How to Create a Photo Collage With PowerPoint

Posted by Aida Martin on June 18th, 2019

PowerPoint is generally used to make slideshows for personal and business purposes, but some people do not know how to create a photo collage with PowerPoint. This article will help you complete this procedure easily in your PowerPoint file.

Steps to Create a Photo Collage With PowerPoint

•    Launch a new blank document by going to the PowerPoint.

•    Choose the “Insert” option.

•    After that, press on the Pictures option.

•    Search for an image which you wish to place in the photo collage.

•    Click on the Control and A keys together for choosing all the images provided in the album.

•    Go to the “Picture Tools Format” menu.

•    After that, choose the “Picture layout” option located in the pull-down list.

•    PowerPoint will select the images which are chosen by you and start cropping, resizing, and placing all the images in a correct position, so it fits in the space provided in the document.

•    You can select different types of layouts for your photo collage.

Steps to Make a Mosaic in PowerPoint

•    Choose the two column layout.

•    Press on the Control+ Shift+ G keys together.

•    Click on the Control and V keys together for pasting the images which you have chosen.

•    Rotate the wheel on the mouse when you are pressing on the Control key to enlarge the image.

•    Go to the Drawing Tools.

•    Choose the Shape Outline option.

•    Click on the No Outline button.

•    Click on the Shift and F5 keys together to view the section given on the top of the mosaic.

•    Press and hold the Control and D keys together until you place all the images in the PowerPoint document.

•    Tap on the Control and A keys together for choosing all the images.

•    Tap on the Control and X keys together to cut the images.

•    Press on the Control and V keys together to paste the images.

•    Choose the “Paste as Picture” option.

•    Now you need to change the size of the created picture so that it fits in the PowerPoint document.

•    Start cropping the picture.

•    Press on the Shift and F5 keys together.

•    Now, you have successfully created a mosaic in PowerPoint.

Follow the additional method for adding and resizing the images separately:

•    Now, add the images which you wish to save in the My Pictures folder.

•    Go to a new landscape  PowerPoint file.

•    Press on the Insert option given on the taskbar.

•    Choose the Picture option.

•    Search for the My Pictures file provided in the “Look in” box.

•    Click twice on the image for adding it into the PowerPoint document.

•    Rotate the cropped pictures in the PowerPoint document until they are placed in the way you like.

•    You need to start saving the file named as a PowerPoint slide.

•    Press on the Save As option.

•    After that, press on the Save as type option.

•    Choose the JPEG format.

•    Save the file.

Ellen Cooper  is a technology enthusiast who loves writing about new advancements and IT threats on a regular basis. Her work focuses on the latest advancements in the realm of technology, social media, and cyber security at norton.com/setup.

Source:- http://nortonnorton.uk/how-to-create-a-photo-collage-with-powerpoint/