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.

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

You can create hand-drawn shapes and add a chalk effect in PowerPoint. You can make a flowchart, circle, or any picture using this method.

Microsoft Office PowerPoint enables you to create various types of objects and graphics on your virtual slideshow. For instance, you can insert photos, graphs and even shapes. The program includes ...

PowerPoint 2007 has WordArt tools that let you generate text not only in a half-circle, but in all sorts of rings, waves, slants and fades so you can morph your words into whatever shape you envision.