How to Layer Images in Powerpoint 2007

Layering images allows you to control how images are placed on a hierarchical scale.

PowerPoint 2007 gives you the option of layering your images by controlling their order and how they appear on the slide. You can order the images on the slide so they appear behind the text or above it. This way the images can act as a background. PowerPoint's formatting tool allows you to organize the image objects on the slide by keeping track of the image's hierarchy.

Instructions

1. Click on the "Insert" tab of the ribbon from the "Illustrations" section and insert three images for this demonstration. The "Format" tab will appear on the ribbon at the end of the other tabs.

2. Resize the images if they occupy the entire space of the slide. You can resize the pictures by dragging the resize handles on the corners of image.

3. Locate the "Arrange" section of the "Format" tab. You will see three buttons: "Bring to Front," "Send to back," and the "Selection Pane" buttons. These buttons allow you to layer and organize the order of your images from which they appear on the slide. Click on an image to select it.

4. Click on the "Bring to Front" button. This option will bring the selected image to the top of the other images so that it appears first on the slide.

5. Click the down arrow of the "Bring to Front" button and click "Bring Forward. This button brings the selected image up one level but not to the top of all the images.

6. Click on the "Send to Back" button. The selected image will appear behind all the other images.

7. Click on the down arrow of the "Send to Back" button and click "Send Backward." This option will send any selected image back one level.

8. Click on the "Selection Pane" button. The "Selection Pane" window will pop up on the right side of the screen, next to the slide. This window allows you to keep track of the image layers and their orders. Your text and title appear on this list also; giving you the option of ordering your text so that it appears above the images or behind them.

References

• Plattsburg State University of New York: PowerPoint; Ordering (Layering) Slide Effects
• Dummies: Change Layers in PowerPoint 2007 Drawings