http://blogs.office.com/b/microsoft-powerpoint/archive/2012/04/11/crop-around-irregular-images-in-powerpoint-2010.aspxHow do you crop the background out of photos, leaving behind an irregular shape like a coffee cup, stop sign or even a human being? Here's one way, using the drawing tools in PowerPoint. Guest blogger Bruce Gabrielle shows you how.en-USTelligent Community 1.5.134.15456 (Build: 5.5.134.15456)http://blogs.office.com/b/microsoft-powerpoint/archive/2012/04/11/crop-around-irregular-images-in-powerpoint-2010.aspx#31062Sat, 14 Apr 2012 03:05:52 GMT53587256-c606-4c9b-bad4-97c86b12ce62:31062Bruce Gabrielle<p>There are other built-in tools to remove the background. Sometimes they work well. Sometimes they are fussy and require a lot of adjusting. I prefer to just draw around the image I want to capture, as shown in this tutorial. It&#39;s fast. But you should use whichever tools you prefer. PowerPoint has many options!</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.office.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=31062" width="1" height="1">http://blogs.office.com/b/microsoft-powerpoint/archive/2012/04/11/crop-around-irregular-images-in-powerpoint-2010.aspx#31058Fri, 13 Apr 2012 13:56:50 GMT53587256-c606-4c9b-bad4-97c86b12ce62:31058Ute-s<p>Nice tutorial. But I do not understand, why he does not use the built-in Crop tool of Office 2010? I suspected that the photo might not provide enough contrast for the tool to work well, so I made a screenshot and tried it myself. It works like a charm. Only some minor corrections (include watch, exclude next guy&#39;s trousers) were needed.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.office.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=31058" width="1" height="1">