You can’t make an image itself transparent in PowerPoint, but there’s a workaround. Update! In PowerPoint 365 (the subscription version), you can now make an image transparent. See the end of this blog post. Why would you want to make an image transparent? For a soft look To overlap images To let text show through You […]
Anatomy of a custom graphic
Recently I did some slide makeovers for a client, a medical researcher. He was giving a presentation on epigenetics to the general public called, “Mind over DNA: Transforming Your DNA from the Inside-Out.” I needed a striking graphic for the first slide that combined the concept of the mind with an image of DNA. I […]
