A slide background fill is a type of PowerPoint fill for a shape that shows the area of the background right beneath the shape. Even if the shape is animated and moves to another area of the slide, the shape continues to show the same area of the background where it was originally placed.
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Microsoft Windows
Add Slide Background Fills to Shapes in PowerPoint 2016
Add Slide Background Fills to Shapes in PowerPoint 2013
Add Slide Background Fills to Shapes in PowerPoint 2010
Add Slide Background Fills to Shapes in PowerPoint 2007
Apple Mac
Add Slide Background Fills to Shapes in PowerPoint 2016
Add Slide Background Fills to Shapes in PowerPoint 2011
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