Powerpoint background tips: How to customize the images, colors and borders You don't want to use the same old boring template everyone else uses in PowerPoint.

With two simple Mouse Over action buttons, you can create a fun on-and-off effect in a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation.

In addition to adding items to your slide, you may also change the background of a slide to a preformatted design or to an image of your own, such as a GIF (Graphics Interchange Format).