How To Remove The Background Of A Picture In Microsoft Word

Did you know how easy it is to remove the background of a picture using Microsoft Word? It does not require any additional editor software. Only about a few steps and it is done. This article explains all about it. Let us start!

How To Remove The Background Of A Picture In Microsoft Word

 

Step 1: Open Microsoft Word which has the picture to be edited.

Step 2: Select the image by clicking on it.

Step 3: Click on The Picture Format tab which is at the top. It is named as Format in lower versions of Microsoft Word.



 

Picture Format

 

Step 4: Then click on the Remove Background option

 

Remove Background

 

Step 5: The background of the picture turns into a different color (magenta).

Step 6: Click on the Keep Changes option at the top.

 

Keep Changes

 

Step 7: Done the background of the picture is removed.

 

Image

 

 

Step 8: If you want to keep a few parts of the magenta area (selected area), then select Mark Areas to Keep.

 

Marks Areas To Keep

Step 9: Choose the parts of the magenta area that should not be removed.

Step 10: Then click on Keep Changes.

 

Mark Areas

 

Step 11: In case you want to remove a section of the image itself then select Mark Areas to Remove

 



Areas To Remove

 

Step 12: Then choose the parts of the image that should be removed. Then click on Keep Changes.

 

Mark Remove

 

Step 13: In case you want the previous image back which had no modifications, then click on Discard All Changes. The inserted image with no modifications will appear.

That’s it! Isn’t t super easy? I hope this article helped you. Thank you!!