How to create a magnifying glass and apply the magnifier effect to the picture

To create a picture like the one above, do the following:

1. Add a background picture

Add a picture to the slide that should be shown as a background picture, position, and format it. See also How to imitate the magnifier effect for the picture.

2. Create shapes similar to a magnifying glass

   2.1.   On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click the Shapes button:

   2.2.   In the Shapes drop-down list, in the Basic Shapes group, choose Oval (see How to create an equilateral triangle, a regular square, and other regular polygons in PowerPoint):

   2.3.   In the Shapes drop-down list, in the Lines group, choose Line:

   2.4.   Position both shapes to look like a magnifying glass:

   2.5.   Select both shapes, right-click on the selection and choose Format Shape... in the popup menu:

   2.6.   On the Format Shape pane, on the Shape Options tab:

• In the Fill & Line group:
  • In the Fill section, choose No fill:
    
  • In the Line section, choose Solid line and then:
    • Select the Color you prefer,
    • Select the Width you prefer:
    
• In the Effects group, in the 3-D Format section:
  • Choose the Top bevel you prefer:
    
  • Select any other effect you prefer.

The shapes will look like a magnifying glass, for example:

Note: To simplify the following work with these shapes, group them.

3. Create a picture that a magnifying glass will show

   3.1.   Select the oval shape, right-click on it and choose Format Shape... in the popup menu.

   3.2.   On the Format Shape pane, on the Shape Options tab, in the Fill & Line group, in the Fill section:

• Choose Picture or texture fill,
• Click on the Insert... button:
  
• In the Insert Pictures dialog box, choose the picture location, select the picture file, and then click Open or Insert:

It can be the same picture used for the background or another.

For the first example, another picture was used.

For the second example, was used the same picture:

   3.3.   If it is necessary, format the picture:

On the Format Shape pane, on the Shape Options tab, in the Fill & Line group, in the Fill section:

Add any other effects you like.