How to apply styles to photos in PowerPoint®

March 20, 2020

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Team Duarte

Welcome to the Presentation Hacks: Using Photos in PowerPoint video series! In these lessons, a Duarte designer shares some of the fundamental tools of using photos in PowerPoint.

In this lesson, we’ll show you some creative ways to use PowerPoint effects to emphasize your photos. Specifically, we’ll show you how to make a photo look like it’s a Polaroid photo sitting on a surface. Why? Not all photos in PowerPoint work as full-screen moments.

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Here are some of the things you’ll learn in this video:

Creative ways to use PowerPoint effects
How to make a photo look like a polaroid photo
Why not all photos work as full-screen moments
Where to find the Effects tab and how to use it
How to save styles for future use in presentations

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Illustrated by Rico Larroque

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