Does anyone know a way to format a picture for pasting
into Powerpoint that when you paste it, it doesn't include
a frame...similar to pasting Autoshapes. Ex. You can
paste a star autoshape and you only see the star...the
area around the star is transparent. I'm trying to paste
a cropped object off an image file...but everytime I do,
you still get a white box around it.

Thanks!

The image itself will need a transparency mask ...

Adam's Transparency Tutorial (Alpha channels and more)
http://www.rdpslides.com/pptfaq/FAQ00190.htm

or use the transparency wand on the picture toolbar to make the white pixels
(ie, the background) transparent within PPT.

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"clloyd" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Does anyone know a way to format a picture for pasting
> into Powerpoint that when you paste it, it doesn't include
> a frame...similar to pasting Autoshapes. Ex. You can
> paste a star autoshape and you only see the star...the
> area around the star is transparent. I'm trying to paste
> a cropped object off an image file...but everytime I do,
> you still get a white box around it.
>
> Thanks!

I am not sure I understand correctly. I read your post differently than
Steve did.

This may be way off, but something to check never-the-less:
If your image comes in with a (powerpoint) outline (i.e. Choose Line Color -
No Line). If this fixes your problem, then all you need to do is make it No
Line once then Right-Click on the object and choose Set Autoshape Defaults.

The same may apply if what you are seeing is a Shadow instead of an outline.

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"clloyd" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:0d7701c34ae5$d7497e70$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Does anyone know a way to format a picture for pasting
> into Powerpoint that when you paste it, it doesn't include
> a frame...similar to pasting Autoshapes. Ex. You can
> paste a star autoshape and you only see the star...the
> area around the star is transparent. I'm trying to paste
> a cropped object off an image file...but everytime I do,
> you still get a white box around it.
>
> Thanks!

clloyd,

I think I understand your question......you want to paste an image (bitmap)
that will have an irregular shape..e.g. no white background.

See
http://www.powerpointbackgrounds.com...ansparency.htm

Cheers
TAJ Simmons
microsoft powerpoint mvp

awesome - powerpoint backgrounds,
free sample templates, tutorials, hints and tips etc
http://www.powerpointbackgrounds.com

"clloyd" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:0d7701c34ae5$d7497e70$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Does anyone know a way to format a picture for pasting
> into Powerpoint that when you paste it, it doesn't include
> a frame...similar to pasting Autoshapes. Ex. You can
> paste a star autoshape and you only see the star...the
> area around the star is transparent. I'm trying to paste
> a cropped object off an image file...but everytime I do,
> you still get a white box around it.
>
> Thanks!

This is like a Rorschach test -- each of us seeing something a little
different in the question than the other.

By any chance are you cropping the images outside of PowerPoint, copying
them,, then pasting them into PowerPoint, but not having the cropping hold?

Try save image to disk then Insert | Picture | From File

B


"clloyd" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:0d7701c34ae5$d7497e70$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Does anyone know a way to format a picture for pasting
> into Powerpoint that when you paste it, it doesn't include
> a frame...similar to pasting Autoshapes. Ex. You can
> paste a star autoshape and you only see the star...the
> area around the star is transparent. I'm trying to paste
> a cropped object off an image file...but everytime I do,
> you still get a white box around it.
>
> Thanks!