How do I remove a white background from clipart in PowerPoint 2008 for Mac?

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How do I remove a white background from clipart in PowerPoint 2008 for Mac?

I have several clip arts that are in .jpeg and .png format. These are of somewhat irregular shapes, and are on a white background. I want to eliminate the white background so that I can use these clip arts on colored backgrounds. I know that there is a simple way to do this in MS PowerPoint 2008 for Mac, but I've forgotten how. Can anyone help? Time is of the essence. Thanks in advance. - Mark

MacBook Pro (17-inch Early 2011), OS X Mavericks (10.9.2)

Posted on Dec 8, 2014 1:01 PM

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spudnuty

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Dec 8, 2014 6:24 PM in response to Mark Kaintz

Try here:

http://smallbusiness.chron.com/use-magic-wand-powerpoint-mac-40246.html

"Leave the picture selected so the PowerPoint ribbon displays the Format Picture tab. Within the Adjust section of the tab, click on the "Recolor" button and select "Set Transparent Color.""

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Allan Jones

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Dec 8, 2014 4:56 PM in response to Mark Kaintz

I still use Office 2008 but have not encountered that issue. However, as Office is not an Apple product, I strongly recommend asking in the Microsoft Office:Mac forums here:

Office for Mac

Everyone there is a Mac user AND an Office user, something you can't say about Apple's forums. You will get the fastest help there and I think you will find the contributors more than helpful.

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