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How to Place Text Behind an Image in PowerPoint: Step-by-Step

Tutorial

Anuj Malhotra

March 18, 2020

You’ve seen this effect on your favorite magazine cover pages and ads inside its glossy pages.

You’ve also seen this effect on your favorite movie posters.

The text is placed behind an image or object to create a realistic effect. Thanks to the partial
cover-up, there is no issue in readability whatsoever. Graphic designers achieve this effect in (no
guesses needed) Photoshop. Not everyone, however, is an expert in this tool. Guess what, this
effect can be created as easily in PowerPoint! And we are not joking.

All you need is an image with good contrast between the background and the image/object in the
foreground. Two or three clicks of a button in PowerPoint and you are on par with a graphic
designer achieving that same effect in Photoshop.

Look at some designs on “Balance” created in PowerPoint in less than a minute-

Design #1-
 Download this Creative Design on Ballet Dance

Design #2-
 Download this Beautiful Design on Balance & Ballet Dance

Design #3-
 Download this Aesthetic Presentation Slide Design

Design #4-
 Download this Beautiful Ballet Design

Step by Step PowerPoint Tutorial for Placing Text Behind Image-

PowerPoint has a powerful photo editing tool in-built in its application known as Remove
Background. This tool will help us manipulate the image and get the effect we want. Follow
these steps to get started:

Step 1- Add Image

The Remove Background tool works best with images that have a lot of contrast between the
main subject in the foreground and the background color.
Also, ensure that you choose a high-resolution image. Insert the image in the slide. You can keep
it full screen or smaller depending on your requirements.
Step 2- Add Your Text

Now, add the text that you want to appear behind the chosen image or object. Keep it limited to
one or two words to have the maximum impact.

Choose a font that goes well with the overall message and visual. Place the text in a manner that
it falls over the image or object.

Step 3- Add the Image Again & Remove Background

Add the same image over the slide again so that it covers the text. Now, go to the Picture
Format tab and select the Remove Background button (see the screenshot below).
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PowerPoint will automatically detect the background and render it in purple color. This is the
image portion that will be deleted.
As you can see, the background has been faithfully removed from the image. However, a part of
the ballet dancer’s leg and the right corner of the white cloth have also been removed. To retain
that portion, select the Mark Areas to Keep button (see the screenshot below). PowerPoint will
give you a pen tool to select the areas that you want to be included. Mark on the areas (leg and
the cloth) and the same shall be added back to the image.

The background is now perfectly removed from the image.

You will now have the text behind the image exactly as you had hoped for!
 Download this Beautiful Design on Balance & Ballet Dance

Isn’t it such a cool effect?

P.S. When removing background, if there are certain portions that did not get removed, you can
use the Mark Areas to Remove feature to remove those areas. Remove Background is a
powerful and very easy-to-use tool as we have shown you. It only fails where the image is too
busy or there is no sufficient contrast.

More Examples of this Effect Created in PowerPoint-

Example #1-
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Example #2-

Download this Beautiful Paris PPT Slide

Example #3-
 Download this Beautiful New York PPT Slide

Example #4-
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Example #5-
 Download Outdoor Adventure Tourism Slide Design

Example #6-