Transparent background of picture

[Al]

Help!

I'm using Powerpoint XP. I have a product logo (Jpeg) that I want to use in
a Powerpoint presentation. When I bring it into Powerpoint it displays the
picture within a white rectangle. I want to remove this white space so that
it blends into the slide master without showing a white square around it.

I've edited the image using PaintShop Pro and removed the white space, but
when I copy it back into Powerpoint, the white space appears again!

Can this be done?

Thanks for any help.

 

[Echo S]

You need to save the image as a PNG or TIF in order to maintain the
transparency.

 

[TAJ Simmons]

Al,

See powerpoint and how to use transparency tutorial
http://www.powerpointbackgrounds.com/powerpointtransparency.htm

A JPG (because of the artifacts (blocky dithering)) is not a good choice.
Use PNG instead

Cheers
TAJ Simmons
microsoft powerpoint mvp

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

 

[Al]

Perfect - thanks very much!

Al,

See powerpoint and how to use transparency tutorial
http://www.powerpointbackgrounds.com/powerpointtransparency.htm

A JPG (because of the artifacts (blocky dithering)) is not a good choice.
Use PNG instead

Cheers
TAJ Simmons
microsoft powerpoint mvp

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

 

[Desmond]

Can someone tell me why I can't add a request to this news group. I keep
getting
There are no listable articles in microsoft.public.powerpoint.

Add my message does not appear

 

[Desmond]

Have you created you image as a treansparent background. Photoshop can do all
this for you.

 

[Echo S]

Your message does seem to appear. I'm not sure what you mean about "adding a
request," though. What exactly are you trying to do?

 

[TAJ Simmons]

Thanks for the thanks

TAJ