Picture Insertion

[Deb]

Is there a why for Powerpoint to autoadjust the size when we insert a picture
into a Powerpoint project? Right now, we have to manually adjust each image
to fill each slide. We'd like the program to automatically resize the image
so it fills the entire slide, but haven't found how to do that.

 

[tohlz]

Try inserting it as a background. To do so, click Format > Background.
Click on the dropdown, select Fill Effects.
Click on the Picture tab, then click Select Picture.
Look for the picture you want to insert and click Ok > Apply.
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[Deb]

Thanks! That works better, except on portrait type images, it doesn't
maintain proportions--it stretches them to fill the slide. Is there a way to
have the program maintain proportions automatically?

 

[Echo S]

Click "lock picture aspect ratio" in the Format | Fill Effects | Picture
dialog. It becomes available after you've selected a picture (tick it before
hitting OK).

It will probably cut off some of the picture, though.

You can, of course, just use Insert | Picture | From File for those portrait
pix.

If you really need many portrait pix on horizontal slides, you may need to
use a batch importer like Image Importer Wizard. http://skp.mvps.org/iiw.htm