These instructions apply to Microsoft PowerPoint 2013, 2016, 2019, and 365.
The ribbon options described may display differently in different versions, but the process is the same.
you’re free to do this in just a few simple steps.
In some versions of PowerPoint, the Picture Format menu is only called Format.
You’ll find the same Crop options in that menu.
You’ll see the image immediately cropped using that shape.
you’re able to use the resize handles around the image to resize it.
Or snag the box and drag it to move it anywhere you want to place it on the slide.
Cropping a shape for text is different thancreating curved text in PowerPoint.
Instead of shaping the text, the process below will crop a shape for the text box itself.
smack the mouse anywhere in the slide to insert the text box at that point.
bang out the text you’d like to appear inside the shape into the text box.
Select theShape Formatmenu and selectEdit Shapefrom the Insert Shapes section of the ribbon.
SelectChange Shapefrom the dropdown menu.
Choose the shape you’d like to crop the text box into from the list.
To do that, useShape OutlineandShape Effectsfrom the Shape Styles section of the ribbon.
it’s possible for you to change that cropped shape at any time.
choose the image you want to change the cropped shape for and selectPicture Formatfrom the menu.
SelectCropfrom the Size section of the ribbon.
opt for new cropped shape you want to use for the image.
Once you pick the new cropped shape, it’ll immediately change in the slide view.
you might then crop and resize all your photos all at once.
To crop videos in PowerPoint, go toVideo Format>Video Shapeand choose a shape.
To retain the original shape, choose a rectangle and resize it as desired.
To change the size of a slide in PowerPoint, go toDesign>Slide Size.
you’re free to choose between Standard (4:3), Widescreen (16:9), or Custom.
