Quick summary
Fitting a picture to a shape in PowerPoint lets you display images inside custom outlines like hearts, stars, or arrows for visually polished slides. You do this by drawing a shape, then using Shape Fill to insert a picture directly into the shape.
Steps
- Go to the Insert tab and click Shapes.
- Choose your shape from the shapes gallery.
- Draw the shape on your slide.
- Go to Shape Format and click Shape Fill.
- Choose Picture from the Shape Fill dropdown.
- Select the image you want to insert from your files.
- The picture will automatically fill the shape.