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My images are cropped.

Licorne rose Posted messages 1047 Status Member -  
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Hello,

I am using PowerPoint 2016.

In a blank layout, I create a placeholder for an image.
Then when I create a slide based on this layout and insert an image into that placeholder, the image is cropped so it doesn't exceed that space.
I would like the image to be fully visible even if it means being reduced and not filling the entire placeholder.

How can I do this?

Thank you.

Configuration: W10 laptop
Firefox
Office 365 (2016)

3 answers

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    m@rina Posted messages 27542 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   11 562
     
    Hello,

    The image takes the place of your space without distortion. Therefore, it may be cropped.

    To simplify, imagine an image space in landscape format. You insert a portrait format image. If the photo is not cropped, there are two solutions:
    - either the photo fits the height of your space, leaving a large white area in the space,
    - or the photo fills the entire space without being cropped, and thus it is distorted in width.

    As a result, Microsoft's stance is to never distort a photo by default, so if the proportions of the photo differ from those of the space, the photo will be cropped but will fill the space.

    m@rina

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  2. Licorne rose Posted messages 1047 Status Member 226
     
    Hello m@rina and thank you.

    Is there no way to choose the other option:
    "either the photo fits the height of your space, leaving a large portion white in the area"
    ?
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    1. m@rina Posted messages 27542 Registration date   Status Moderator Last intervention   11 562
       
      Hello,

      The answer is no. PowerPoint is the Office app with the fewest configuration options.
      Only a macro can solve the problem, if it’s an issue you encounter frequently, especially in the case of a template to be distributed.

      m@rina
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  3. depassage
     
    Hello,

    crop your image with the capture tool and insert it into your presentation by clicking paste > special paste > Bitmap. You will lose a bit of quality but your image will not be cropped.
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