2. 1. Add an Oval shape to the slide
(hold the Shift key while drawing
to make it a circle).
3. 2. Select the circle and press Ctrl+D
to duplicate it.
3. Move the new circle on top of
the existing one.
4. Reduce the size of the circle by
grabbing the handle with the
mouse and dragging it (hold
Ctrl+Shift while resizing).
4. 5. Select the large circle.
6. Hold the Shift key and click on
the small circle to add it to the
selection.
7. Choose FORMAT → Merge
Shapes → Subtract to cut out
the small circle from the large
one.
5. 8. Add a Triangle shape und
duplicate it three times (Ctrl+D).
9. Move and rotate the triangles so
they form the heads of the four
arrows (hold Shift while rotating
to snap to steps of 15 degrees).
6. 10. Select the circle and the
triangles.
11. Choose FORMAT → Merge
Shapes → Fragment to break up
the shapes into smaller parts.
7. 12. Select and delete the parts that
are not needed for the diagram.
8. 13. Select a part of the circle.
14. Hold Shift and select the
matching arrowhead to add it to
the selection.
15. Choose FORMAT → Merge
Shapes → Union to turn the
selected shapes into one single
shape.
16. Repeat the above steps for all
four arrows.
9. 17. Select the four arrows and
change their fill to a gradient
(FORMAT → Shape File →
Gradient).
18. Increase the outline width of the
shapes to 3 pt (FORMAT →
Shape Outline → Weight).
19. If necessary, change the outline
color to white (FORMAT →
Shape Outline).
10. 20. Add a Text Box to the slide and
fill it with some text for the first
arrow.
21. Increase the font size for the text
box to 32 pt.
22. Choose FORMAT → WordArt
Styles → Text Effects →
Transform → Follow Path →
Arch Up.
11. 23. Increase the size of the text box
to almost match the size of the
circle and center it within the
circle.
24. Grab the pink handle left to the
text and position the text within
the first arrow.
25. Change the text bold and change
it’s font color to white.
12. 26. Duplicate the arrow text shape
and use the pink handle to move
the text to the second arrow.
27. Duplicate the text shape again
and change it’s text effect to
Arch Down (FORMAT →
WordArt Styles → Text Effects
→ Transform → Follow Path →
Arch Down).
28. Change the alignment of the text
to Align Right (Ctrl+R).
29. Move the text to the third arrow
and increase the size of the text
box a bit (hold Ctrl+Shift+Alt
while resizing).
30. Repeat the above steps for the
fourth arrow.
13. 26. Duplicate the arrow text shape
and use the pink handle to move
the text to the second arrow.
27. Duplicate the text shape again
and change it’s text effect to
Arch Down (FORMAT →
WordArt Styles → Text Effects
→ Transform → Follow Path →
Arch Down).
28. Change the alignment of the text
to Align Right (Ctrl+R).
29. Move the text to the third arrow
and increase the size of the text
box a bit (hold Ctrl+Shift+Alt
while resizing).
30. Repeat the above steps for the
fourth arrow.
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