Right-click the image and choose Change Picture.Here are the steps to change a picture without losing the formatting: This saves you from inserting a new picture and having to copy the formatting. You can use the Format Painter or Pick Up and Apply Style on a picture or shape, but let’s say you want to change the image or shape without losing the formatting. 2) Change Picture and Change ShapeĪgain, I’m combining 2 techniques because they are similar–and both very useful.
Think of these as variations of the well-known Copy and Paste shortcuts but by adding the Shift key, you’re copying the formatting instead of the object itself. I explain how in “ Work Faster in PowerPoint.” (You’ll find some other cool tricks there, too.) But you can also use the (faster) keyboard shortcuts which are:
I recommend that you put these commands on the Quick Access Toolbar.