
The image will now appear as the background on all the slides in the presentation. If you want the same background image applied to all slides throughout the whole presentation, click ‘Apply to all’ at the bottom of the Format Picture panel. The selected image will become the background of the entire slide. Once you have selected the image, click ok. The insert option will allow you choose your image from a file on your computer or local network, a Microsoft Stock image, an online source or the icon library. Under ‘Picture source’ select Insert, or if you have the image already copied, select clipboard. Select the Fill tab then click the “Picture or texture fill” radio button. The Format Background panel will then appear on the right-hand side of your screen. To add an image to the background, simply right-click anywhere on your slide, or the area around your slide, and select Format Background. If you’d like to boost your productivity and stop wasting time on alignment, formatting and finding slides to reuse then please visit The PPT Productivity homepage and download our free trial today! PPT Productivity is a time saving add-in for PowerPoint. This post is part of our hints and tips for standard PowerPoint features. It’s possible to do this by adding the image to the slide and using ‘ send to back’, but there is a better way. Using an image as the background of your slide can add impact to your message. How to use an image as background of a PowerPoint slide
