Discover new and interesting ways to use arrows in circular shape for your business presentations. See the concepts you can communicate using this simple diagram.
You can create two types of arrows using auto shapes in PowerPoint. The first one is…
1. Circular Arrow using ‘Arc tool’ in PowerPoint auto shapes:
To create this arrow, select the arc tool, and draw an arc while holding the ‘Shift’ button. Move the yellow handles in the arc to the extent you need, and add an arrow tip to one of the ends.
That’s it. Your curved arrow is ready. You can use this method to represent some unbelievable concepts as follows:
By joining circular arrows along a line you can create a spiral diagram:
As you are aware, a spiral diagram or spiral model is used to represent ‘Software development process’. The diagram comes in handy to represent ‘design’ and ‘prototyping’ in stages.
‘Top – down’ and ‘bottom-up’ concepts:
With a slight tweak, you can communicate some deeper concepts using the arc tool variant. Here is a simple way to communicate top-down and bottom-up concepts:
You can represent interrelated processes using circular arrows. Here is an example:
With just a little ingenuity you can use the diagram to represent relationships. Here is a diagram that represents multiple interactions:
2. Using ‘Circular’ arrow tool in auto shapes:
The second way you can create the diagram is by using the block arrows tool in auto shapes:
The advantage of having a block arrow to represent circular flow is – you can apply some interesting 3D effects to the shape. Here are some variants you can create by applying basic 3D presets:
The application for 3D curved arrows is here:
Using block arrow to represent Timeline:
A simple block arrow transforms into a stunning diagram template by using 3D rotation and bevel effects. You can use the shape as a base to represent various milestones in a timeline diagram. Glossy balls are used as markers along the timeline. You can learn how to create a glossy ball by from this tutorial.
Represent Stages in a process:
You can use a curved arrow to represent different stages in a process as shown here:
Here is an interesting variant of the idea:
As you can see, a curved arrow is an extremely useful tool to communicate your ideas and concepts in a business presentation.
More options for business presenters:
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