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PowerPoint 2010 is a design-oriented program where backgrounds play a crucial role in enhancing aesthetics and readability of presentation slides. Hence, the software allows users to change the background color for slides or even utilize images stored on their computers as backgrounds.
- See also: How to Change Slide Background in PowerPoint
Guide to Change Background in PowerPoint 2010
How to Change Slide Background in PowerPoint 2010
Step 1: Create a new slide or open an existing one. Select the Design tab, then click on the Format Background menu. Alternatively, you can also right-click on any slide and choose Format Background.
Step 2: The Format Background window appears, click on the Picture or texture fill option to set the slide background as an image.
Click on Texture to choose a different background style from the available library.
You can also customize the attributes of the background such as position, zoom in/out.
Switch to the Picture Corrections tab to adjust the brightness/contrast, light/darkness of the background.
Step 3: If you want to select an image from your computer as the background, click on the Insert tab.
Step 4: The Insert Pictures window appears, click on From a file.
Step 5: Then select the path to the folder containing your image and click Insert to insert the image.
After successfully inserting the image from your computer, you can also perform customizations to the background as in the above steps.
So, with just a few simple steps, you've changed the background in PowerPoint 2010. With this method, you can also apply it to changing the background color of the slide. Choosing suitable images or background colors will make your slides more attractive to readers.
- Read more: How to Change Background Color in PowerPoint 2010
