Applying a picture

Follow these steps to apply a picture:

1. Right-click on the text box or shape to apply a picture background.
2. From the shortcut menu, choose Format Shape.
3. The Format Shape pane will populate to the right of the slide. Select Picture or Texture Fill.
4. Choose Insert Picture from File. Note that you can also insert it from the clipboard or from an online location.
5. Browse to locate a picture on the computer. For this example, we will insert the picture called IMG_3066.jpg.
6. Double-click to select the picture and place it into the text box or shape. Alternatively, single-click the picture and choose Insert at the bottom of the dialog box.
7. Select the relevant options from the pane to make any additional picture adjustments to the picture:

8. When we insert a shape, a Format tab appears at the top of the PowerPoint environment, just under the Drawing Tools contextual tab, allowing you to make formatting changes to the shape or text box. Since we have inserted a picture into the shape, note that you now have a second Format tab, just to the right of the existing Format tab, which contains Format Picture options. This opens up further picture customization options, such as Color, Artistic Effects, and Corrections (experiment with these options as you wish).