PPT97: Creating Transparent Bitmaps in Paintbrush for PowerPoint (190345)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft PowerPoint 97 for Windows
This article was previously published under Q190345

SUMMARY

You can create transparent bitmaps with Windows Paintbrush to import into PowerPoint for Windows by rendering the drawing as black and white. If the palette used is monochrome, shades of gray are imported into PowerPoint as black. The opaque portion of the picture can be recolored in PowerPoint.

NOTE: Transparent bitmaps don't print well to PostScript printers.

MORE INFORMATION

To create a transparent bitmap in Windows 95 Paint for importing into PowerPoint 97, follow these steps:
  1. In Paint, click Attributes on the Image Menu.
  2. In the Colors section, click Black And White. Click OK.
  3. Draw the image.
  4. Click either the Free-Form Select or Select button and snare the displayed drawing.
  5. On the Edit menu, click Copy.
  6. Start PowerPoint and shade the slide background.
  7. On the Edit menu, click Paste Special and select Device Independent Bitmap. Only the lines of the drawing should appear; the background within the "rectangle fuzz" defining the object should be transparent.
Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/9/2000
Keywords:kbgraphic kbhowto kbinterop KB190345
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