How to Remove Background from an image in Microsoft Excel – Guide

When you have an image with foreground and background defined, it can cause problems when this definition is not so clear. For example, if you have an image with a white background and something with white in the foreground that is near or touching the background, Excel can also remove the white color from the foreground object. However, you can make some marks on the image before the background is removed. Select the image and choose Remove Background. A new ribbon tab will appear. Your first tweak is to change the bounding box to fit snugly around the subject. This single adjustment greatly improves background removal results.

Remove Background and firmly adjust the bounding box to fit the subject

Insert an image in Microsoft Excel

To insert an image into a document, click Insert > Illustrations, select Image and choose how to add your image to the document.

Image not available on the Ribbon?

If you do not have an image option on the Ribbon, you can still add an image by using the following steps:

  1. Open Microsoft Excel.
  2. On the Home tab, click the Image button.
  3. In the Image dialog box, enter a name for your image and click OK.

If you have Excel open, click File > Options and then from the resulting window, select the “New Tab” tab.

If you want to customize the main tabs on the ribbon, you can do so by clicking on the far right drop-down menu and selecting Main Tabs. ..

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To insert an image into a document, first click the Insert tab and then click the Image button. Complete the task by clicking the OK button. ..

Remove image background

To remove the background from an image, select it in Microsoft Excel and click the Remove Background button.

Final note

If you want to remove the background from an image in Microsoft Excel, there are a few different ways to do it. This guide will show you how to remove the background from an image in Excel using three different methods.