Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 has an awesome new way of displaying your pictures for any type of sales presentation. Everyone is aware of how images add to the presentation; as text alone won’t keep the audience’s attention anymore. We live in a very visual world. A picture is definitely worth a thousand words. But now, we have become complacent about the images that are in the presentations. They just seem to be the all the same. The image may change but it is still usually in the shape of a rectangle, the most common shape for jpegs. Is there something new we can do to improve our presentations and make them pop? Absolutely! In PowerPoint 2010, we can take an ordinary picture such as the one shown below and really make unique and interesting graphics. Let me show you how!

You have your normal jpeg PowerPoint image inserted on a slide.

This is a pretty image but nothing unusual about it. Now using one of the new features of PowerPoint 2010, the image can be transformed to appear in different shapes as shown below.

Or

How is this possible in PowerPoint 2010? Let me explain the steps.

1. Insert your PowerPoint image on the slide you want
2. Once the image is selected, then using the Picture Format Tools contextual ribbon, go the size section and choose the drop-down arrow for crop

1. From the drop-down menu choices, select Crop to Shape

Look at all of the shape choices you have from which you may choose!

1. Now, simply select the PowerPoint shape you wish to use and in an instant, you will have a unique image to add to your presentation. Even the shapes of arrows really change your images.

An ordinary image in PowerPoint can be changed from this

To this

You are now only limited by your imagination and creativity with PowerPoint 2010!!!