Cropped triangle shape

[JenC]

I need to create a cropped triangle shape that will span most of the width of
my slide. (Kind of like a crescendo or megaphone shape, to show that activity
is increasing over time, but I don't want the beginning to be a point as
there is still SOME activity even at the early stages). I hope this makes
sense!

I don't see a shape like this, but I can create what I want using a triangle
and then adding a white-filled rectangle over top so the triangle is square
rather than pointed at the small end. This works OK but is a bit messy (the
white square hangs over the end of the slide.

Is there a better way to accomplish this?

 

[John Wilson]

You should be able to find a shape called "Trapeziod" and adjust the yellow
and green handle to get what you need

 

[JenC]

Thanks John - I did manage to track it down. When I tried to use it initially
I couldn't get it to the shape I wanted, but I realized it was because the
textbox > "resize shape to fit text" option was checked (which I guess is the
default). When I unchecked this option I was able to get the shape I wanted.

Thanks!

 

[John Wilson]

Thanks for getting back. That resize option can cause a lot of problems!
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