Q155781: PPT: How to Create a Half-Circle in PowerPoint

Article: Q155781
Product(s): Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows
Version(s): WINDOWS:4.0,7.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbusage
Last Modified: 16-APR-2000

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The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows 95, version 7.0 
- Microsoft PowerPoint for Windows, version 4.0 
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SUMMARY
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PowerPoint does not include a half-circle drawing tool. This article discusses
how you can create a half-circle shape by ungrouping a Graph.

MORE INFORMATION
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To create a half circle shape in PowerPoint, follow these steps:

1. On the Insert menu, click Chart.

2. On the Format menu, click AutoFormat. Click Pie, and then click option 1.
  This should be a 2-D pie chart.

3. On the View menu, click Datasheet.

4. Clear all cells, except for A1 and B1. In each of those cells type the value
  50.

5. Exit Microsoft Graph.

6. On the Edit menu, click Copy.

7. Insert a new blank slide, and then click Paste Special on the Edit menu.
  Click Picture, and then click OK.

8. On the Draw menu, click Ungroup. You see this message:

  This is an imported object, not a group. Converting it to a PowerPoint
  drawing will discard embedded data or linking information. Convert to
  PowerPoint drawing?

  Click OK.

You now have 2 half circles on the slide. Choose the half circle you want and
copy it to the appropriate slide.

Additional query words: 4.00 7.00 make ellipse change powerpt powerpnt

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Keywords          : kbusage 
Technology        : kbPowerPtSearch kbPowerPt700 kbZNotKeyword2 kbPowerPt700Search kbPowerPt400
Version           : WINDOWS:4.0,7.0
Hardware          : x86
Issue type        : kbhowto

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