Insert and adjust images

Insert an image

In Presentation Editor, you can insert images in the most popular formats into your presentation. The following image formats are supported: BMP, GIF, JPEG, JPG, PNG.

To add an image on a slide,

  1. in the slide list on the left, select the slide you want to add the image to,
  2. click the Picture icon Picture icon at the Home or Insert tab of the top toolbar,
  3. select one of the following options to load the image:
    • the Picture from File option will open the standard Windows dialog window for file selection. Browse your computer hard disk drive for the necessary file and click the Open button
    • the Picture from URL option will open the window where you can enter the necessary image web address and click the OK button
  4. once the image is added you can change its size and position.

Adjust image settings

The right sidebar is activated when you left-click an image and choose the Image settings Image settings icon icon on the right. It contains the following sections:

Image Settings tab

Size - is used to view the current image Width and Height or restore the image Default Size if necessary.

Replace Image - is used to load another image instead of the current one selecting the desired source. You can select one of the options: From File or From URL.

When the image is selected, the Shape settings Shape settings icon icon is also available on the right. You can click this icon to open the Shape settings tab at the right sidebar and adjust the shape Stroke type, size and color as well as change the shape type selecting another shape from the Change Autoshape menu. The shape of the image will change correspondingly.

Shape Settings tab


To change the advanced settings of the image, right-click the image and select the Image Advanced Settings option from the contextual menu or left-click the image and press the Show advanced settings link at the right sidebar. The image properties window will be opened:

Image Properties

The Placement tab allows you to set the following image properties:

Image Properties

The Alternative Text tab allows to specify a Title and Description which will be read to the people with vision or cognitive impairments to help them better understand what information there is in the image.


To delete the inserted image, left-click it and press the Delete key on the keyboard.

To learn how to align an image on the slide or arrange several images, refer to the Align and arrange objects on a slide section.