Recommended article: How to Crop an Image into a Circle in PowerPoint (Crop to Shape Method)ĭo you want to learn more about PowerPoint? Check out our virtual classroom or live classroom PowerPoint courses > For example, the Picture Tools Format tab may appear as Picture Format and the Drawing Tools Format tab may appear as Drawing Format or Shape Format. For PowerPoint 365 users, Ribbon tabs may appear with different names. Note: Buttons and Ribbon tabs may display in a different way (with or without text) depending on your version of PowerPoint, the size of your screen and your Control Panel settings. When you are drawing or moving an object, use your left mouse button.
To crop a picture into a circle by cutting a circle out of the image, you'll need to: If you have a version of PowerPoint prior to 2013, you'll need to use a different method (such as crop to shape) to cut a circle out of a picture. You can use Intersect in Merge Shapes to cut out a circle (or other shape) from a picture.
Starting in Microsoft PowerPoint 2013, you can use the Merge Shapes tool to crop an image into a circle.
Cutting a Circle Out of a Picture on a PowerPoint Slide Using Merge Shapesīy Avantix Learning Team | Updated March 12, 2021Īpplies to: Microsoft ® PowerPoint ® 2013, 2016, 2019 and 365 (Windows)