How to Cite Images in PowerPoint

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When you're preparing a presentation using PowerPoint, you need to cite all images used that you didn't create yourself. This includes graphs or tables that you may have copied from a book, website, or other source. Unlike a text citation, an image caption in a slide presentation also includes a copyright or license statement. While this may sound complex, it's usually pretty simple if you know where to look. Beyond that, the format for your caption varies depending on whether you're using Modern Language Association (MLA), American Psychological Association (APA), or Chicago citation style. [1] X Research source

Template and Examples

Method 1 of 3:

MLA

Example: Fig. 1.

Example: Fig. 1. Pedestrians walking by street art graffiti of the word love from:

Example: Fig. 1. Pedestrians walking by street art graffiti of the word love from: "Pedestrian Street Art Protest," 26 Dec. 2016, pxhere.com/en/photo/10722. Accessed 29 Oct. 2018.
If the image is available online, include a direct URL to the web page where the image can be found, instead of a page number.

Example: Fig. 1. Pedestrians walking by street art graffiti of the word love from: "Pedestrian Street Art Protest," 26 Dec. 2016, pxhere.com/en/photo/10722. Accessed 29 Oct. 2018. Creative Commons CC0.

MLA Caption Format

Fig. x. Description of image from: Last Name, First Name. "Title of Original Image." Publication, Day Month Year, p. x. Copyright or CC License.

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APA

Example: Figure 1.

the image in your caption." width="460" height="345" />

Example: Figure 1. Cat watching World of Warcraft on a laptop.

Example: Figure 1. Cat watching World of Warcraft on a laptop. Adapted from "World of Warcraft Obsession," by Stacina, 2004, retrieved from https://www.flickr.com/photos/staci/14430768.

Example: Figure 1. Cat watching World of Warcraft on a laptop. Adapted from "World of Warcraft Obsession," by Stacina, 2004, retrieved from https://www.flickr.com/photos/staci/14430768. CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.

APA Caption Format

Figure 1. Description of image in sentence case. Adapted from "Title of Original Image," by Artist, Year, retrieved from URL.

Example: Stacina. (2004). World of Warcraft Obsession [photograph]. Retrieved from https://www.flickr.com/photos/staci/14430768.

APA Reference List Citation Format

Artist Last Name, First Initial. Middle Initial. (Year). Title of image in sentence case [Description of format]. Retrieved from URL.

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Chicago

Example: Figure 1.

Example: Figure 1. The Banquet of Cleopatra by Giambattista Tiepolo depicts a contest between Cleopatra and Mark Antony.

Example: Giambattista Tiepolo, The Banquet of Cleopatra, 1743-44, oil on canvas, 250.3 x 357.0 cm, accessed 24 May 2018, http://www.ngv.vic.gov.au/col/work/4409.
For slide presentations, you may use endnotes instead of footnotes, to keep your slides clean. The format remains the same.

Chicago Footnote Format

Artist First Name, Last Name, Title of Image, Year, materials, dimensions, accessed Day Month Year, URL.

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