Remove the background of a picture - Microsoft Support

Select the picture that you want to remove the background from. · Select Picture Format > Remove Background, or Format > Remove Background. · The default ... Skiptomaincontent Products Microsoft365 Office Outlook MicrosoftTeams OneDrive OneNote Windows MicrosoftEdge more... 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Youcanusetheautomaticbackgroundremovalordrawlinestoindicatetheareastokeepandremove. Backgroundremovalisn'tavailableforvectorgraphicfiles,suchasScalableVectorGraphics(SVG),AdobeIllustratorGraphics(AI),WindowsMetafileFormat(WMF),andVectorDrawingFile(DRW). Originalpicture Samepicturewiththebackgroundremoved NewerversionsOffice2016-2010macOS Selectthepicturethatyouwanttoremovethebackgroundfrom. SelectPictureFormat>RemoveBackground,orFormat>RemoveBackground. Ifyoudon'tseeRemoveBackground,makesureyouselectedapicture.Youmighthavetodouble-clickthepicturetoselectitandopentheFormattab. Thedefaultbackgroundareawillbecoloredmagentatomarkitforremoval,whiletheforegroundwillretainitsnaturalcoloring. Ifthedefaultareaisn'tcorrect,gotoBackgroundRemoval>PictureToolsanddooneorbothofthefollowing: Ifpartsofthepicturethatyouwanttokeeparemagenta(markedforremoval),selectMarkAreastoKeepandusethefree-formdrawingpenciltomarktheareasonthepicturethatyouwanttokeep. Toremovemorepartsofthepicture,selectMarkAreastoRemoveandusethedrawingpenciltomarkthoseareas. Whenyou'redone,selectKeepChangesorDiscardAllChanges. Tosavetheimageinaseparatefileforlateruse,right-clicktheimageandselectSaveasPicture. Youcanapplyanartisticeffectoraddpictureeffectstothepictureremainingafteryou'veremovedthebackground. Important:  Office2010isnolongersupported.UpgradetoMicrosoft365toworkanywherefromanydeviceandcontinuetoreceivesupport.Upgradenow Selectthepicturethatyouwanttoremovethebackgroundfrom. UnderPictureTools,ontheFormattab,intheAdjustgroup,selectRemoveBackground. Clickoneofthehandlesonthemarqueelinesandthendragthelinesothatitcontainstheportionofthepicturethatyouwishtokeep,andexcludesmostoftheareasyouwishtoremove. Youcansometimesgettheresultyouwantwithoutanyadditionalworkbyexperimentingwiththepositionandsizeofthemarqueelines. Tip: Toundomarkedareas,selectDeleteMarkandthenselecttheline. Ifthedefaultareaisn'tcorrect,gotoBackgroundRemoval>PictureToolsanddooneorbothofthefollowing: SelectMarkAreastoKeepandusethedrawingpenciltomarktheareasonthepicturethatyouwanttokeep. SelectMarkAreastoRemoveandusethedrawingpenciltomarkthoseareastoremove. Whenyou'redone,selectKeepChangesorDiscardAllChanges. Tosavetheimageinaseparatefileforlateruse,right-clicktheimageandselectSaveasPicture. Youcanapplyanartisticeffectoraddpictureeffectstothepictureremainingafteryou'veremovedthebackground. Removethebackgroundofapicture Selectthepicture. OnthePictureFormattaboftheribbon,selectRemoveBackground. Ifyoudon'tseeRemoveBackgroundorthePictureFormattab,makesurethatyou'veselectedapicture.Youmighthavetodouble-clickthepicturetoselectitandopenthePictureFormattab. Thedefaultbackgroundareaiscoloredmagentatomarkitforremoval,whiletheforegroundretainsitsnaturalcoloring. Ifthedefaultareaisn'tcorrect,underPictureTools,ontheBackgroundRemovaltab,dooneorbothofthefollowing: SelectMarkAreastoKeepandusethefree-formdrawingpenciltomarktheareasonthepicturethatyouwanttokeep. SelectMarkAreastoRemoveandusethedrawingpenciltomarkthoseareastoremove. Whenyou'redone,selectKeepChangesorDiscardAllChanges. Tosavetheimageinaseparatefileforlateruse,right-clicktheimageandselectSaveasPicture. Needmorehelp? Expandyourskills ExploreTraining Getnewfeaturesfirst JoinMicrosoftInsiders Wasthisinformationhelpful? Yes No Thankyou!Anymorefeedback?(Themoreyoutellusthemorewecanhelp.) Canyouhelpusimprove?(Themoreyoutellusthemorewecanhelp.) Whataffectedyourexperience? Resolvedmyissue Clearinstructions Easytofollow Nojargon Pictureshelped Other Didn'tmatchmyscreen Incorrectinstructions Tootechnical Notenoughinformation Notenoughpictures Other Anyadditionalfeedback?(Optional) Submitfeedback Thankyouforyourfeedback! ×