Lesson 15: Inserting Pictures Show
/en/powerpoint2016/indents-and-line-spacing/content/ IntroductionAdding pictures can make your presentations more interesting and engaging. You can insert a picture from a file on your computer onto any slide. PowerPoint even includes tools for finding
online pictures and adding screenshots to your presentation. Optional: Download our practice presentation. Watch the video below to learn more about inserting pictures in PowerPoint. To insert a picture from a file:
You can also click the Pictures command in a placeholder to insert images. Inserting online picturesIf you don't have the picture you want on your computer, you can find a picture online to add to your presentation. PowerPoint offers two options for finding online pictures.
To insert an online picture:
You can also click the Online Pictures command in a placeholder to insert online images. When adding images, videos, and music to your own projects, it's important to make sure you have the legal right to use them. Most things you buy or download online are protected by copyright, which means you may not be allowed to use them. For more information, visit our Copyright and Fair Use lesson. Moving and resizing picturesOnce you've inserted a picture, you may want to move it to a different location on the slide or change its size. PowerPoint makes it easy to arrange pictures in your presentation. To select a picture:Before you can modify a picture, you'll need to select it.
To resize a picture:
The corner sizing handles will resize a picture while preserving its original aspect ratio. If you use the side sizing handles, the image will become distorted. To rotate a picture:
Hold the Shift key on your keyboard when rotating an image to snap it to angles in 15-degree increments. To move a picture:
To delete a picture:
You can access even more picture formatting options from the Format tab. We'll talk more about these options in our lesson on Formatting Pictures. Inserting screenshotsScreenshots are basically snapshots of your computer screen. You can take a screenshot of almost any program, website, or open window. PowerPoint makes it easy to insert a screenshot of an entire window or a screen clipping of part of a window in your presentation. To insert screenshots of a window:
To insert a screen clipping:
Challenge!
/en/powerpoint2016/formatting-pictures/content/ When the title slide is the current slide What happens when you click the new slide button quizlet?A new slide is created with the Two Content layout applied. When the title slide is the current slide, what happens when you click the New Slide button? A new slide with the Title and Content layout is added after the title slide.
How do you resize a picture in proportionally so that the image does not get distorted?Resize Pictures
Press Shift while you drag a corner handle to prevent stretching and keep your picture in proportion. Don't drag from any of the side handles; this will distort the picture even if you do press Shift!
Which button do you click to see a transition in normal view?Add a transition to a slide. In the navigation pane, click the slide that you want to apply a transition to. To do that: On the View menu, click Normal. ... . On the Transitions tab, under Transition to This Slide, click the transition that you want to apply. To see more transitions, point to a transition, and then click .. Which button will you press when you reach the point where you want to make the cut while trimming a video clip?To determine where you want to trim your video footage, in the Trim Video dialog box, press the Play button. When you reach the point where you want to make the cut, press the Pause button.
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