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Good day!

I am using PowerPoint 2007. I have a slide with a dark background (see attached). I have inserted a graphic of a helmet. The helmet has a white background. How can I get rid of the white background so I only see the helmet? Is there a utility within PowerPoint that can do this or must I use a third party software? If I have to use a third-party software can you recommend something free (or of low cost)?

Thanks

bigeven2002

Hello,

I'll assume the helmet picture is a JPG. Probably the easiest way is to import the image into a 3rd party program, edit out the background and save it as a transparent GIF or PNG. PowerPoint can edit images but not to this extent. Once done, insert the new image into PowerPoint.

A good free program to do this is Paint.net.

msis2002

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Hi big even2002,

I apologize for forgetting to attach the slide. I have attached it here. Anyway... thanks for the feedback. Much appreciated. sample.ppt

Ingeborg Hawighorst (Microsoft MVP / EE MVE)

Hello,

You can set one color of the image to be transparent, but in this particular case setting the color white to transparent won't help much because of the shadow and the soft blends of white into darker colors.

If you cannot find an image with a transparent background, you need proper photo editing software like Photoshop, The Gimp, Fireworks, etc, to cut out the motif and place it on a transparent background.

cheers, teylyn

bigeven2002

No problem, here is a PNG version of the helmet you can try using. Since it had a shadow, it had to be tweaked a bit, it still looks a bit edgy but you might be able to fine-tune it.

msis2002

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Hi bigeven2002,

This GREAT!!!! If you don't mind, may II ask which program you used?

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msis2002

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Thank you very much!!!!!