Here's how to use the "Format Background" feature to change your PowerPoint slide background. Check out the products mentioned in this article: Microsoft Office (From $149.99 at Best Buy) ...

Use PowerPoint’s Merge Shapes to “cut out” the text, so you can see the slide’s background through the transparent text. Move the rectangle from the second slide to the first, covering the ...

Launch Microsoft PowerPoint, and open the PPTX file for which you want to use a GIF as the background. Select the appropriate slide. Click the "Design" tab, and locate the "Background" section.

Then click the Slide Show button to see the slide with an automatically playing background. Launch Microsoft PowerPoint . Type a topic on any slide layout you choose to use.

Add the Image to Your Slide. Once you have created the image, launch PowerPoint and, if desired, add a new slide for your animation using Insert > New Slide.The image will be placed in a rectangle so, ...