ok, I am making a slide show with just pictures I want to not have a
background. You see every time I view the slide show, the background comes
in, and then my pictures fade in. I don't want to have a background. I just
want to have the pictures fade in. I know I can set the actual picture as my
background, but I don't want the images that big. so you see my delema? How
can I delete the background? or do I have any other options?

Did you mean to say you want a blank background, as in a plain white
background?


--
Geetesh Bajaj, Microsoft PowerPoint MVP
http://www.indezine.com
http://www.ppted.com




"Foreign to Computers" <Foreign to (E-Mail Removed)>
wrote in message news:EB1455A9-63FC-47B2-A0D5-(E-Mail Removed)...
> ok, I am making a slide show with just pictures I want to not have a
> background. You see every time I view the slide show, the background comes
> in, and then my pictures fade in. I don't want to have a background. I
just
> want to have the pictures fade in. I know I can set the actual picture as
my
> background, but I don't want the images that big. so you see my delema?
How
> can I delete the background? or do I have any other options?
>

No, I mean that I want to get rid of the automatic white background that you
are talking about.Or at least I want it to not show up when I play my
slideshow

"Geetesh Bajaj" wrote:

> Did you mean to say you want a blank background, as in a plain white
> background?
>
>
> --
> Geetesh Bajaj, Microsoft PowerPoint MVP
> http://www.indezine.com
> http://www.ppted.com
>
>
>
>
> "Foreign to Computers" <Foreign to (E-Mail Removed)>
> wrote in message news:EB1455A9-63FC-47B2-A0D5-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > ok, I am making a slide show with just pictures I want to not have a
> > background. You see every time I view the slide show, the background comes
> > in, and then my pictures fade in. I don't want to have a background. I
> just
> > want to have the pictures fade in. I know I can set the actual picture as
> my
> > background, but I don't want the images that big. so you see my delema?
> How
> > can I delete the background? or do I have any other options?
> >
>
>
>
>

What do you want to replace the white background with? Every PowerPoint
slide has a background - even if you cover it with something else.

Maybe this will help:

http://officeone.mvps.org/transshow/transshow.html

--
Geetesh Bajaj, Microsoft PowerPoint MVP
http://www.indezine.com
http://www.ppted.com



"Foreign to Computers" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
in message news:44B8B5C4-231D-45BB-9F72-(E-Mail Removed)...
> No, I mean that I want to get rid of the automatic white background that
you
> are talking about.Or at least I want it to not show up when I play my
> slideshow
>
> "Geetesh Bajaj" wrote:
>
> > Did you mean to say you want a blank background, as in a plain white
> > background?
> >
> >
> > --
> > Geetesh Bajaj, Microsoft PowerPoint MVP
> > http://www.indezine.com
> > http://www.ppted.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "Foreign to Computers" <Foreign to (E-Mail Removed)>
> > wrote in message
news:EB1455A9-63FC-47B2-A0D5-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > ok, I am making a slide show with just pictures I want to not have a
> > > background. You see every time I view the slide show, the background
comes
> > > in, and then my pictures fade in. I don't want to have a background. I
> > just
> > > want to have the pictures fade in. I know I can set the actual picture
as
> > my
> > > background, but I don't want the images that big. so you see my
delema?
> > How
> > > can I delete the background? or do I have any other options?
> > >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>

If you don't want the images to be that big, then what do you want to show
in the rest of the area?

A black background might be your best bet. Otherwise, it means using
something like Chirag's transparent show add-in, and that means your desktop
will show through.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com


"Foreign to Computers" <Foreign to (E-Mail Removed)>
wrote in message news:EB1455A9-63FC-47B2-A0D5-(E-Mail Removed)...
> ok, I am making a slide show with just pictures I want to not have a
> background. You see every time I view the slide show, the background comes
> in, and then my pictures fade in. I don't want to have a background. I
just
> want to have the pictures fade in. I know I can set the actual picture as
my
> background, but I don't want the images that big. so you see my delema?
How
> can I delete the background? or do I have any other options?

Thank you for all your help, but I don't think what I want is possible, hehe
I've thought about it more, and it just doesn't make sense the way I want it.
But maybe what you are talking about may work for me. The whole Chirag's
transparent show add-in. That may be what I am looking for and may possibly
work, I have never done it before, and have no clue how to do it but I will
give it a try and try and figure it out. Thanks!

"Echo S" wrote:

> If you don't want the images to be that big, then what do you want to show
> in the rest of the area?
>
> A black background might be your best bet. Otherwise, it means using
> something like Chirag's transparent show add-in, and that means your desktop
> will show through.
>
> --
> Echo [MS PPT MVP]
> http://www.echosvoice.com
>
>
> "Foreign to Computers" <Foreign to (E-Mail Removed)>
> wrote in message news:EB1455A9-63FC-47B2-A0D5-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > ok, I am making a slide show with just pictures I want to not have a
> > background. You see every time I view the slide show, the background comes
> > in, and then my pictures fade in. I don't want to have a background. I
> just
> > want to have the pictures fade in. I know I can set the actual picture as
> my
> > background, but I don't want the images that big. so you see my delema?
> How
> > can I delete the background? or do I have any other options?
>
>
>

OK WAIT! I have a new question! How do you make the background fade in at the
same time as the picture?! can I do that?!

