Microsoft PowerPoint 2007
Working with Images
Adding visual components to your slides can enhance your presentation. Clip art images, Internet images, or scanned images can be added to your PowerPoint slides. You can also add visual components by using PowerPoint's drawing tools (for more information, refer to Drawing in Office 2007). For information on creating visually enhanced text, refer to Using WordArt in Excel and PowerPoint.
WARNING: It is illegal to use copyrighted images from the Internet or any other source. For more information on capturing images that you can use, refer to Capturing Images, Sounds, and Movies.
Adding Images
You can add images in a couple of different ways:
Adding Images: Clip Art
The Microsoft Clip Organizer contains numerous images in several different categories. It is easy to enhance your slides with appropriate clip art from the organizer. For instructions on adding clip art, refer to Inserting Clip Art.
HINT: To adjust image location, size, or borders, refer to Formatting Images.
Adding Images: Other Electronic Images
You can also add electronic images from other sources (e.g., scanned images, images downloaded from the Internet). To learn how to find and save images from the Internet, refer to Capturing Images, Sounds, and Movies and Importing Clip Art from the Web.
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From the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click PICTURE
The Insert Picture dialog box appears. -
Using the Look in pull-down list, locate and select the image to be added
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Click INSERT
The image appears in your slide.
Formatting Images
Once you have inserted an image into your slide, you can easily adjust positioning, resize, or add borders as needed. PowerPoint 2007 also includes a variety of design options for enhancing the effect of your image. For instructions on resizing images, refer to Resizing Shapes. For instructions on positioning images, refer to Moving Objects.
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Select the image you would like to change
The Format tab appears. -
From the Format tab, using the buttons, select the desired option(s)
Format Tab Options
When you insert an image into your PowerPoint slide, the Format tab appears. The Format tab provides basic image editing features (such as cropping and brightness control) as well as design features (e.g., 3D rendering, shadows, and reflections). The Picture Styles group contains a gallery which provides an array of different preset styles for use with images. For many of these options, resting the mouse over a selection will offer you a preview of the change.
| Button | Action | |
|---|---|---|
| Brightness |  |
Allows you to brighten or darken your image |
| Contrast |  |
Allows you to increase or decrease the contrast of your image |
| Recolor |  |
Allows you to alter the coloration of your image |
| Compress Pictures |  |
Compresses pictures in the presentation, decreasing the size of the file |
| Change Picture |  |
Switches the currently selected picture for another of your choice |
| Reset Picture |  |
Resets the currently selected picture to its default formatting |
| Picture Shape |  |
Allows you to crop your image into pre-designed shapes, or make your own shape |
| Picture Border |  |
Allows you to create and add a border to your image (includes colors, border weight) |
| Picture Effects |  |
Provides a variety of special effects for your image (reflections, shadows, 3D rendering) |
| Bring to Front |  |
Sets the currently selected image as the top layer of your slide |
| Send to Back |  |
Sets the currently selected image as the bottom layer of your slide |
| Selection Pane |  |
Opens the Picture Selection pane, which organizes all images and image groups on your slide for easy modification |
| Align |  |
Provides a variety of ways to align your image with other objects/images on the slide |
| Rotate |  |
Allows you to rotate your image |
| Group |  |
Allows you to group two or more images together so they behave as one object on your slide |
