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Office 365 - Powerpoint: where is the Remove Background function?

Anonymous
2021-09-12T02:51:55+00:00

Title. I need to make the backgrounds of pictures transparent, and I usually use the Magic Wand or Remove Background feature.

I have a subscription to Office 365, and I'm finding it's like a "lite" version of the actual program with not all the features. I have a full desktop version of Powerpoint (have been using it for years) and know of the feature. For the life of me I can't find the Remove Background function in Powerpoint.

Community forums don't seem to have any info on it, and the Microsoft store has addons and apps for the Remove Background feature. Has it really been removed from Powerpoint that I need a 3rd party app to do it?

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  1. Steve Rindsberg 99,161 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2021-09-12T15:45:45+00:00

    An Office subscription gives you access to two different versions of PowerPoint, the desktop version, which still has all of the usual features, and a web version, which is definitely PowerPoint-Lite.

    Please be sure to use the desktop version.

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  2. Anonymous
    2021-09-12T03:47:54+00:00

    Hello Warrant2000

    Hi, I'm Karl and will be happy to help you today.

    The following article describe the steps involved. While the focus of this article is on Powerpoint 2019 - it applies equally to Powerpoint 365, (I just rechecked this using the latest version of '365)

    How to Remove Picture Backgrounds in PowerPoint 2019

    https://www.dummies.com/software/microsoft-offi...

    also

    Remove the background of a picture

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/remo...

    *** this assumes you are using the desktop version of PowerPoint (as shown in the attached screenshot) and not the online version

    Required Forum Disclaimer: The above link (dummies.com) is a non-Microsoft website. The pages appear to be providing accurate, safe information. Watch out for ads on the site that may advertise products frequently classified as a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Products). Thoroughly research any product advertised on the site before you decide to download and install it.

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