{"id":18921,"date":"2026-03-06T12:01:44","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T18:01:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ellenfinkelstein.com\/pptblog\/?p=18921"},"modified":"2026-03-06T12:01:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T18:01:44","slug":"managing-complex-backgrounds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ellenfinkelstein.com\/pptblog\/managing-complex-backgrounds\/","title":{"rendered":"Managing complex backgrounds"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"586\" src=\"https:\/\/ellenfinkelstein.com\/pptblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/powerpoint-tips-complex-background-1024x586.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18924\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.7474970745026654;width:386px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ellenfinkelstein.com\/pptblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/powerpoint-tips-complex-background-1024x586.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ellenfinkelstein.com\/pptblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/powerpoint-tips-complex-background-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ellenfinkelstein.com\/pptblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/powerpoint-tips-complex-background-768x439.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ellenfinkelstein.com\/pptblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/powerpoint-tips-complex-background.jpg 1150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sometimes, you may be in a situation where you have a complex background that includes graphics that cover part of the slide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maybe you were given a template by your company. 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