PowerPoint also has basic photo editing options to support users in the process of making slides, such as removing photo backgrounds in PowerPoint. When removing photo backgrounds, you can easily insert photos into slides without revealing the background. Below are instructions for removing photo backgrounds in PowerPoint.
Instructions for removing image background in PowerPoint
Step 1:
At the PowerPoint slide interface, users click Insert and then select Pictures to select the image they want to insert.
Step 2:
Double-click on the image inserted in the slide, then click on the Format tab and select Remove Background to adjust the image background.
Step 3:
You will then see the image with the background turned purple with the background selected for deletion as shown below.
Step 4:
In case the image background is selected incorrectly, or you want to manually remove the background, look up and you will see the Mark Areas to Keep option to select the area you want to keep and Mark Areas to Remove to manually remove the image background on PowerPoint.
You will need to circle the area you want to keep or remove in the photo so that the tool can recognize it.
After you select the background to delete, the image has been separated as shown below. You continue to edit the image on PowerPoint as you like.
Video tutorial on removing image background in PowerPoint
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