How to Draw a Compass Using Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft PowerPoint has long held the position of most popular presentation software, according to industry publication Presentation Magazine. It often comes bundled with the Windows operating system and is part of the Microsoft Office package. While more complex drawings will require the use of image programs like Photoshop or Microsoft Paint, PowerPoint actually has the tools that allow you to draw a compass.
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Instructions
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Launch Microsoft PowerPoint.
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Open a New PowerPoint Project from the File menu. Or, access the project you are working on and create a New Slide from the File menu.
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Select Toolbars from the View menu. This will pull up another menu with different toolbars.
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Select "Drawing." This will pull up a tool bar that allows you to select among a number of shapes and strokes.
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Selecting the "Oval" tool (shaped like an oval).
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Hold down the Shift button and then drag the mouse onto the slide while also holding down the left mouse button. The Shift button causes the program to draw a circle, rather than an oval. This circle will act as the center of the compass.
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Press the Auto Shapes button on the toolbar, and select "Lines." This will pull up another menu with different types of lines.
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Select the "Arrow" option.
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Hold down shift and draw two double-sided arrows, one pointing north and south, and the other pointing east and west. Holding down shift makes the arrows straight. You can also draw intermediate arrows for northeast, southeast, etc.
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Add directional abbreviations using PowerPoint's text tools. Once you've added N, E, S, and W, you will have a compass for the slideshow.
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Tips & Warnings
You can choose the color schema of the compass by making use of the "Line Color" and the "Color Fill" tools on the Drawing Toolbar.
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- Photo Credit Work presentation image by Rido from Fotolia.com
