Modifying Clip Art Images

After you insert a clip art image or picture into a PowerPoint presentation, you can modify it to suit your needs. Using the Picture toolbar, you can make both minor and major adjustments to an inserted clip, such as changing its color or adjusting its contrast. Table 13.2 describes each button on the Picture toolbar.

Table 13.2. Picture Toolbar Buttons
Button Name Description
Insert Picture Opens the Insert Picture dialog box from which you can choose another image
Color Enables you to convert the image to a grayscale, black-and-white, or washout image
More Contrast Enhances the contrast of the selected image
Less Contrast Reduces the contrast of the selected image
More Brightness Increases the image's brightness
Less Brightness Decreases the image's brightness
Crop Enables you to crop the image to another size
Rotate Left Rotates the image to the left
Line Style Displays a list of varying line widths and styles from which to choose
Compress Picture Enables you to compress the picture, reducing its file size
Recolor Picture Enables you to change the color of a clip art image
Format Picture Offers numerous options for formatting an image's lines, color, size, and position
Set Transparent Color Converts a single color to a transparent image
Reset Picture Returns the image to its original state

To open the Picture toolbar, choose View, Toolbars, Picture.

→ To get more ideas on how to format images in PowerPoint, see Chapter 14, “Creating and Formatting Objects.”

Recoloring a Clip Art Image

You can recolor a Windows metafile image (WMF), such as a clip art image, after you place it in a PowerPoint presentation. This can be useful, particularly if you want the image to match the colors of a selected design template.

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The capability to recolor a generic clip art image can be a useful feature, particularly if you want to ensure the consistency of your PowerPoint presentation. For example, you could recolor a picture to match the colors in your corporate logo or to match the colors in the design template you've chosen.


Can't recolor your image? See the “Troubleshooting” section near the end of the chapter.

To recolor a WMF image, follow these steps:

  1. Select the image you want to recolor and click the Recolor Picture button on the Picture toolbar. The Recolor Picture dialog box opens, as shown in Figure 13.18.

    Figure 13.18. Change the color of a WMF image to match your presentation.

  2. Select the Colors option button to change the actual image colors or the Fills option button to change background colors.

Note

Selecting Fills doesn't affect line colors.


  1. Under Original, place a check mark next to the color you want to change.

  2. Select a color from the New drop-down list.

Note

Click More Colors from the drop-down list of colors to open the Colors dialog box, which offers a wide array of custom colors from which to choose.


→ To learn more about applying colors to objects, see “Specifying Colors” in Chapter 14.

→ For details on color theory, see “Using Color” in Chapter 23, “The Media—Designing Visual Support.”

  1. Click the Preview button to view the suggested color changes before you make them.

  2. Click OK to apply the changes to the presentation.

Formatting Clip Art Images

When you place a clip art image in your presentation, you can make changes to its lines, size, and position in the Format dialog box. You can also combine clip art with WordArt pictures to create a complete graphic image such as a logo.

→ For details on using the Format dialog box and working with WordArt, see Chapter 14.

To create this image, place both a WordArt picture and clip art on the slide and adjust their positions to create the image you want. You should also group these two images together to make them one.

→ For instructions on how to group PowerPoint objects, see “Grouping Objects” in Chapter 14.

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