How to Draw a Curve on Powerpoint

You can draw a curve on PowerPoint.

PowerPoint is a presentation and slide show program from Microsoft. The program offers a variety of tools to create quality presentations. Users may insert images or pre-formatted objects, such as shapes and lines. The added objects may be edited in different ways, for example changing the size of a shape or curving a line.

Instructions

1. Install PowerPoint to your computer. A free trial of PowerPoint is available as part of Office 2007 from the Microsoft web site.

2. Click the "Home" tab and locate the "Drawing" section. Click the "Shapes" button to launch a drop down menu with a variety of available options. Click the "Curve" icon in the "Lines" section.

3. Insert the curve. Click in an area of the document where you want to insert a curve and drag to a desired length while holding down the mouse button. Double-click to finish the curve.

4. Edit the curve. Click once on the line. Click the "Format" tab and locate the "Drawing Tools" section. Click the "Edit Shape" option and then "Edit Points." Click and drag one of the small squares around the line to adjust the curve.

References

• Microsoft Office: Draw a Curve

Resources

• Try Microsoft Office 2007: Download Microsoft Office Software