PowerPoint comes with dozens of free shapes; circles, stars and even smiley faces are only a few clicks away. If you don't find a shape you like, draw your own using the built-in free-form drawing ...

Change the layout of the slide to blank. Go to the Shapes button on the Home tab and choose a circle from the menu. Draw the circle onto the slide. On the Shape Format tab, you can choose a rectangle ...

Upon opening a fresh PowerPoint slide, you're greeted with two placeholder text boxes and an expanse of white space. While you can add text to the presentation by simply typing, adding elements such ...