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Insert a Groundwork Image / Film in Excel & Google Sheets

In this tutorial, you will learn how to insert a background picture in Excel.

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Insert a Background Image

If we want to insert a background image in the worksheet, nosotros need to follow these steps:

i. In the Ribbon, go to the Page Layout tab, and click on Groundwork in the Page Setup grouping.

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2. Now we tin choose if we want to upload a picture from our computer, OneDrive folder, or search on Bing. We'll choose to Browse an image From a file.

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3. We need to get to the folder and select the movie. Then click Insert.

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As a result, nosotros see the background paradigm beyond all cells in the worksheet, as shown in the picture beneath.

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If we want the image to be displayed only on visible cells of the sail, we need to first resize or crop the image in Pigment or a similar program for pic editing. Now we can add our data to the cells and see how information technology looks with the background paradigm.

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Notation that, while this background image is visible on the spreadsheet, information technology will not testify up when the sheet is printed. To impress a background image, see How to Print a Background Image in Excel & Google Sheets.

Delete a Background Image

If we want to remove a previously added background image, we need to go to the Page Layout tab in the Ribbon, and in the Page Setup grouping, choose Delete Background.

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