{"id":175567,"date":"2021-02-10T13:24:56","date_gmt":"2021-02-10T10:24:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-remove-the-background-from-a-picture-in-excel\/"},"modified":"2021-02-10T13:24:56","modified_gmt":"2021-02-10T10:24:56","slug":"how-to-remove-the-background-from-a-picture-in-excel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-remove-the-background-from-a-picture-in-excel\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to Remove the Background From a Picture in Excel"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#How to Remove the Background From a Picture in Excel”<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Removing a distracting background from an image allows your audience to focus on the subject matter. Though it\u2019s not known for its image editing suite, you can do this using Microsoft Excel. Here\u2019s how it\u2019s done.<\/p>\n

First, open the Excel app<\/a>lication and insert an image (Insert > Picture) that contains the background that you want to remove.<\/p>\n

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Once it\u2019s been inserted, you\u2019ll automatically be in the \u201cPicture Format\u201d tab. Here, click \u201cRemove Background,\u201d which is found in the \u201cAdjust\u201d group.<\/p>\n

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Once it\u2019s been selected, the background of the image will appear magenta while the foreground remains untouched. The portion of the image that\u2019s highlighted in magenta is the area to be removed.<\/p>\n

RELATED:<\/strong> How to Remove the Background from a Picture in Microsoft PowerPoint<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Microsoft Excel is general<\/a>ly pretty good about accurately highlighting the areas you\u2019d expect to be removed from an image, but it\u2019s not always 100% accurate. In most cases, you\u2019ll need to do some minor touch-ups.<\/p>\n

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To mark areas of the image that weren\u2019t highlighted for removal by default, click\u00a0\u201cMark Areas to Remove\u201d in the \u201cRefine\u201d group of the \u201cPicture Format\u201d tab. For areas that were highlighted that you want to keep, click \u201cMark Areas to Keep.\u201d<\/p>\n

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In either case, your cursor will change to a drawing pencil once it\u2019s been selected. Click and drag the cursor around the areas that you\u2019d like to remove.<\/p>\n

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Marking areas for removal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Alternatively, click and drag the cursor around the areas that you\u2019d like to keep.<\/p>\n

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Marking areas to keep<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Next, click anywhere outside of the image to reflect the changes.<\/p>\n

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The background of the image is now removed.<\/p>\n\n

Once you\u2019ve removed the image\u2019s background, be sure to add alternative text to the image so that your readers who are using a screen reader are able to understand the context of the image.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n