This document provides tips for using PowerPoint's formatting palette tools to enhance slides. It recommends cropping photos to remove clutter and focus audience attention. The cropping tool can be used to trim photos, alter images, and add creative touches. Examples show transforming boring graphs by cropping an image into data points. Effects like 3D rotation and placing images off the slide edge are suggested. In conclusion, the cropping tool offers many ways to improve slides beyond centering images.

1. P ow er Po in t!
To ol s!
How to Transform Your Slides
from Dull to EeXxCc1IiНTt1IiНNnGg

2. Utilizing the
PowerPoint
Formatting
Palette

3. TO
O
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4. Easy
Tips

5. Mac Users: Select the “toolbox” from
your toolbar at the top of the page.

6. Select the formatting
palette from the
menu at the top.

7. PC Users:
Select “Format” Tab.
Click on the “Crop” Tool.

8. Crop your photos?
Remove unwanted clutter to keep your
audience focused on your point.
Original Finished Photo

9. Click on the image and then click the
cropping tool near the top of the palette.

10. Resize handles will appear on each corner and in the
middle of each side of the picture. Drag any of these
handles to the desired trim size.

11. Use the cropping tool to transform
your boring graphs.
Before After

12. Select the crop tool.
Use the “Resize handles”
to trim the photo.

13. Drag the “handles”
to manipulate the
image size to
create a top and
bottom piece .

14. Copy the pencil image and repeat multiple
times until you have the right quantity and
appropriate sizes for each data point.

15. 6 Year Sales Trend $91,200
$72,300
$65,400
$45,000
$42,700
$39,000
Add the data on each axis.
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010

16. 6 Year Sales Trend $91,200
$72,300
$65,400
$45,000
$42,700
$39,000
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010

17. Inject some artistry into your
photo presentation.
Before After

18. 1
2
3
Make two copies of
your photo

19. 1
2
3
Use the cropping tool to
trim each photo so each
piece fits together

20. 1
2

21. 1

22. 1
Double-click on the right
and left panels to create
the 3-D effect.

23. 3-D Rotation Tools
Experiment with format and rotation effects until you
create something you like.
PowerPoint for Mac PowerPoint for PC

25. Your photos do not have to be centered in the middle
of your slide. Use the edge of the slide to crop or
“bleed” the image. Use the cropping tool or drag the
image off the image area of the slide.

26. Crop and place the image
on the edge of the slide.
Or, drag the
image off the
edge of the slide

27. Finished
Look

28. The Cropping tool can help
you trim photos, alter
images, add new creative
touches and much more.
Watch for more PowerPoint Tips
that utilize the Formatting Palette.

29. Thank You
Al
Bonner
785-­‐856-­‐0421
al.bonner@presenta9ontransforma9ons.com

30. Re-Designs, New Designs,
Training, Consulting and more
Al
Bonner
785-­‐856-­‐0421
al.bonner@presenta9ontransforma9ons.com