To make an image transparent in PowerPoint, you have to change the opacity of the image - and you can do it for the whole image or a part.

We explain how to remove and change the background in PowerPoint. Background is a part of a picture, scene, or design that forms a setting for a picture.

You can make a picture transparent in your PowerPoint slides so that you can add text over it or use it as a background.

Because PowerPoint’s cropping feature doesn’t change the underlying picture, you’re not stuck with anything. You can choose as many shapes as you like until you get it just right.