I'm looking for a rudimentary (inexpensive) drawing program that offers
features beyond MS Paint.

Specifically, I have several images that I want to import into a PowerPoint
presentation. These are .bmp images, and I want to make the backround
transparent.

Bernie

Hi Bernie,

Believe it or not, you can do this with MS Photo Editor
and it's free.

It was included with Office 97, 2000 and 2002 (XP).

See this link:
http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/P...PMArticle.asp?
ID=298

HTH,
Glenna

>-----Original Message-----
>I'm looking for a rudimentary (inexpensive) drawing
program that offers
>features beyond MS Paint.
>
>Specifically, I have several images that I want to import
into a PowerPoint
>presentation. These are .bmp images, and I want to make
the backround
>transparent.
>
>Bernie
>
>
>.
>

You might want to try Jasc's PaintShopPro. they have a free trial period. Check
it out here http://www.jasc.com/products/trialre...d=k-psp8-usdir

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"baltobernie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:lfX9c.11894$(E-Mail Removed)...
I'm looking for a rudimentary (inexpensive) drawing program that offers
features beyond MS Paint.

Specifically, I have several images that I want to import into a PowerPoint
presentation. These are .bmp images, and I want to make the backround
transparent.

Bernie

Thanks!

I didn't install this program when I loaded Office XP, but it does the
trick.

Bernie


"PPTMagician" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:1097901c415a7$2e89efd0$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi Bernie,
>
> Believe it or not, you can do this with MS Photo Editor
> and it's free.
>
> It was included with Office 97, 2000 and 2002 (XP).
>
> See this link:
> http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/P...PMArticle.asp?
> ID=298
>
> HTH,
> Glenna
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >I'm looking for a rudimentary (inexpensive) drawing
> program that offers
> >features beyond MS Paint.
> >
> >Specifically, I have several images that I want to import
> into a PowerPoint
> >presentation. These are .bmp images, and I want to make
> the backround
> >transparent.
> >
> >Bernie
> >
> >
> >.
> >

Bernie,

You may find that with MS Photo Editor....and powerpoints inbuilt transparency wand...you can make the image
transparent...see
http://www.powerpointbackgrounds.com...ansparency.htm

Method 1 is for you

Cheers
TAJ Simmons
microsoft powerpoint mvp

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

If you really want a *drawing* program, Real-Draw Pro is hard to beat. It's
brilliant, easy to use, enormously powerful, comes with a ton of extras--and
cheap ($50).

If you are familiar with the old MS PhotoDraw that came with Office 2000
Premium, you may think of it as a PhotoDraw replacement on steroids.

Oscar has lots of other cool tools too.

www.mediachance.com
www.mediachance.com/realdraw


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Walter Donavan
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Thanks for the Reply. Your tutorials are very helpful. Using the one
referenced below, I find that my image has a white hairline per your
example. I'm using PP 2002SP3, MS Photo Editor 3.0.2.3. and Paint 5.1

"One way of finding the exact blue is to display your presentation in
powerpoint as a slideshow, do a screengrab with the "Print screen" key, then
paste this image into photoshop or paint shop pro, then use the "Eyedropper"
tool to find out what the color is."

Can I determine mathematical color coordinates using Photo Editor or Paint?

Bernie


"TAJ Simmons" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Bernie,
>
> You may find that with MS Photo Editor....and powerpoints inbuilt
transparency wand...you can make the image
> transparent...see
> http://www.powerpointbackgrounds.com...ansparency.htm
>
> Method 1 is for you
>
> Cheers
> TAJ Simmons
> microsoft powerpoint mvp
>
> awesome - powerpoint backgrounds,
> free powerpoint templates, tutorials, hints and tips etc
> http://www.powerpointbackgrounds.com
>
>

>
> Can I determine mathematical color coordinates using Photo Editor or Paint?
>

If so, I can't see how. But with IrfanView (www.irfanview.com ... free!) you
can click anywhere in the image and it will display the color of the pixel for
you (watch the title bar)

--
Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ: www.pptfaq.com
PPTools: www.pptools.com

I'd recommend GIMP, which is open source software that does an incredible job with photo editing and image creation
NEW version - 2.0 just released - will require a gtk runtime environment, also. (Supplied at site.

There's also a small (doesn't even need to be installed) program available at tinyapps.org that allows you to click on any screen color and it will automatically give you the hex#, rgb#, etc. for use in web pages - I don't remember the name, except that it began with 'n'..

-LJK