PowerPoint should Add Arrows with Breaks

[Guest]

When inserting text over images for powerpoint presentations, I often use
arrows or "leader lines" to direct the audience to a particular part of the
image, most of my images are floorplans as we use powerpoint to present
building designs to clients. My frustration is that the arrows leading from
the text or notes have to be either two objects one line and one arrow) that
are grouped to achieve a straight section at rthe note and an angled section
to the place in the flooplan, or one object that does not contain a straight
portion, only an angled arrow. Ideally a "leader" arrow would have the
portion immediatly adjacent to the text or note as straight, then it woudl
break to an angle that points to the desired section. Having a arrow funtion
that allows these to be created in one step, and automotically grouping them
to one object would be ideal. The problem with making them two objects is
that inevitably I forget to group one or two and then when they need to be
moved or when I am adding animations to the notes and arrows, they don't
behave as intended or are not in the right location.

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[Kathy Jacobs]

This feature is already available. Instead of using "lines" use
"connectors". these are lines with arrow heads that can be straight, curved,
or bent. In addition, you can add bends to them.
Another thought might be to use callouts instead of regular boxes with
lines. Callouts are shapes with lines already attached.

Both of these can be found by clicking the "AutoShape" button and dragging
up to the shape collection you want, then over to the specific shape you
want to use.

Post back if you need more detailed help is setting up any of these shapes.

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[Steve Rindsberg]

Have you tried using the Callouts shapes from the Autoshapes popup on the
Drawing toolbar? Draw one, type in your text, then experiment with dragging the
little yellow diamonds hither and yon. Should be pretty much what you need.