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[bayco47]

Is it possible to crop a square photo into an oval shaped photo

 

[David Marcovitz]

Is it possible to crop a square photo into an oval shaped photo

As I recall, you can place the photo as a background of an oval
autoshape, rather than using the cropping tool. You might use the
cropping tool first to make it easier to get the part of the photo you
want to show up in the oval.
--David

 

[Sandy Johnson]

You wouldn't use the crop tool, but there is a way to accomplish this. Which
version of PPT do you use?

Sandy

 

[emPowerPoinTers]

Hi. You wouldn't technically 'crop' photo to accomplish. Simply insert your
oval and double-click to fill w/picture. Draw oval, double-click to get to
format auto shape dialogue box. Drop down the fill color arrow, choose fill
effects, go to picture tab, navigate to your photo, and voila! You may need
to crop and resave your photo to ensure it fits nicely into the oval shape.

 

[LVTravel]

Is it possible to crop a square photo into an oval shaped photo

Instructions for PPT 97-2003:

Ensure that drawing toolbar is visible at bottom of PPT program's window.
Click on the Oval shape and then go to slide. Place oval the size and shape
you want it on the slide. Right click the oval and left click Format
AutoShape. On Colors and Lines tab click Color: dropdown. Click Fill
effects, Picture tab, Select Picture... Drill down to the location of your
picture and select and insert it. OK out and the picture will take the size
and shape of the oval. It can't be cropped within the oval after insertion.
You may have to crop it before selecting it in a graphics editing program.

PPT 2007 Instructions:

Click the oval shape on the Home tab, Drawing section on the ribbon. Create
the oval the size and shape you want it on the slide. Right click and click
Format Shape. Under Fill, click button on Picture or texture fill. In the
Insert from: File, drill down to the picture you want. Click on it and then
click Insert. The same information about precropping holds true that I
specified in the above instructions hold true for 2007.

Hope this helps, let us know.

 

[John Wilson]

Just to add one thing to LV's excellent instructions:

In 2003 you might want to tick Lock Picture Aspect when you select the
pictrure fill. This will prevent distortion
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