(Originally published on June 30, 2022 by Ekta Dwivedy)
Hey, Office Insiders! I’m Ekta Dwivedy, a Product Manager on the PowerPoint Mobile team. We’re happy to announce a new feature in PowerPoint for the iPad that gives you the ability to customize slide backgrounds with images!
Customize slide backgrounds with images in PowerPoint for iPad
The ability to customize slide backgrounds with images is a great way to add visual flair to your PowerPoint presentation. This is now an option on your iPad!
You can insert any picture to serve as a background on a PowerPoint slide, and also adjust its transparency. This helps customize your slides to meet your specific presentation needs.
How it works
- Go to the Design tab and tap Format Background, then tap Picture Fill.
Format Background dialog box in PowerPoint for the iPad
- Tap Insert Picture and select an image to add it to your slide.
Insert Picture to add an image to a slide background in PowerPoint for iPad
- Set the transparency of your background image with the Adjust Transparency slider below Insert Picture.
Adjust Transparency slider
- Apply the same background to all the slides in the deck by tapping Apply to all.
Apply to all slides option
Availability
The ability to customize slide backgrounds is available to Insiders running Version 2.59 (Build 22030101) or later.
Features are released over some time to ensure things are working smoothly. We highlight features that you may not have because they’re slowly releasing to larger numbers of Insiders. Sometimes we remove elements to further improve them based on your feedback. Though this is rare, we also reserve the option to pull a feature entirely out of the product, even if you, as an Insider, have had the opportunity to try it.
Feedback
If you have any feedback or suggestions, tap your profile photo in PowerPoint on iOS, then tap Help & Feedback, and then tap Tell Us What You Like, or Tell Us What Can Be Better.
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