Curved PowerPoint Text Effect

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Learn to create curved text in PowerPoint. Discover ways you can use the idea to add value to your business presentations.

Application of curved PowerPoint text

Curved text in PowerPoint helps you visualize the concept of aligning around a core idea. Some applications of the concept are:

Principles of an organization aligned around their corporate vision
Various functions in a company aligned around customer needs

Here is a diagram template that shows the application of curved text:

Sample from Process Diagrams in CEO Pack

In this article, we will learn how to write curved text in PowerPoint.

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Step 1: Write the text and add effect

First write the text you want to align around a circular path. Go to Format -> Text effects -> Transform ->Follow path -> Circle.

Once done, you would see the text curved as follows:

If you want the text to follow a circular path – select the text, go to Format ->Size and make the height and width of the text box equal as shown here.

This makes the text curve as follows:

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Step 2: Determine the extent of distribution

When you click on the PowerPoint text, you will see a pink diamond handle. The handle allows you to adjust the extent of distribution of text around the path:

If you want to distribute the text equally around the circle, pull the handle to draw a full circle. If the text is still not distributed equally, you may want to use space bar or ‘Tab’ to push the text. The result will be as like shown here.

You can reduce the size of the circle, increase the font size or increase the amount of text to get a tighter circle.

Step 3: Create your variations

Space multiple text elements evenly:

Have a circle that connects text elements:

Include a design element in the center:

Text Effect with Design Element in the Center

What you do with the lesson you learned today is limited only by your imagination.

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More Options for Business Presenters:

If you want more ideas to visualize your concepts, we recommend you take a look at our ‘750+ PowerPoint Charts and Diagram Templates pack for CEOs’. The pack has more than 750 insightful diagram templates you can use for your business presentations. Just replace the sample text with your own text and your professional slide deck gets ready in minutes.

Here are a few samples from the pack:

Sample Lists from CEO Pack