Create an Arc on PPT

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Al Devil

Hi there - i was wanting to create an ARC in a powerpoint presnetation - the
arc is like a compass arc - originates at a center O BUT i only want to show
part of the CIRCLE drawn from the center for example a Half of a "C"

thanks for the help
 
B

Bill Dilworth

Interesting handle, does it keep people from responding to you on line? I
almost didn't because, well ... who needs an argument? Sorry, just a little
off topic.

In PowerPoint, there is an auto-shape called a Block Arc under Basic Shapes.
It will do what you request.

If you want to center the arc, you can use the adjustment handle (little
yellow square) to make the arc very thick, so thick that only a little
circle in the center is open. That should help you to center the arc. Once
placed, you can re-set the adjustment handle to a thinner setting if you
would like. If this does not help with the centering, then perhaps you can
use the corner handles to align the shape to your needs. There is a little
green circle the will appear above the arc, the rotation handle. This is
used to rotate the arc, so the open side is facing the direction you want.

If you want the arc to be symmetrical (perfectly round like a piece of a
circle), then you can hold the shift key while drawing the shape. This will
force the object (or any object) to keep it's proportions while being drawn
or resized.

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Tushar Mehta

Search PP help for 'ARC' (w/o the quotes). It will lead you to how you
can get all kinds of what PP calls autoshapes including an ARC and an
arc.

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E

Eldon Lehman

Al Devil said:
Hi there - i was wanting to create an ARC in a powerpoint presnetation - the
arc is like a compass arc - originates at a center O BUT i only want to show
part of the CIRCLE drawn from the center for example a Half of a "C"

thanks for the help

The autoshapes have an arc tool available in the drawing toolbar. It
is part of the basic shapes group. If you want a quadrant of a circle,
use ctrl+shift and drag the mouse from the point that you want the
center to be located. When the mouse is released, two adjustments are
shown in yellow diamonds at the end of the visible arc. These can be
moved to change the portion of the shape that is visible. The location
of the arc can be changed as it is being drawn, i.e. 1st quandrant,
2nd quadrant, etc. depending on where the mouse is from the first
point chosen for the arc origin. Arcs of ellipses can also be made by
not using the ctrl+shift.
This is using PPT 2003 and I think it is the same for earlier
versions.
Hope this helps.
Eldon
 
A

Al Devil

Thank you all for your help - the BLOCK arc and the - the arc tool using
CLTR-SHIFT worked perfectly - got me a decent looking arc and i could easily
make adjustemnts

Thank you for all your help =
 

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