
Here we’re added a thick outline so you can see what we mean. Use Shape Format | Shape Styles | Shape Outline.

One advantage of Shape Fill with Picture is the option to change the shape outline. Go to Shape Format | Shape Styles| Shape Fill | Picture … then select any image, online pictures or an Office Icon. The main advantage of this option is adding outlines to the shape. One simple choice is ‘Crop to Shape’ at Picture Tools | Size | Crop | Crop to Shape.Īnother, very similar option is using a picture as a fill to the shape. That converts the SVG into an Office Shape object which allows the feature we’ll explain below. To do that, insert the Icon or SVG graphic then choose Graphics Format | Convert to Shape. Icons & SVG too!Īll the tricks we’ll describe are also available with Icons and SVG graphics too (In Office 365/2019) Here’s the pie chart icon with a picture as the fill. We’ve now added the hidden feature that gives a lot more flexibility to what part of the image is visible in the shape. The third option is a little cumbersome but lets you choose exactly what part of the photo appears in the shape. There are three different ways to get the same or similar result. Photographers call it cropping a photo to a shape or graphic.

Here are three options for putting a photo inside any Microsoft Office Shape or Icon (Word, Powerpoint etc.). Thanks for joining us! You'll get a welcome message in a few moments.
