PowerPoint 2007 has WordArt tools that let you generate text not only in a half-circle, but in all sorts of rings, waves, slants and fades so you can morph your words into whatever shape you envision.

In PowerPoint, animations make objects and text lively in your presentations. What if you want to create a loading bar or circle like what you see on websites or elsewhere?

If you want to create a scribble animation effect of a text or a scribble circle animation over a particular text in PowerPoint, you can do it easily.

A spinning hollow circle is a great way to suggest the passing of time in a PowerPoint show. Susan Harkins shows you how to make this simple animation.