DOCUMENT:Q59208  15-APR-2000  [powerpt]
TITLE   :PPT: Creating Transparent Bitmaps in Paintbrush for PowerPoint
PRODUCT :Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:2.0,3.0,4.0,7.0
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbgraphic kbinterop

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows 95, version 7.0 
 - Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows, versions 2.0, 3.0, 4.0 
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SUMMARY
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You can create transparent bitmaps with Windows Paintbrush to import into
PowerPoint for Windows by rendering the drawing as black and white. If the
palette used is monochrome, shades of gray are imported into PowerPoint as
black. The opaque portion of the picture can be recolored in PowerPoint.

NOTE: Transparent bitmaps don't print well to PostScript printers.

MORE INFORMATION
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Method 1: If You Are Using Windows 95 Paint
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To create a transparent bitmap in Windows 95 Paint for importing into PowerPoint
7.0, follow these steps:

1. In Paint, click Attributes on the Image Menu.

2. In the Colors section, click Black And White. Click OK.

3. Draw the image.

4. Click either the Free-Form Select or Select button and snare the displayed
   drawing.

5. On the Edit menu, click Copy.

6. Start PowerPoint and shade the slide background.

7. On the Edit menu, click Paste Special and select Device Independent Bitmap.
   Only the lines of the drawing should appear; the background within the
   "rectangle fuzz" defining the object should be transparent.

Method 2: If You Are Using Windows 3.11 Paintbursh
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To create a transparent bitmap in Windows Version 3.11 Paintbrush to import into
PowerPoint 4.0, 3.0, or 2.0, do the following:

1. In Paintbrush, click Image Attributes on the Options menu.

2. In the Colors section, click Black and White. Click OK.

3. On th eFile menu, click New.

4. Draw the image.

5. Click one of the two Scissor buttons and snare the displayed drawing.

6. On the Edit menu, click Copy.

7. Start PowerPoint and shade the slide background.

8. On the Edit menu, click Paste. Only the lines of the drawing should appear;
   the background within the "rectangle fuzz" defining the object should be
   transparent.

Method 3: If Using Paint or Paintbrush, Save File as Monochrome Bitmap
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Create a drawing in Paint or Paintbrush (in Windows 3.1) and save the file using
the Save As command or copy the file as a monochrome bitmap using the Copy To
command. Then, on the Insert menu in PowerPoint, click Picture to insert the
object as a transparent bitmap.

Additional query words: 2.00 3.00 4.00 7.00

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Keywords          : kbgraphic kbinterop 
Technology        : kbPowerPtSearch kbPowerPt700 kbZNotKeyword2 kbPowerPt700Search kbPowerPt400 kbPowerPt200 kbPowerPt300
Version           : WINDOWS:2.0,3.0,4.0,7.0

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