How to Change Background in PowerPoint?
The aesthetics of a presentation are very important in effective communication. PowerPoint presentations have a lot of design possibilities, and you just have to be creative about them. Usually, the background image or color is set according to the template. For custom design, you can change the background in PowerPoint.
PowerPoint allows setting custom wallpaper for a specific slide or all slides. You can set the same wallpaper for all slides or a different background image for every slide.
How do you change the background for presentation slides? We will see the conventional method for setting a custom image as the background for slides and how to style your slides with AI.
Changing Background for Presentation Slides
The Design tab in the top menu has every feature you need to make your slides more beautiful and appealing. Most elements don’t require any graphic design experience, and anyone with little or no knowledge of PPT can use these features.
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You can set a custom image as the background for PowerPoint slides or choose any of the following options to change the background for slides:
- Solid fill
- Gradient fill
- Picture or texture fill
- Pattern fill
In a dedicated section, we will explore the picture or texture fill option so that we can add a custom image as the background for the presentation slides.
Steps to Change Background in PowerPoint
What background change do you want to apply to the presentation slides? If you are already sure about the final design or theme of the presentation, you can simply jump to the final change you want to apply. If you want to try different options, here is how to explore all possible options for background change in PowerPoint.
Step 1: Open an existing or new PowerPoint presentation and go to the Design tab from the menu. Now, click on the Format Background option at the extreme right of the menu.
Step 2: When you click the Format Background button, a new pane will appear where you can find different options to change the background.
Step 3: Select the option you want to apply. You can use a solid fill, gradient fill, picture, or pattern as a background. Clicking on any option will show more options related to that option.
As you can see, the Gradient Fill option has different options, including preset gradients, direction, angle, position, and transparency. Try these different elements to make the background more attractive and appealing, as per the overall theme of the template.
Note: The Format Background pane has two options at the bottom. Any change is applied automatically to the selected slide only. These two options allow you to change all slides or reset the background to the original settings.
Set Image as Background for Slides
Can you set your custom image as the background for a slide or all slides in a PowerPoint presentation? Yes, the same Format Background allows setting custom images or texture fill as the background. Here is how to set an image as the slide background.
Open the Format Background pane from the Design tab and select “Picture or Texture Fill Option.”
Now, click on the Insert option, select an image from your computer or online source, and set that image as the background.
You can also change the transparency of the image or any other background by changing the value of the transparency bar. A lower percentage makes your image more visible, while 100% transparency means the background image will not be visible at all.
How to Hide Background?
If you want to remove all recently made changes to the slides’ backgrounds, click the “Reset Background” button, and all changes will be reset to the default.
Check the “Hide background graphics” box to remove small elements and graphics added to the background. This box will not remove the background image or fill, but graphics only.
Make Slides Appealing with Twistly
Some users have amazing ideas but fail to impress investors or audiences with their presentations. The issue here is the boring slides and conventional PowerPoint templates. New users like to stick to the default themes and slide designs as they don’t know how to make slides more beautiful.
With Twistly, you get custom ChatGPT for PowerPoint. This add-in not only writes text for the slides but also adds images, sets templates, and makes slides more beautiful.
With Twistly add-in, you don’t have to worry about changing background images or other similar changes in the presentation. With online image libraries, Twistly will automatically add relevant images and graphics to your slides.
Get Twistly for PowerPoint
You should probably try the tool before making any serious commitments. Twistly offers a free trial version that you can enjoy for a limited time. Once you are happy with the results, you can upgrade to the full version at any time.
Final Words
For a slide or all slides, go to the Design tab and then select the Format Background option to change the background in PowerPoint or set an image as the background. Other options related to backgrounds for PowerPoint presentations can make slides even more attractive.
If you want a powerful add-in for PowerPoint presentations, try Twistly to elevate your communication game with powerful presentations.