PowerPoint slide with several shapes and one picture

To create the slide like the one above, do the following:

   1.   On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, select Shapes:

   2.   In the Shapes list, from the Rectangle group, select and add to the slide several Rectangles shapes:

   3.   Positioning them like you want, for example:

Notes:

• To position shapes easy, you can use Grids and Gridlines.

  To turn them on or off, on the View tab, in the Show group, check or uncheck Guides and/or Gridlines:

  
• To create squares, you can enter or choose width and height under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Size group:
  

   4.   Add a picture to some of these shapes:

   4.1   Select shapes that will show the picture, for example:

   4.2.   Do one of the following:

• On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, select the Arrange drop-down list, and then click the Group command:
  
• Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Arrange group, click the Group command:
  
• Right-click one of the objects and choose Group -> Group from the popup menu:
  

PowerPoint puts a single box around the objects instead of a separate box around each object:

   4.3.   Right-click on the grouped shapes and choose Format Shape... from the popup menu:

   4.4.   On the Format Shape pane, on the Shape Options tab, in the Fill & Line group:

• In the Fill section:
  • Choose Picture or texture fill,
  • Click on the File... button and then choose the picture you have chosen:
  
• In the Line section, select No line:
  

   5.   Change the color for the remaining shapes:

   5.1.   Select one of the shapes or all of them.

   5.2.   Right-click on the selection and choose Format Shape... from the popup menu.

   5.3.   In the Format Shape pane, on the Shape Options tab, in the Fill & Line group, in the Fill section choose Solid fill and then select Color as you prefer:

Add any other adjustments you like.

See also this tip in French: Comment créer une diapositive PowerPoint avec plusieurs formes et une image.