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trim off corners of a picture

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Paul Kraemer - 19 Jun 2007 16:48 GMT
Hi,

I am using PowerPoint 2007.  I have inserted a picture from a file.  The
picture occupies a rectangular area on the screen.  

I was wondering if there is a way that I can have a picture occupy a
non-rectangular space.  I do not want to distort the picture in any way.  (I
want the aspect ratio to be the same as the original picture).  I basically
just want to trim off the corners of the picture, leaving the rest of the
image unchanged.

If anyone can tell me how to do this, I would really appreciate it.

Thanks in advance,
Paul
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Paul Kraemer - 19 Jun 2007 19:04 GMT
Now that I played around with this a little more, I think what I am looking
for is the ability to create a custom shape.  I see that you can display your
picture in common shapes such as a trapezoid or parallelogram.  If possible,
I would like to have a little more flexibility than these common shapes give
me.  I was wondering if there is a way that I can create my own shape either
by moving the vertices of one of the common shapes or by connecting a series
of lines to enclose a particular area.

If anyone could tell me if this is possible, I would really appreciate it.

Thanks again,
Paul

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> Hi,
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> Thanks in advance,
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Steve Rindsberg - 19 Jun 2007 20:48 GMT
> Now that I played around with this a little more, I think what I am looking
> for is the ability to create a custom shape.  I see that you can display your
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> If anyone could tell me if this is possible, I would really appreciate it.

Use the Freeform or Curve Autoshape drawing tools ... you can create any shape
you like.  Then give it a Picture fill and I think that'll get you what you're
after, pretty much.  

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Steve Rindsberg, PPT MVP
PPT FAQ:  www.pptfaq.com
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