To make an image transparent in PowerPoint, you have to change the opacity of the image - and you can do it for the whole image or a part.

You can make a picture transparent in your PowerPoint slides so that you can add text over it or use it as a background.

Learn how to set a picture as a background on PowerPoint. You can put or copy any image as a slide background in PowerPoint using this guide.

How to apply transparency to tone down the image in PowerPoint One of the best ways to tone down the image is to make it a bit transparent. Doing so is easy.