Add a shape
Tap
, then tap 
.Tap a shape to add it.
Swipe right or left to see more shape styles.
After you add a shape to a slide, you can customize the shape in a number of ways. For example, you can change the standard five-point star into a twenty-point starburst, adjust how rounded the corners of a square are, add text inside a shape, and more.
Tap , then tap .
Tap a shape to add it.
Swipe right or left to see more shape styles.
You can change the features of any predrawn shape in specific ways.
Tap the shape, then do any of the following:
Reshape the corners of a rounded square: Drag the green handle toward a corner to sharpen it, or away from a corner to make it more round.
Change the number of points on a star: Drag the outer green handle clockwise or counterclockwise to add or remove points. A star can have between three and twenty points.
Change the shape of the points on a star: Drag the inner green handle toward the center of the star to make the points longer and narrower, or away from the center to make the points shorter and wider.
Change the shape of a speech bubble: Drag the green handle on the body of the bubble to reshape it. Drag the green handle at the tip of the point to change its length and position. Drag the green handle at the base of the point to change its width.
Change the number of sides on a polygon: Drag the green handle clockwise or counterclockwise to adjust the number of sides.
Adjust the proportions of arrows: Drag the green handle toward the tip of the arrow to make the arrowhead shallower, or drag toward the side point of the arrow to make the arrow’s trunk thicker.
You can customize the appearance of a line by changing its width (thickness), or by adding different endpoints to it—for example, an arrow, a circle, or a square. This is useful if you want to make a double-headed arrow, or if you want to create a decorative divider.
Tap , tap , then choose a line.
Drag the handles (the blue dots) to change the line length and rotation.
For curved lines, drag the green dot to change the arc.
Tap 
, then tap Style Options.
Do any of the following:
Choose a color: Tap the color well.
Adjust the thickness of a line: Drag the width slider.
Change endpoints: Tap Arrowheads and select endpoints.
Double-tap the shape to make the insertion point appear, then type your text.
If there’s too much text to display in the shape, a clipping indicator (+) appears. To resize the shape, tap it, then drag any selection handle until all the text is showing.
To change the appearance of the text inside a shape, double-tap to select the text, then tap 
. Tap Style, then use the controls to change the text.