Create a Custom Background

You can format and create backgrounds for your slides, or you can make the background a picture.

 

Windows

Right-click on the background of your slide to get to Format Background

A side bar shows up on the side. Here you can edit the background.

To make the background a specific picture, under Fill, select Picture of texture fill

You will be prompted to select a picture source  

At the bottom of Format Background, you can edit the background further. You can either keep the background on the one slide only, or you can Apply to All to make all the slides have this background.

Mac

You can format and create backgrounds for your slides, or you can make the background a picture.

Right-click on the background of your slide to get to Format Background

A side bar shows up on the side. Here you can edit the background.

To make the background a specific picture, under Fill, select Picture of texture fill

You will be prompted to select a picture source from your computer or from stock images.

You can Apply to All to make all the slides have this background, otherwise, the background will only be applied to the current slide.

 

 

For additional information, please visit: Microsoft Support for PowerPoint Backgrounds Links to an external site.