First I will show you an online converter, and then I will show you two images inside Inkscape which is my favorite software for creating layered SVG files. In this post, I will show you two ways to convert images or clipart to SVG files. There are a few free programs out there that are one-click wonders for converting images to SVG files but they don’t offer you the ability to clean the image up in the way you may want. Usually, around the time a Cricut user starts to feel confident using their machine they may ask, how can I convert an image to SVG? It’s easier than you think and soon you’ll be making SVG files on your own. That should open the doors to all sorts of possibilities as you find free SVG files at those various sites that offer free stock images.Learning to create your own SVG files is an amazing skill to have. Here’s a video tutorial where I show how to convert and edit an SVG in PowerPoint.Ĭlick here to watch the YouTube tutorial.Īs you can see, it’s super easy to edit SVG files in PowerPoint. How to Edit SVG in PowerPoint Video Tutorial I like to save as a PNG file so that the transparent part of the image remains transparent. You can regroup the object and right-click to save as an image. For example, I removed the background content and just isolated the guy on the computer. Once the image is ungrouped you can edit it. Now the image is broken into multiple shapes where you can edit them as you wish.Once it’s converted, you need to ungroup the image.In the format toolbar (or via right-click) select Convert to Shape.If you don’t see it in your version of PowerPoint, you’ll need to upgrade to the Office 365 version.

The newest version of PowerPoint has a “Convert to Shape” feature. What you’ll do is convert the SVG image into an object that can be edited in PowerPoint. Voila! I will add, that I’ve had a few SVG files that didn’t work, but for the most part it’s been smooth sailing. Insert a picture by using Insert>Pictures on the toolbar. Unless of course, you know how to use PowerPoint. However, to edit them requires knowing how to do so with an illustration program. This is great because they can be edited and customized. In fact, one of the sites where I buy images has the option to download SVG images.

And that’s a big deal because we’re starting to see more SVG images every day.

The good news is that now you can edit SVG images in PowerPoint.

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