Applying a Shape to a Picture

After you insert a picture into your presentation, you can select it and apply one of PowerPoint's shapes to it (New!). The picture appears in the shape just like its been cropped. The Picture Shape gallery makes it easy to choose the shape you want to use. Live preview is not available with the Picture Shape gallery. You can try different shapes to find the one you want. If you don't find the one you want, you can use the Reset Picture button to return the picture back to it's original state.

Apply a Shape to a Picture

Click the picture you want to change.

Click the Format tab under Picture Tools.

Click the Picture Shape button.

Select the shape you want to apply to the selected picture.

Did You Know?

You can quickly return a picture back to its original form. Select the picture, click the Format tab, and then click the Reset Picture button.