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Accessibility, Compliance

Could your Word and PowerPoint files be failing the UK’s Digital Accessibility requirements?

Printed corporate reports and charts spread across an office desk beneath a magnifying glass, with a red UK Approved graphic.

Digital accessibility does not stop at websites. Word documents, PowerPoint presentations, Excel workbooks and PDFs can also create barriers, making the underlying Microsoft Office template an important place to begin.

Shoeb Lakhi
17 September 2026

Guides, Templates

The hidden remove background tool in Microsoft Office: Why most users still do it the hard way

Example of using the Remove Background tool in Microsoft Office to clean up an image in PowerPoint, Word and Excel.

Most users still open Canva, Photoshop or online tools when they need to remove an image background. But Microsoft Office already has a built-in Remove Background tool in PowerPoint, Word and Excel. Here is how it works, when to use it, and why it matters for cleaner branded templates.

Shoeb Lakhi
11 April 2026

Could your Word and PowerPoint files be failing the UK’s Digital Accessibility requirements?

The hidden remove background tool in Microsoft Office: Why most users still do it the hard way

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