How to change transparency of background in google slides

Format Options allow you to make an image somewhat or fully transparent

Updated on August 26, 2022

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Format Options allow you to make an image somewhat or fully transparent
What to Know
How to Make Google Slides Images Transparent
How to Make a Shape Transparent in Google Slides
How to Make an Image Background Transparent
If you want to take your Google Slides presentation from “good” to “awesome,” you can turn to these helpful multimedia tricks. Here are a few great ways to spice up your Google Slides with photos and music.
Add a faded/transparent background image
Move images pixel by pixel for precise placement
Add music to your presentation
Create interactive images that link to other slides
How do you change the transparency of a slide in Google Slides?
Can you do transparency in Google Slides?
How do I make my background transparent?

What to Know

Right-click or tap and hold on the image and select Format Options.
Use the Transparency slider to set the image's transparency to 100%, or whatever you want.

This article will explain how to change an image's transparency on Google Slides.

How to Make Google Slides Images Transparent

Google Slides has its own transparency slider for all images, so if you want to make an image transparent, that's the best way to do it.

Insert the image into the slide if it isn't there already, then select the image by clicking or tapping it. Then right-click or tap and hold on the image and select Format Options from the menu.
Select Adjustments from the right-hand menu.
Use the Transparency slider to set the transparency to whatever percentage you like. To make the image turn completely transparent, move the slider all the way to the right.

How to Make a Shape Transparent in Google Slides

Changing the opacity of shapes on Google Slides is a little different, but the process is still quick and easy. Insert the shape you want to change to transparent if you haven't already, then follow these steps:

Select the shape you want to make transparent, then select the Fill icon in the toolbar. It looks like a half-full paint pot tipping to the right.
Select the Transparent button at the bottom of the Fill window.
The shape will become completely transparent. There is no transparency slider with shapes.

How to Make an Image Background Transparent

Google Slides has the ability to make entire images transparent, as per the steps above. If you want to make a background image transparent in Google Slides, you can use those same steps and it'll make that image as transparent as you want.

However, if you want to make the background of an image transparent (as opposed to the whole image in its entirety), delete a background, or make the backdrop disappear, that's a whole different process. You'll need to use specialized background removal services and tools.

There's also a tool to remove the background of an image using Microsoft Word.

FAQ

How do I embed video in Google Slides?
To embed a video in Google Slides, select where you want the video and go to Insert > Video. It defaults to YouTube Search. Search for and select the video you want, or select By URL and paste a video's URL into the text box. Click Select to insert the video, and then drag it to its location.
How do I put a GIF in Google Slides?
To insert a GIF into Google Slides, copy its URL from a source like GIPHY, and click the slide where you want to add the GIF. Go to Insert > Image > By URL, paste the GIF's URL, and click Insert. Or, click Insert > Upload From Computer and add the GIF from your hard drive.
How do I change the slide size in Google Slides?
To change the slide size in Google Slides, open the presentation and select File > Page Setup. Click on the drop-down menu displaying Widescreen 16:9 and choose your preferred slide size. Select Apply. Or, go to File > Page Setup > Custom and enter a size.

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If you want to take your Google Slides presentation from “good” to “awesome,” you can turn to these helpful multimedia tricks. Here are a few great ways to spice up your Google Slides with photos and music.

Add a faded/transparent background image

Faded images work very well as background images because they provide visual interest, yet aren’t so overwhelming that they distract your audience and overshadow your text.
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First, insert an image that you want as the background of your slide by going to Insert > Image.
Next, resize the image so that it fills up the whole slide.
Right-click on the image, and choose image options.
Slide the transparency slider until you’re happy with how faded the image becomes, making the perfect background for a slide.

Another way to do this is create a transparent image in another program, then click on Background at the top of your screen, and upload the image. This will apply it to all slides in the project rather than just to a single slide, so use whichever method fits your needs best.

Move images pixel by pixel for precise placement

You might have found that placing images in Google Slides using the mouse or keyboard arrows can be somewhat clumsy and imprecise at times, because you can’t get the position quite right. Try this quick trick instead:

Select your picture, and then hold down the shift key on the keyboard.
Use the arrow keys to move the image pixel by pixel around the page, allowing you to be as precise as you want with your placement.

Add music to your presentation

The right music can enhance almost any presentation. There is no official support for music in Google Slides, but there are a few ways to work around this. In our video tutorial, we’ll show you our favorite way, but keep in mind there are other ways to do this.

Copy the link to the music track you’d like to include (we used a SoundCloud file), and head back to your presentation.
Insert a shape or text box. Highlight your shape, right-click it, and insert the link to your music track.
Now, when you present the slideshow, you can just click on your shape to open the music track in another tab.

Create interactive images that link to other slides

First, you’ll have to have an image that you want to make interactive. Make it your background by clicking on Background at the top of your screen and inserting the image.
Next, you want to create a shape. You can use whatever shape you want. Resize it to fit over a logical part of your image that you want to be interactive.
Make your shape transparent by clicking on the paint can icon > Transparent, and remove the outline of the shape by going to Line Color > Transparent.
Next, select your shape, right-click, insert a link, and then choose to link to another slide in the presentation.

Click here to watch this video on YouTube.

How do you change the transparency of a slide in Google Slides?

Create a Translucent Text Bar or Circle On Top of an Image Select either the text box or a shape that's behind the text and then click the Fill color tool. Then click Custom. In the custom color box, select an off-white color, such as #ffffffa4, and drag the right-hand transparency slider down by about a third.

Can you do transparency in Google Slides?

Google Slides has its own transparency slider for all images, so if you want to make an image transparent, that's the best way to do it. Insert the image into the slide if it isn't there already, then select the image by clicking or tapping it.

How do I make my background transparent?

Go to Select > Invert. On the right side of the screen, right-click on your image and select Add Alpha Channel. This will provide a transparent background.