Draw in PowerPoint - how it works

If you don't just want to design your PowerPoint presentation with text and images, you can draw a little. We'll show you exactly how it works.

Instructions: Draw in PowerPoint

Note: If you want to draw more complex and professional, you can alternatively create your drawing in free software such as "Paint.NET" and then insert it as a picture in PowerPoint.

1. Open the presentation you want and select the "Insert" tab at the top.
2. Under the "Illustrations" category, select the "Shapes" item.
3. Here you will find lines, arrows, speech bubbles, brackets and numerous other shapes. The last symbol in the "Lines" area activates the freehand drawings.
4. Select a desired object and place it in the desired size on the slide.

Tips & Tricks: Characters in PowerPoint

• So that your drawing also harmonizes with the foils, you often have to help. If you click on an inserted object with the mouse, you can enlarge, reduce, move and rotate it.
• Right-click to move the object "to the foreground" or "to the background". Depending on the inserted object, you can also find further adjustment options by right-clicking.

In the next practical tip we will show you how to insert an invisible note in PowerPoint.