How to Make an Arrow in PowerPoint More Thick

Point your audience to your message.

The drawing tools in PowerPoint give you a plethora of basic shapes to draw, including arrows. The basic arrow, however, may not suit your needs. You can make fine adjustments to arrows -- or any shape -- in PowerPoint with handles that appear on the object when it is selected. Additionally, the way you initially draw the arrow has an effect on how thick it will be, at first. You can edit the arrow after drawing it modify its thickness.

Instructions

1. Launch PowerPoint. In the presentation you want to edit, select the "Insert" tab.

2. Select "Shapes" and then one of the arrows you want to draw. Select and drag on the slide to draw the arrow. The more foreshortened the shape you draw, the skinnier the arrow will be. Adjust the thickness of the arrow as you draw it. Release the mouse button when the arrow looks the way you want it.

3. Adjust the thickness of an arrow already created by selecting it. Several handles appear around the arrow. The white handles on the corners allow you to resize the whole shape. This allows you to make the arrow thicker. The green handle at the top lets you rotate the arrow, if you want. The yellow diamonds let you control separate aspects of the arrow, like the thickness of the shaft. Click and drag the yellow handle on the shaft of the arrow to make it more or less thick. The other arrows adjust the size of the arrow head and, on curved arrows, the size of the curve.

Tips & Warnings

• Once you've made the arrow the thickness that you want, copy and paste the arrow to the other locations in your presentation as needed if you want a consistent look for your arrows.

References

• Microsoft Office: Add, Change, or Delete Shapes