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Excel software now offers a quick solution to remove image backgrounds without the need for additional tools. Master this trick to edit image backgrounds in Excel effortlessly.
Microsoft has introduced the feature to remove backgrounds directly within Excel, enabling users to edit images quickly and efficiently. Using the background removal tool in Excel is straightforward and even faster than many specialized image editing software available in the market. Follow the steps below to learn how to remove image backgrounds.
Step 1: On the Excel main screen, select the Insert tab to enter image insertion mode.
Step 2: Next, choose Illustrations and select Pictures to directly add images from your computer.
Step 3: Once the image is inserted into the Excel file, go to the Format (1) tab and choose Remove Background (2).
Step 4: Excel will automatically switch to background removal mode, removing the background of the image. Here are some key points to note:
- Purple Area: Background area to be removed upon completion
- Unaffected Area: Subject area to be retained when removing the background
When selecting the Remove Background mode, the system automatically detects which is the background and which is the subject to separate them. However, machines are just tools and their accuracy is not always high, so you still need to intervene manually. As you can see, even after automatic detection, the background still often contains too much unnecessary detail.
Step 5: To select additional background areas to remove, choose Mark Areas to Remove and draw lines across the background areas you want to erase.
Step 6: Each line drawn (marked with “–“) indicates areas of the background to be removed, continue drawing lines until only the subject remains.
Step 7: If you accidentally cut into the subject (as in the example), don’t worry, you can create a cutout area for the subject.
Step 8: To create a selection area for the subject, simply choose Mark Areas to Keep and draw lines within the area of the image that needs to be retained.
The lines drawn by Mark Areas to Keep will have a “+” symbol.
Step 9: After successfully separating the subject from the background, you can resize it by holding and dragging the anchor points of the image.
Step 10: Finally, all you need to do is select Keep Changes to separate the background from the image.
Thus, you have successfully removed the background from the image in Excel without the need for additional software.
Step 11: To move the image after removing the background, simply hold down the mouse button and drag it.
In this article, Software Tips has guided you on how to quickly remove the background in Excel in just 11 steps. Have a great day!
