Remove the Background from Images
In Office 2011, a background of a picture can be easily removed to accent or highlight the subject of the picture or to remove distracting detail
NOTE Compressing a picture to reduce the file size changes the amount of detail retained in the source picture. This means that after compression, the picture can look different than before it was compressed. Because of this, you should compress the picture and save the file before removing the background. If you don't like the results of the compression and background removal, you can change the compression even after you save the file, if you have not closed the program that you are working in.
1. Select a photo that you want to remove its background
NOTE If [compatibility mode] appears after the file name at the top of the document, you might not be able to remove the picture background.
2. From the Ribbon, click Format Picture tab > Adjust > click Remove Background
3. The application determines what portion of the picture is the foreground (the portion to keep), and which is the background (the portion to remove)
4. Drag any of the sizing handles to resize the rectangle so that it contains the portion of the picture that you want to keep and excludes most of the areas that you want to remove.
5. To adjust which part of the picture background is removed, do any of the following:
- A dotted line with a + or - indicates where you have adjusted the picture background.
- If you want to remove the adjustment to the picture background, click the + or –
6. To apply the background removal, click anywhere outside the picture
7. To cancel the background removal and any other picture formatting that you have applied, under Adjust, click Reset button
