Turn a Picture into Puzzle Pieces in PowerPoint

[@jasmin.iordanescu]

You sound like Bob Ross, and just as addictive - I can´t stop watching! 😊

[@DougHExcel]

Wow, thanks! That's the neatest thing to hear 😊

[@OzduSoleilDATA]

Very good! I like this. Happy Labor Day!

[@DougHExcel]

Thanks Oz and Happy Labor Day!

[@stayzysantana9363]

Wow! Great video. Thanks for sharing.

[@DougHExcel]

Thanks for watching!

[@wayneedmondson1065]

Hi Doug. Cool and creative technique. Thanks for sharing your tips on this. Thumbs up!

[@DougHExcel]

Thanks for the comment Wayne!

[@wayneedmondson1065]

@@DougHExcel My pleasure :)) Thanks for all the innovative and informative videos. Thumbs up!!

[@romacabingao624]

Thanks for this vid! Helped me a lot with my presentation

[@DougHExcel]

Gladly it helped you!

[@tacrewgirl]

Great information. I like the ideas of using other shapes.

[@DougHExcel]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@007HANDMAN]

An excellent video. You explain everything with admirable clarity. I Loved your perfect step-by-step explanation. You are a very good teacher. I am just blown away by the tutorial that you presented to use the PowerPoint with a similar optical system for my other projects. In this context, I have three questions: You explain the whole tutorial with squares shapes. -Can we manipulate-change this shape from full squares to curved lines or abstract looking? -Can we repeat this action for a lot of pieces, eg 2000? -If we have one shape or several shapes, can I automatically generate puzzles for the whole picture I want to make the puzzle? Thanks for any suggestions or advice!

[@DougHExcel]

Yes, you can manipulate the shape by click it go to Shape Format>Edit Shape. Repeating this for a large number of piece will be quite a daunting task though it can be done depending on how much time you have 😉.

[@faviolatrevino7456]

Thanks for the video...I am not adding the circles..just making squares...when I click fragment it all goes white...any ideas on what I'm doing wrong...I am falling step by step

[@Lapelu9]

I solved it by separating the pieces (making them smaller all at the same time) and making a bit bigger the pic I wanted to use. I hope that solves it for you too.

[@charlenediaz8077]

Amazing!

[@DougHExcel]

Glad you thought so!

[@ronaldofigueiredo2863]

Tks, Doug H. Useful video. It gave me some ideas for a presentation I was creating. Best regards.

[@DougHExcel]

Glad it was helpful!

[@pime6735]

Thanks Doug

[@DougHExcel]

Hi Pi Me, you're welcome!

[@radioblackcandy1535]

It doesn't work with any format of the picture, right? Could you tell me which format it should be, please?

[@jessabelbarliso6571]

Hello, what year is your microsoft powerpoint?

[@DougHExcel]

This was probably PPT 2016

[@mkparker99]

Awesome! I've always wondered how people have made shapes and animations like this. I'm trying to up my pptx game. How do people make an excel sheet look like it was turn from a larger sheet.

[@DougHExcel]

Hi mkparker99, thanks for the comment!

[@andiaz2011]

Great Video.

[@DougHExcel]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@niafransisca9464]

Hi Doug. Can I make it just 3 jigsaw pieces?

[@DougHExcel]

Hi nia fransisca, thanks for the comment! Yes, you just need to find a template or draw it out.

[@niafransisca9464]

@@DougHExcel Noted! and thank you for your reply, Doug. Cheers!

[@sheilacantonwine3706]

I have PowerPoint 2019 and am not seeing shape format in my toolbar. Any idea to to find that?

[@DougHExcel]

When clicking on a shape the "shape format" contextual menu comes up. If it's not a "shape" and click on another element like an image, it would have a different contextual menu like "Picture format"

[@jessyperozo2404]

When I lick fragment, it all goes blank and stops working :(

[@Lapelu9]

I solved it by separating the pieces (making them smaller all at the same time) and making a bit bigger the pic I wanted to use. I hope that solves it for you too.

[@esecallum]

CAN YOU THE PUZZLE PIECES AS INDIVIDUAL FILES? ANY SOFTWARE WHICH DO IT A COUPLE OF CLICKS?

[@DougHExcel]

The puzzle pieces can be saved individually. Select one and right click and save as

[@esecallum]

@@DougHExcel thanks any software which has jigsaw templates for photos but saves the photo puzzle pieces as individual jpegs which you can them email to someone ?

[@esecallum]

@@DougHExcel thats too much hard work.imagine doing that for a hundred pieces.

[@007HANDMAN]

Hi@@esecallum, did you find any software to make this whole process easier? because I too am interested in making a puzzle as big as wallpaper with thousands of pieces. Maybe someone builds these programs from the beginning and gives them for a fee? if you have the info I would be very pleased?!

[@esecallum]

@@007HANDMAN BUT YOU CAN USE PHOTOSHOP BUT YOU HAVE DO IT MANUALLY.

[@d.nelson6478]

helpful but seriously, could be one third as long. Painful to watch the fooling around. Please keep making your helpful videos, but in the interest of everyone's mental health, please tighten up the content some. Thanks!

[@DougHExcel]

D. Nelson, that is very interesting...thanks for letting me know.