How to Create Slideshows With Movie Backgrounds on PowerPoint
When the Microsoft PowerPoint software is called to create a new slideshow from scratch, the program presents you with a blank, white slideshow background. While this clean slate look may be ideal for presenting copious amounts of text, it may get a little bland for the viewers' eyes. Rev up an audience by changing the slides' background design to movie backgrounds, sure to increase the production value of your big screen effort.
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Instructions
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Open PowerPoint, which automatically creates a single slide in the slide deck. Click the "File" tab, "Open," "Browse" and double-click the slideshow file name. Then scroll to the slide.
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Click the "Design" tab at the top of the screen. Click the "Background Styles" button on the right side of the ribbon toolbar. Click "Format Background" to open the "Format Background" pop-up window with the "Fill" menu selected.
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Click the "Picture or texture fill" radio button. Click the "File" button under the "Insert from" section. Browse to the movie background to use on the slide and double-click it. The slide background automatically updates on the screen.
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Click the "Close" button to close the "Format Background" menu or click the "Apply to All" button to use this movie background on all of the current slides in the slide deck, and then click the "Close" button.
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Click the next slide in the slide deck on the left side of the screen or press the "Page Down" button. If this was a new presentation, click the "New Slide" button on the toolbar/ribbon to add a slide and repeat the background creation process.
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Tips & Warnings
To add a single movie background to all of the slides in a single click, use the Master Slide option. Click the "View" menu, "Slide Master" and go through the steps for inserting the movie background. This saves you from having to add the background to every single slide and ensures accurate placement across the whole slide deck.
Take care when using licensed movie stills and images as the backgrounds for your PowerPoint. These images are almost always copyrighted and property of the movie production staff.
