How to insert a picture below another picture in PowerPoint

Understanding how to effectively layer images in a slide makes a presentation stand out. In addition, placing images below other images in PowerPoint helps users create more beautiful slide layouts, with images displayed in a more sequential and artistic way. Below are instructions for placing images below other images in PowerPoint.

Using Send to Back and Bring to Front

This customization is very simple to change the position of the image in the slide. Right click on the image and select Send to Back to move it behind another image.

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The resulting image has been moved behind another image as shown below.

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If you want to move the image to the front , click Bring to Front .

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Place image below another image from Selection Pane

The Selection Pane in PowerPoint displays the elements in the slide, and from here we can change the display position of the image.

Step 1:

Click Select and then choose Selection Pane from the menu that appears.

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Step 2:

Displayed on the right side of the Selection Pane interface, you can rename the object in PowerPoint for easy adjustment. Then we move the position up and down of the image to place the image under another image in the slide.

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Using transparency for pictures in PowerPoint

The transparency effect helps images blend together to create a unique overlay.

Click on the image you want to blur, select Picture Format, then select Transparency to adjust the transparency of the image.

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Micah Soto

Update 28 May 2025

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