How to insert a picture in Microsoft PowerPoint

Updated: 11/10/2017 by Computer Hope

Adding pictures to a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation can help details be more clear and understandable. Pictures can also help to add excitement and draw interest to the presentation. To add a picture to a PowerPoint slide, follow the steps below.

1. Open the PowerPoint presentation.
2. Click the Insert tab on the Ribbon bar at the top.
3. In the Images section, click the Pictures icon.

Note: You can insert pictures available from Microsoft online by clicking the Online Pictures icon. You can also insert a screenshot by clicking the Screenshot icon.

4. In the Insert Picture window, find and select the picture file you want to insert, then click OK.
5. After inserting the picture, you can move the picture to the desired location on the slide.

Repeat the above steps to insert pictures on additional slides.