set transparent color takes out too much color

lsliwa · External Since: Aug 23, 2006 Posts: 3

I'm inserting a photo into power point and clicking on set transparent color
to remove the white box around it. It comes out jagged and also removes the
teeth of the photo. How do I fix this?

John Wilson · External Since: Jul 08, 2006 Posts: 1968

The set tranparency tool is fairly crude, ideally you need access to
something like photoshop. You can use a trick to retain the teeth. Copy the
pic, crop one to show just the teeth area and use the transparency tool on
the other. Now position the "teeth" over the transparent pic.
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"lsliwa" wrote:

> I'm inserting a photo into power point and clicking on set transparent color
> to remove the white box around it. It comes out jagged and also removes the
> teeth of the photo. How do I fix this?

lsliwa · External Since: Aug 23, 2006 Posts: 3

this is the first time I've used this site and wow! wish I had a log time
ago. While I was waiting for your reply I figured if I did a text box and
filled it in white, put it behind the image and grouped it, that would work.
Thank you so much for your help John, I have a huge sales meeting and will
use this site more often.

"John Wilson" wrote:

> The set tranparency tool is fairly crude, ideally you need access to
> something like photoshop. You can use a trick to retain the teeth. Copy the
> pic, crop one to show just the teeth area and use the transparency tool on
> the other. Now position the "teeth" over the transparent pic.
> --
>
> Did that answer the question / help?
> _____________________________
> John Wilson
> Microsoft Certified Office Specialist
> http://www.technologytrish.co.uk/ppttipshome.html
>
>
> "lsliwa" wrote:
>
> > I'm inserting a photo into power point and clicking on set transparent color
> > to remove the white box around it. It comes out jagged and also removes the
> > teeth of the photo. How do I fix this?

TAJ Simmons · External Since: Jul 26, 2005 Posts: 887

lsliwa

The set transparent tool will remove one (1) shade of a color in a picture.

Chances are your picture has many shades of white.

Cheers
TAJ Simmons
microsoft powerpoint mvp

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"lsliwa" <lsliwa.RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I'm inserting a photo into power point and clicking on set transparent
> color
> to remove the white box around it. It comes out jagged and also removes
> the
> teeth of the photo. How do I fix this?

Chris Watts · External Since: Jan 28, 2006 Posts: 106

Wouldn't it be better to trim the edges either in PPT or a graphics program?
Chris

"lsliwa" <lsliwa.RemoveThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I'm inserting a photo into power point and clicking on set transparent
color
> to remove the white box around it. It comes out jagged and also removes
the
> teeth of the photo. How do I fix this?