"Echo S" wrote:

> If you don't want the images to be that big, then what do you want to show
> in the rest of the area?
>
> A black background might be your best bet. Otherwise, it means using
> something like Chirag's transparent show add-in, and that means your desktop
> will show through.
>
> --
> Echo [MS PPT MVP]
> http://www.echosvoice.com
>
>
> "Foreign to Computers" <Foreign to (E-Mail Removed)>
> wrote in message news:EB1455A9-63FC-47B2-A0D5-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > ok, I am making a slide show with just pictures I want to not have a
> > background. You see every time I view the slide show, the background comes
> > in, and then my pictures fade in. I don't want to have a background. I
> just
> > want to have the pictures fade in. I know I can set the actual picture as
> my
> > background, but I don't want the images that big. so you see my delema?
> How
> > can I delete the background? or do I have any other options?
>
>
>

Geetesh included the link to Chirag's add-in in his reply.
http://officeone.mvps.org/transshow/transshow.html

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com


"Foreign to Computers" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
in message news:73E9507C-2660-46A2-8810-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Thank you for all your help, but I don't think what I want is possible,
hehe
> I've thought about it more, and it just doesn't make sense the way I want
it.
> But maybe what you are talking about may work for me. The whole Chirag's
> transparent show add-in. That may be what I am looking for and may
possibly
> work, I have never done it before, and have no clue how to do it but I
will
> give it a try and try and figure it out. Thanks!
>
> "Echo S" wrote:
>
> > If you don't want the images to be that big, then what do you want to
show
> > in the rest of the area?
> >
> > A black background might be your best bet. Otherwise, it means using
> > something like Chirag's transparent show add-in, and that means your
desktop
> > will show through.
> >
> > --
> > Echo [MS PPT MVP]
> > http://www.echosvoice.com
> >
> >
> > "Foreign to Computers" <Foreign to (E-Mail Removed)>
> > wrote in message
news:EB1455A9-63FC-47B2-A0D5-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > ok, I am making a slide show with just pictures I want to not have a
> > > background. You see every time I view the slide show, the background
comes
> > > in, and then my pictures fade in. I don't want to have a background. I
> > just
> > > want to have the pictures fade in. I know I can set the actual picture
as
> > my
> > > background, but I don't want the images that big. so you see my
delema?
> > How
> > > can I delete the background? or do I have any other options?
> >
> >
> >

Use a slide transition. On the menu, choose Slide Show then Slide
Transition.

If you're using PPT 97 or 2000, you'll probably want to use Dissolve instead
of Fade Through Black, because FTB has been known to lock up systems.

FTB and Fade Smoothly in PPT 2002 and 2003 are much more reliable. It's okay
to use them there.

You can find your version of PPT by going to Help/About.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP]
http://www.echosvoice.com

"Foreign to Computers" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
in message news:AF8D53BA-3B47-4448-B7FC-(E-Mail Removed)...
> OK WAIT! I have a new question! How do you make the background fade in at
the
> same time as the picture?! can I do that?!
>
> "Echo S" wrote:
>
> > If you don't want the images to be that big, then what do you want to
show
> > in the rest of the area?
> >
> > A black background might be your best bet. Otherwise, it means using
> > something like Chirag's transparent show add-in, and that means your
desktop
> > will show through.
> >
> > --
> > Echo [MS PPT MVP]
> > http://www.echosvoice.com
> >
> >
> > "Foreign to Computers" <Foreign to (E-Mail Removed)>
> > wrote in message
news:EB1455A9-63FC-47B2-A0D5-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > ok, I am making a slide show with just pictures I want to not have a
> > > background. You see every time I view the slide show, the background
comes
> > > in, and then my pictures fade in. I don't want to have a background. I
> > just
> > > want to have the pictures fade in. I know I can set the actual picture
as
> > my
> > > background, but I don't want the images that big. so you see my
delema?
> > How
> > > can I delete the background? or do I have any other options?
> >
> >
> >

In article <AF8D53BA-3B47-4448-B7FC-(E-Mail Removed)>, Foreign to
Computers wrote:
> OK WAIT! I have a new question! How do you make the background fade in at the
> same time as the picture?! can I do that?!

Let's back up and answer the main question here. You have a picture that
doesn't fill the screen. Something has to occupy the rest of the screen. What
do you want it to be? The windows desktop, another photo, a color, a series of
colors ... ? "Nothing" is not a valid answer. ;-)

>
> "Echo S" wrote:
>
> > If you don't want the images to be that big, then what do you want to show
> > in the rest of the area?
> >
> > A black background might be your best bet. Otherwise, it means using
> > something like Chirag's transparent show add-in, and that means your desktop
> > will show through.
> >
> > --
> > Echo [MS PPT MVP]
> > http://www.echosvoice.com
> >
> >
> > "Foreign to Computers" <Foreign to (E-Mail Removed)>
> > wrote in message news:EB1455A9-63FC-47B2-A0D5-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > > ok, I am making a slide show with just pictures I want to not have a
> > > background. You see every time I view the slide show, the background comes
> > > in, and then my pictures fade in. I don't want to have a background. I
> > just
> > > want to have the pictures fade in. I know I can set the actual picture as
> > my
> > > background, but I don't want the images that big. so you see my delema?
> > How
> > > can I delete the background? or do I have any other options?
> >
> >
> >
>

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PPTools: www.pptools.com
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