http://blogs.office.com/b/microsoft-powerpoint/archive/2011/10/12/the-powerpoint-blur-trick.aspxI'm very pleased that the PowerPoint Blog team invited me back to share an article, written earlier this year on my personal blog, called The PowerPoint Blur Trick . You can add texture or blur the background of a picture using the Artistic Effects featureen-USTelligent Community 1.5.134.15456 (Build: 5.5.134.15456)http://blogs.office.com/b/microsoft-powerpoint/archive/2011/10/12/the-powerpoint-blur-trick.aspx#35391Sun, 30 Dec 2012 19:38:29 GMT53587256-c606-4c9b-bad4-97c86b12ce62:35391Jeroen Breugelmans<p>We have used this technique to create our own home page main image. Check out the tutorial here. Free download example is inlcuded:</p> <p><a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.powerpointinfographics.com/blogs/news/7024840-create-a-take-a-look-inside-image">www.powerpointinfographics.com/.../7024840-create-a-take-a-look-inside-image</a></p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.office.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=35391" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.office.com/b/microsoft-powerpoint/archive/2011/10/12/the-powerpoint-blur-trick.aspx#28351Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:17:18 GMT53587256-c606-4c9b-bad4-97c86b12ce62:28351Joy Miller<p>I love this tip! Thanks for sharing, RIc.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.office.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=28351" width="1" height="1">