How to Insert a Picture or Graphic as a Chart/Graph Background
We all know that using Powerpoint makes our presentations flawless and captivating. The program helps us organize information and present it to an audience in an organized and eye catching kind of way. But the other great things that we can do with Powerpoint are the fun part. After you take care of the writing and organization of the information, then you can really have fun jazzing up a presentation. In the 2007 version, you have the ability to add a picture or graphic as background to an actual graph or chart. In this brief tutorial, I will show you how easy and fun it is to add a picture or graphic to the background of a chart in a Powerpoint slide.
Go to Start>Programs>Microsoft Program to open the program, and open the presentation to the slide that you will be working on.
First, make sure the picture that you want to add to the background of the chart is saved, and ensure you have Powerpoint open with the chart in the slide. Next, click on the chart to select it, and go to Insert>Picture.
Next, look for the picture you want to insert and click on it.
Finally, hit the Insert key to add the picture to the background of the chart.
Once you have the picture in the back of the chart, don’t panic if it does not look perfect right away. You may have to either resize it, actually send the picture to the back of the chart by clicking on the picture to select it, go to Format>Send to Back, or you may need to tweak the transparency or the color of the picture – both of which can customized by using the Format menu.
Fantastic! Now you know how to jazz up those boring charts and graphs.
