How to compress images in PowerPoint
Interactive walkthrough — 4 steps. Click through at your own pace.
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Click any image in your presentation to select it — the Picture Format tab appears.
Steps in text
- Click any image in your presentation to select it — the Picture Format tab appears.
- Open the picture compression options.
- Set Apply to → All pictures in this file, then pick a resolution.
- Save the file — the size drops immediately.