This is the setting I use all the time and it works like a charm.
If you have a newer version of PowerPoint like me (I have PowerPoint 2016), just click on File, Print, and make sure the Settings say Full Page Slides and Color (see the image below). Basically everything that is blue on that screenshot is what I want to change. To change your now black and white image back to its original state, just hit up that Format tab again and this time, click the Reset Picture button. The circle and 'spokes' are also normal powerpoint lines that I want new colors on. PowerPoint still has the original image with all its colors embedded, so you can easily revert to the original colors (or even change them to something else). The workaround works for earlier versions of PowerPoint, PowerPoint 2003, PowerPoint 2007, and PowerPoint 2010. The images are white outlined images/logos, residing inside normal powerpoint shapes with fill/outlines in blue. Microsoft Support provides three methods of workaround for this kind of behaviour and you can read all about them HERE. This is because the colored background may obstruct the information that is on the slides when the presentation is printed to a black-and-white printer.” According to Microsoft Support, “By default, a colored background in a PowerPoint presentation is not printed to a black-and-white printer. PowerPoint won’t print colored backgrounds because it’s optimizing the way PowerPoint slides with colored backgrounds print on black-and-white printers. Now, if the resource is in color, please make sure your printer is set to color printing and not black and white or grayscale.
Whether it’s décor, certificates, or newsletter templates from my store that you’re trying to print, I set the images as backgrounds to secure the clip art. I’ve had some teachers write to me on my Q and A about this problem, and after having to write back with the same answer a few times, well, I thought, maybe a blog post about it will be helpful. Select Apply to All if you want to apply your choices to all slides in the presentation.Have you ever tried printing PowerPoint files with colored backgrounds? Today’s blog post is all about that pesky problem of those cute colored clip art not showing when you’re printing PowerPoint files. Select Reset Background if you’d like to remove the background formatting. For example, if you choose a gradient fill, you can modify the type, direction, angle, gradient stops, transparency, and so on.ĥ.
Depending on your choice, modify the additional options. It will immediately apply to the slide (no need to click an option like “apply.”)Ĥ. In the Format Background Pane that appears, select the type of fill for your slide background. To change the background of a slide or slides, follow the instructions in the video above, or:ģ. It’s a great way to add visual interest to your PowerPoint presentation.īackgrounds come in a few styles: solid, gradient, picture or texture, and pattern. The Office Theme is the simplest with a blank background. You can change a theme by going to the DESIGN tab and mousing over the different designs. On the HOME Tab, click the Layout button to see what the slides look like. Here are instructions for adding this kind of transparency. If you can’t remove a background, it may be part of a theme.
When you’re working with PowerPoint slides or an overall theme, there’s a good chance you will want to change the background from the standard white to something more customized. Sometimes an image would fit better in a PowerPoint presentation if it didnt have a background.