Powerpoint 2007 Drawing Tools

[Conquistador]

In the old version of Powerpoint (97) there was a drawing tool in the
shape of a little pen. When you clicked on it and then clicked on a
picture the white background would become transparent. Then you could
use that image without it appearing in a big white colored box. For
the life of me I cannot find this tool in Powerpoint 2007 and I really
miss it. I'm having trouble believing that you can't do this somehow
in the new version (which is taking a long time to get used to). Any
help will be greatly appreciated.

 

[Rae Drysdale]

Select the graphic. The ribbon should show Format with Picture Tools above it
on the right. In the extreme left you have 6 options above the title Adjust.
Choose the - sone labelled Recolor and at the bottom you will find the pen
tool - Set transparent color. Hope this helps.