I'd choose this slide in my presentation.

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I'll show you that in just a moment, but since I'm here

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let's just add a picture but we're going to add

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a background picture the whole width, so to do that,

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what we want to do is right click on the blank part of the slide,

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Format background.

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We'll come back over here to Picture or Texture fill,

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except this time we're going to choose a picture under File

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and I'm going to choose this picture - might be something for a, let's say

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a first slide for a jumping off event or

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maybe this is a slide we use a lot in our advertising we want to use.

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Now it's a pretty strong picture with a lot of colors,

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so again this is the background we want to drop it down,

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it's the foreground that's important.

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So I click this transparency bar and move that down quite a ways actually.

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Just so it's subtly there.

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OK. And when I'm done, go up to Close master view in the ribbon

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and now I'm back to my presentation

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and here I'm going to add a new slide, and here's this new slide I just made.

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So I can choose that one anytime I want the background with the logo.

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Now there's another ways to use pictures that I think is a little bit -

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for me, it's a lot more fun, but I think it's a vibrant way of doing it.

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Let me show you that.

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I'm going to just insert a regular picture.

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Let me get a new slide here, a new blank slide

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and then I'm going to insert a picture.

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I'm going to choose the same picture.

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I'm going to change a few things here.

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I'm going to close the Format menu here by clicking the box

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and then down here on the bottom right-hand corner,

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that's the zoom, that's it's not controlling the slides

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it's controlling the workspace.

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And what I want to do is I want to make this smaller.

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Now the large white box, that's the slide itself with the picture,

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you can see what it's going to look like here in the thumbnail on the left-hand side,

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so kind of watch both spaces,

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but what I want to do here is I want to take this picture

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and I'm going to use an element of the picture.

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One of the things, that we have these big beautiful

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pictures now and if you have something that has a lot of

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a quality to it you can blow it up and it still looks really nice.

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So you can kind of see what I'm doing here, I just want

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to grab an element of this picture,

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just kind of the steps, the kind of the action of the picture.

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And it has a nice big negative space here, the cement.

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That's a great place to put text.

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So let's do that. Let's click Insert, Text box.

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Let's put a big text box in here, let me just type in

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something really quick.

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Let me make a big font here, something they can read in the back row.

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So then I can put the text and again I can kind of see

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where it's going to be if I look at the left side.

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If I look at the thumbnail at the same time and now let

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me show you what it looks like when it's fully done

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- there!

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That's a great way I think to use a big vibrant

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picture with some action, that it's a background but

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still it's not that kind of just barely there,

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it's really vibrant and can really help tell your story.

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In fact we can do even - you want to do a little extra?

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We'll do a little extra. Watch this!

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That new tool with PowerPoint 2013, the eyedropper.

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Watch what I can do here.

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I'm going to select the text

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and then this little mini menu pops up and I can change the font colors;

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let me click on that.

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And here I can use that eyedropper and I can use any

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picture, any color here - I can use the green of the grass

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or the blue jeans.

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Let me use a little bit of that orange shirt

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and click that and now my text blends a color from the picture right in the font.

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That's a pretty good-looking slide.

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