How to edit a pasted screen in the PowerPoint slide? 1

[iren]

I am doing copy screen of something which has a sensitive information on the top.
Then I paste it to the PowerPoint 2002 slide.

How can I edit this information? Is there any way to do it in the PowerPoint? If so, how can I find this option?

Could you please give me a hand?

Thank you in advance,

Iren

 

[SkipVought]

It is a PICTURE. Edit in PaintBrush or some other graphics program.

Skip,

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[iren]

It look like the Picture option under Insert menu (or icon below) in the PowerPoint allows me just to Insert a any picture.
However my problem is that I do not have any ready-to-use picture. I did a print screen copy from some site and pasted it to PP slide. Now I have a PowerPoint slide which I need to edit
In order to use a brush or whatever I need an Edit Mode first of all. . Is there any way to do it?

 

[SkipVought]

How about Select the pic, edit > copy.

Start PaintBrush

Edit Paste.

Skip,

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[fumei]

You are going to have to do something along those lines, because Skip right. You are pasting an image, and the only way to "edit" it is with a graphic application.

In fact, if you tried to edit in PP, you should have got the following message:

"This object is a bitmap. You must use an image editing program such as Microsoft Paint."

Which...you do.

Now, you could paste your original, make a NEW object and place it on top of the part you wish to hide, then group the two. Unfortunately, it is a snap to UNgroup, and I do not know a way in PP to permanently merge objects.

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Gerry
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[mintjulep]

Or

Download one of the many utilities that allow you to select only a portion of the screen to copy.

or probably the simplest way:

Take the screen shot. Paste it into Paint. Use Paint's selection tool to select only the non-sensitive part of the image, copy, then paste into ppt.

 

[fumei]

or probably the simplest way:

Take the screen shot. Paste it into Paint. Use Paint's selection tool to select only the non-sensitive part of the image, copy, then paste into ppt."

Which is essentially what Skip suggested. "Edit in PaintBrush or some other graphics program."

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Gerry
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[mintjulep]

Sort of, but different.

"Edit in Paintbrush" suggests that you paste the shot into Paint, then actively erase, overwrite, smudge or otherwise obscure what you don't want in the final picture.

I was suggesting that you don't actually need to do any "editing". Paint has both a rectangular and irregular selection tool. You could simply dump into Paint, and then select only what you want, rather than removing what you don't want.

 

[SkipVought]

When I "Edit in PaintBrush", I almost always use the Select Tool >> Edit > Copy

Is that not "editing"?

Skip,

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Sir Cumference!}

 

[mscallisto]

There are many nice screen capture softwares that allow editing and directly place the modified bitmaps, jpeg's etc into Office files.

Most are inexpensive and allow free downloads to experiment with before you purchase.

I like Snagit but a google search for screen capture software will locate others.

 

[fumei]

But it is not a screen capture that is the issue. The OP has the image. Whether by a dedicated screen capture (and yes SnagIt is one of the better ones), or simply a screen dump, the OP has the image.

The issue is that the OP wants part of that image to not be visible. As it IS an image (and not editable text), you have to do something graphically. Doing something is editing. Whether you cover the part that is not desired, or select the area around it, you are (I think) editing the original.

"You could simply dump into Paint, and then select only what you want, rather than removing what you don't want."

You are using Paint to edit what you are starting with. Further, as we do not know the actual details, it is very possible the OP wants:

THIS part
not this wee part
THIS part

In which case, "select only what you want" could very well mean multiple selections (parts). As opposed to covering up one part, and still using the whole image.

However, this is relatively unimportant. What is important is that you have to use a graphic application other than PP to get what is required. Not showing whatever it is that the OP does not want to show.

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Gerry
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[sxschech]

Another option, perhaps doesn't solve sensitive data or size issues, is to paste the image into excel, then use the crop tool to display only the area needed, then copy the cropped image and paste it into the final application (powerpoint, etc).

 

[mintjulep]

Cropping in one application and pasting into another does nothing.

The original entire image is still there, it's just hidden. All that needs to be done is uncrop it to see the entire thing again.

So there is nothing to be gained by copying out of one app and pasting into another.

If the sensitive information in in a location that allows cropping one edge of the image to remove it, then cropping may be an acceptable solution if the presentation is only going to be projected, or printed on paper (or I think as a PDF). If the .ppt file is going to be given away, then cropping is NOT a secure method of removing sensitive information.

As to the semantics of what may or may not be considered "editing", all I have to add is ...

Whatever dude

 

[mscallisto]

I agree Gerry but I only mentioned snagit because it does have extensive edit capabilities (it's not photoshop or paint) but it's very good and even has built in functionality to do what the asker wants, it has a blur option designed to "blur" sensitive areas with or without cropping.

sam

 

[fumei]

I have not actually used SnagIt for quite a while, but it does not surprise me that its editing capabilities are improved.

Being able to blur the portion you do not want to be visible would make it quick and easy to accomplish what is desired.

I will agree with the "whatever". Who cares really? As I stated, the point is, and the actual OP question was:

"How can I edit this information? Is there any way to do it in the PowerPoint? "

1. you have to change (edit) it in a graphic application

2. see above....NO.

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Gerry
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[mscallisto]

I fully understand and absolutely agree, I'm a very long time Photoshop user.

I only mentioned snagit because it does have extensive edit capabilities

I should have said [Graphics Capabilities]

Snagit 8 and above is not even close to PShop but it has very decent graphics capabilities.

I only mentioned it because it is useful to screen capture and graphically modify in one handy application.

sam

 

[fumei]

Well, let's be serious here. If one is talking about graphic capabilities, then you can not put Snagit and Photoshop into the same sentence.

The OP had a simple request - and one that does not require anything like Photoshop to accomplish - and I believe we have answered it.

Considering the OP has not been in the thread for a while, methinks this one is dead.

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Gerry
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