Removing a Picture Background

Sometimes you want to use an element from a picture instead of the entire picture. With the Remove Background command, you can specify the element you want in a picture, and then remove the background. You can use automatic background removal or you can manually draw lines to specify which parts of the picture background you want to keep and which to remove.

Remove a Picture Background

Image Click the picture you want to change.

Image Click the Format tab under Picture Tools.

Click the Remove Background button.

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