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Create a Watermark on PowerPoint Slides
Protect your brand through subtle use of watermarks
By Wendy Russell Wendy Russell Writer Brock University Former Lifewire writer Wendy Russell is an experienced teacher specializing in live communications, graphics design, and PowerPoint software. lifewire's editorial guidelines Updated on June 14, 2019 Tweet Share Email Tweet Share Email
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Expand Jump to a Section Insert the Graphic or Picture Move and Resize the Graphic or Picture Format for a Watermark Send the Watermark to the Back Watermarks can be as simple as a company logo placed in a corner of the slide to brand it or can be a large image that is used as the background for the slide.
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In the case of a large image, the watermark is often faded so that it does not distract the audience from the content of your slides. This article applies to PowerPoint 2019, 2016, 2013; PowerPoint for Microsoft 365, and PowerPoint for Mac.
Insert the Graphic or Picture on the Slide
Begin by adding the picture you want to use as the watermark. You have two options: Insert your own picture that is stored on your computer. Select Insert > Pictures.
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Sophia Chen 3 minutes ago
In PowerPoint for Mac, select Insert > Picture > Picture from File.Insert an online graphic. S...
In PowerPoint for Mac, select Insert > Picture > Picture from File.Insert an online graphic. Select Insert > Online Pictures. Place the watermark on the slide master to ensure that the picture appears on every slide.
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Mason Rodriguez 1 minutes ago
To access the slide master, select View > Slide Master.
Move and Resize the Graphic or Pictu...
To access the slide master, select View > Slide Master.
Move and Resize the Graphic or Picture
If the watermark is for a company logo, move it to a specific corner on the slide so that it doesn't interfere with the text on the slide. If the image is too big or too small, resize it.
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Sophia Chen 3 minutes ago
To move a picture, select the image and drag it to the new location. To resize a picture, drag a cor...
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Sofia Garcia 3 minutes ago
Format the Picture for a Watermark
To make the picture less distracting on the page, form...
To move a picture, select the image and drag it to the new location. To resize a picture, drag a corner selection handle to enlarge or reduce the size of the photo. Use a corner selection handle to maintain the proper proportions of the picture.
Format the Picture for a Watermark
To make the picture less distracting on the page, format it to fade the image. Select the picture.
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Select Picture Tools Format > Color to open a list of color variations. Hover over a color variat...
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Lucas Martinez 12 minutes ago
Choose Washout. To find the Washout color choice in older PowerPoint versions, right-click the image...
Select Picture Tools Format > Color to open a list of color variations. Hover over a color variation to see a preview on the slide.
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Madison Singh 25 minutes ago
Choose Washout. To find the Washout color choice in older PowerPoint versions, right-click the image...
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Harper Kim 11 minutes ago
Send the Watermark to the Back
When your watermarked slide contains text, the watermark m...
Choose Washout. To find the Washout color choice in older PowerPoint versions, right-click the image and, under the Color setting, select Washout.
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Send the Watermark to the Back
When your watermarked slide contains text, the watermark m...
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Victoria Lopez 4 minutes ago
Select the watermark. Select Home > Arrange. Select Send to Back....
Send the Watermark to the Back
When your watermarked slide contains text, the watermark may appear on top of the text. If the watermark covers text, move the watermark behind the text.
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Christopher Lee 46 minutes ago
Select the watermark. Select Home > Arrange. Select Send to Back....
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Alexander Wang 6 minutes ago
The watermark picture moves behind the text and will stay behind any new elements that are added to ...
Select the watermark. Select Home > Arrange. Select Send to Back.
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Alexander Wang 3 minutes ago
The watermark picture moves behind the text and will stay behind any new elements that are added to ...
The watermark picture moves behind the text and will stay behind any new elements that are added to the slide. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know!
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