Remove the background of a picture

1. Select the picture, and on the Picture Format tab that appears, select   Remove Background. 

2. On the Background Removal tab, select    Mark Areas to Keep or   Mark Areas to Remove.

3. Mark the areas and select  Keep Changes.

Tips: 

• If you have a solid color background, you can change or remove the background color.

• If you'd like to remove the entire background photo, see Remove a watermark.

1. Select the picture, and on the Picture Format tab that appears, choose   Remove Background. 

2. On the Background Removal tab, select    Mark Areas to Keep or   Mark Areas to Remove.

3. Mark the areas and select  Keep Changes.

Removing a picture background isn't currently possible in Word for the web. You can, however, remove a picture background in the Word desktop app.

• To open the desktop app, at the top of the ribbon, select Editing > Open in Desktop App.

  

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