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New Remove Background options in PowerPoint

June 15, 2026 by Ellen Finkelstein 1 Comment

Microsoft is actively working to make the user interface and features of PowerPoint easier to use. This is good news!

One new feature is the Edit Picture dialog box.

With a selected image, you get to it by clicking the Picture Format tab and then choosing the Edit Picture icon.

However, two of the features in the Edit Picture dialog box have their own icons: Remove Background and Erase.

Here is the full Edit Picture dialog box…

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Filed Under: Design, Images Tagged With: Design, Edit Picture, graphics, images, photos, remove background

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