Save a portion of an image as a picture

Before I start, there is another, very good technique that you should check out , which does a crop with a lot of accuracy. It is from Mukund Nadkarni  on

PowerPoint Heaven.

Anyway, it is easy to save a portion of an image as an image in both PowerPoint 2003 and 2007.

PowerPoint 2003 first:

Ass an image as your slide background. Right click on your sidle and select Background.

Select Fill Effects.

The picture tan and Select Picture. Browse to a picture and select OK.

Click Apply.

Draw a Freeform Curve.

This is the result.

The the background Fill of the Autoshape to Background.

Right click on the image and save as Picture.

Done!

PowerPoint 2007 second:

PowerPoint 2007 is the same except:

1. The sequence is different.

2. We can add some special effects to the image before we save it as a picture!

Right click on the slide and select Format Background. Load an image via the File button.

Go to the Insert tab of the Ribbon and Shapes| Curve. draw a curve around your picture.

This is the result.

Set the Autoshape to background fill.

We also add a Format tab, Soft Edges, 25 point.

Right click and save the Autoshape as a picture. Load it into a new slide, and this is the result!