Computer presentations have long been a standard complement to any oral presentation. One of the most important characteristics of this document is the compatibility of graphic (slide layouts, backgrounds) and text content. This article describes how to insert a background into a presentation created with Microsoft PowerPoint 2007, 2010, and OpenOffice Impress 4.1.5.
Using standard templates in PowerPoint and adding new ones
The easiest way to insert a background into a presentation is to use one of the ready-made design templates. You can do this using the Design tab and the Themes block. The latter contains about 20 templates. To apply one of them to the presentation, just expand the full list (by clicking on the button with the inverted triangle and a line above it) and click on one of them.
But standard templates are not suitable for every presentation. Therefore, Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 and 2010 provide the ability to add third-party themes. You can find them on the official website of the Microsoft Office suite. To go to it, you need to click on the item "Other topics on the website" in the expanded list of topics.
After loading a suitable template, you need to add it to the program. This is done as follows.
- Expand the list of available topics and select "Search topics" below.
- In a new window, select a previously downloaded file.
After that, the template can be used, but it will be stored only in the created presentation. To save it for future use, you must:
- In the expanded list of templates, click "Save current theme".
- In the new window, click the "Save" button.
Note: You cannot change the save path, otherwise the template will not be available.
On this, the method of how to insert the background into the presentation as a ready-made template is completed.
Using pictures for the background
The second way to make the presentation of the presentation most suitable for the topic of the report is to use your own image for the background. This is done in two ways. The first is as follows:
- On the sheet of any slide, right-click and select "Background Format" in the menu.
- Set a round mark next to the line "Picture or fill". She gives access to 24 ready-made textures and the use of her image.
- Click on the "File" or "Clip" button and select the appropriate image.
- Click on "Apply to all" so that the selected background image is present on all slides. Otherwise, the Close button is used.
The second option on how to insert your background into a PowerPoint presentation is slightly different from the previous one, namely, by the way the dialog box is called. To do this, go to the "Design" tab and perform one of the following actions:
- Click on the button labeled "Background Styles" and select "Background Format" from its menu.
- Click on the button in the lower right corner of the "Background" block.
Shape Fill - Customizable Background
This method is suitable for those cases when the background of the slide should be an image that is not stretched over the entire sheet. The algorithm for inserting a background into a presentation is as follows:
- Add a shape using the button of the same name in the "Insert" tab.
- Select it and right-click on it. In the menu that appears, select "Shape Format".
- In the dialog box, go to the "Fill" subsection.
- Follow the last 3 steps to add an image from the second method.
The same result can be achieved using the "Shape Fill" button in the "Format" tab. In its menu you need to select the item "Figure.
So that the figure with the picture does not overlap the text and other images, you need to click on the inscription "To the background" in the next tab.
How to insert a background into an OpenOffice (LibreOffice) Impress presentation
There are 3 ways to do this in the completely free PowerPoint analogue :
- Download and install one of 300 ready-made templates, since only 5 are built into the program.
- Use an image as a background.
- Fill the slide with a ready-made texture or created from an image.
The first way is as follows:
- Go to the official website of the program and go sequentially to the Product and Impress subsections. In the description text for this component of the package, find the downloading templates hyperlink highlighted in blue.
- Follow it and download one of the 300 available templates.
- Open the downloaded file. If the template is needed next time, then it must be added to the program. To do this, go to the "Templates" section in the "File" menu and select "Save." In the window that appears, enter a name and click "OK."
All templates available for use are located in the “Backgrounds” tab in the right auxiliary block.
To make any image a background in a presentation, just right-click on the sheet and select "Slide" and "Slide Background" in the context menu. After that, the Explorer window will open to select the image. Then the program will ask about which slides you want to apply the new background to: one or all.
Note: A presentation with a homemade background can also be saved as a permanent template.
The third way to insert the background into the Open Office presentation is as follows:
- In the standard menu bar go to the "Format" section and select the "Region" item.
- In the new window, switch to the "Texture" tab.
- Click on the "Import" button, open the desired picture and enter the name of the new texture. The default is the name of the image.
- After that, go to the "Page" menu in the "Format" menu.
- In the dialog box, switch to the "Background" tab and find the created texture in the drop-down list.
- Click “OK” and in the next window answer “Yes” or “No” to the program’s question about applicability to all slides.
This completes the addition of your background to OpenOffice Impress.
Despite the fact that the PowerPoint and Impress interfaces are very different, creating your own background for presentation is quite easy.