Get this effect by starting with a full-color image and removing the color in part of the picture.
You may want to use this trick for your next PowerPoint presentation.
For simplicity, choose a picture that is already inlandscapelayout.
Select a picture with the focus on an object that has crisp and well-defined lines as its outline.
This tutorial uses an example image with a large rose as the focal point of the picture.
Import the Color Image into PowerPoint
Open a PowerPoint file and select an empty slide.
In theImagesgroup, selectPictures.
Resize the picture if necessary to cover the whole slide.
Remove the Background of the Color Picture
punch the color picture to select it.
In theAdjustgroup, selectRemove Background.
If you’re satisfied with the results, selectKeep Changes.
This is easily corrected.
Or, pressCtrl+Zto undo the last change you made.
When you’re happy with the result, selectKeep Changes.
SelectPictureand navigate to the same photo.
Choose it and selectOpen.
Convert Picture to Grayscale
choose the newly imported picture on the slide to select it.
In theAdjustgroup, selectColor.
In theRecolorsection, selectGrayscale.
It’s the second option in the first row of the Recolor section.
The tooltipGrayscaleappears when you hover over the button if you are unsure.
The picture is converted to grayscale.
hit the grayscale picture to select it
SelectSend Backward.
Or, right-tap on the grayscale picture and selectSend to Back>Send to Back.
There’s no doubt what the focal point of this image is.
