PowerPoint adds text box to your slide that contains sample text in it. Click inside the text box, and press "Ctrl-A" to select all of the text. Type your own text in the text box, and then press ...

Shapes in PowerPoint can accept text, and a circle with text but no shading resembles a line drawn around a word. This method aligns text within the circle, creating a clean, professional design.

Select Arrow: Chevron in the Block Arrows section (Figure D). Click inside the hollow circle at the top to insert the chevron. It will probably be thin, as shown in Figure E .

To see the result, click [F5]. There’s no red circle at first, but as soon as PowerPoint plays the slide, it starts to draw the circle from the top center. Feel free to experiment with the settings.