How to Make a Picture Transparent on PowerPoint
A picture is worth a thousand words. That's why, at Slidesgo, we believe that a presentation should contain images to make the information more visual and above all, to attract the audience's attention. To make the images in your Google Slides and PowerPoint presentations even more amazing, you can always add different effects to them, one of these you can use is to change the transparency of the image. Below, we are going to tell you in detail how to make an image transparent in PowerPoint.
How to make an image completely transparent in PowerPoint
- Select the image you want to edit. When you select it, the Picture Format menu will appear.
- Click on Transparency. PowerPoint will show you various degrees of transparency to apply to your image.
- However, if you select Picture Transparency Options, you can set the transparency percentage you need yourself.
- You're done! You now have your image with transparency. Now you can add a text box on top or another resource that will be clearly visible, thanks to the transparency of the image.
Important: These options are only available in the Office 365 version. If you are using a different version, see the next section.
How to apply gradients to an image in PowerPoint
The editing possibilities for image transparency do not end here. You can also apply transparencies only on a part of the image, which will give it a gradient effect.
- Starting from a shape, in this example, a rectangle, we are going to make the transparency gradient. Select Insert > Shapes and choose the rectangle.
- Before starting with the gradient, you must remove the outline of the shape. In the Format Shape menu, pull down the Shape Outline menu and check No outline.
- The next step is to edit the degree of transparency of the shape. To do this, right-click on the shape, select Format Shape, and in this menu, in the Fill drop-down, check Gradient Fill.
- Next, edit the gradient stops. Delete the center gradient points, as we will use the ones at the ends.
- Now, modify the gradient point on the right end. Click on it and change its color to white, as shown in the example. It is important that you check that the brightness is set to 0%. To finish this step, modify the transparency percentage to your liking.
- Finally, if you need to, you can add more gradient stops. Place it on the scale where you want. Remember to check that the brightness has a percentage of 0% and modify the transparency percentage.
- We're done! Adapt the size of the shape to increase or decrease the transparency and your transparency gradient is ready.
You can find many more tutorials about Google Slides in our blog.
Tags
Edit & FormatDo you find this article useful?
Related tutorials
New feature available: edit our templates with Canva
Whenever you need to create, Slidesgo is there. We’re continually enhancing your presentation design process with templates that are primed to impress for any occasion. And in order to let your ideas flow best, comfort is key. How could Slidesgo help you with this? By making you feel right at home with our resources, no matter your preferred platform.You spoke, and we listened. Now, your favorite slides can be accessed on a new platform: Canva! This new format adds to our existing options (PowerPoint and Google Slides), expanding your ways to utilize our first-rate presentation content. We’ve started with a selection of Canva-ready...
How to print PowerPoint notes
Crafting an impactful PowerPoint slideshow and delivering a captivating presentation are distinct skills. The first focuses on designing appealing visuals to convey a clear message, while the second involves employing effective presentation techniques to ensure the audience grasps the idea. The content of this article will help you with the latter part of this process, guiding future presenters on how to print PowerPoint with speaker notes to enhance your presentations success and effectiveness.
Discover Our Online Presentation Software for Free
We have great news for you today! If you’ve been a Slidesgo fan for years (or months, or weeks, or days, or mere hours, we welcome everyone!), you’ll probably know for now that our templates are available mostly in two formats: for use in Google Slides and PowerPoint.Google Slides is a free tool, since you only need a Google account in order to use it. PowerPoint, on the other hand, is part of the Microsoft Office suite, so it’s not a free program, but that didn’t stop it from being one of the most popular options in the world!What if we...
Webinar: Presentation Audit
With more than 15,000 templates released on Slidesgo and a user base composed of millions of people, we estimate that the total number of presentations created adds up to… um, a lot! Our team of professional designers work very hard to provide you with editable slides so that the only thing you need to do is, well, customize the elements to your liking. Starting from any given template, the results may vary a lot depending on the person who edited the contents.Have you ever wondered “Is my presentation good enough?” and wished that an expert on presentations looked at your template...