How to tear a picture into pieces

If the repositioned shapes are simple, you can adjust the background image by changing the offset values. For more complex designs, see How to create a Jigsaw puzzle with the falling-out piece or How to add the effect of falling-out pieces of a Jigsaw puzzle.

To create an effect of tearing a picture into several pieces, do the following:

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

   2.   In the Shapes drop-down list, select and add to the PowerPoint slide any shapes that should contain a picture.

For example:

   3.   Position shapes, for this example:

   4.   Select and group all shapes except the moved one. To group selected shapes, do one of the following:

• On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, select the Arrange drop-down list, then click the Group command:
  
• On the Shape 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 all shapes instead of separate boxes around each one.

   5.   Right-click on the group and choose Format Shape... in the popup menu:

   6.   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 Insert... button:
  
• In the Insert Pictures dialog box, choose the picture location, select the picture file, and then click Open or Insert:

PowerPoint shows a picture inside the grouped shapes:

   7.   Add the same picture to the distinguished shape (repeat steps 5-6 for this shape).

   8.   On the Format Shape pane, on the Shape Options tab, in the Fill & Line group, in the Fill section, select the appropriate values in the Offset fields.

For example:

• For the grouped shapes:
  
• For the repositioned shape:
  

Make any other adjustments you desire.