Curved arrow for 'cycle'

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I have a request for curved arrows, similar to the arrows used in Viso for a
'cycle' description of a process. The 'stock' arrows and Chevrons are so far
off the mark. I thought to 'draw' one, but the user wants to have an
'editable' diagram. Plus the separate parts (curve, scribble, and freeform) I
have been working with scribble then 'Edit Points' but it is taking
FOREVER!!! Is there any other clip art that can be used. [BTW: I do not have
Visio on this company's computer]

Martin
 
Thanks for that. I, however, have not enjoyed the "Insert (Diagram, etc.)"
function in Powerpoint since – ever. I find that it is limiting in many
respects and the artificial 'area' can be difficult with most client/customer
requests. Yes, this is old school thinking, I know. Essentially, I finished
the 'scribble' Chevrons-with-Arrowheads and 'edit points' to achieve the
satisfied customer result. I've kept this as a separate resource for future
requests.
Echo S, I'm not sure if you have any pull with MS, but there has to be
another way to have those redraw features more user friendly.
Thanks,
Martin

Echo S said:
How to add arrowheads to a Cycle diagram in PowerPoint 2002
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00552.htm

might help.

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Martin said:
I have a request for curved arrows, similar to the arrows used in Viso for
a
'cycle' description of a process. The 'stock' arrows and Chevrons are so
far
off the mark. I thought to 'draw' one, but the user wants to have an
'editable' diagram. Plus the separate parts (curve, scribble, and
freeform) I
have been working with scribble then 'Edit Points' but it is taking
FOREVER!!! Is there any other clip art that can be used. [BTW: I do not
have
Visio on this company's computer]

Martin
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I'm not crazy about the diagrams, either Martin. You might try turning off
the "autolayout" option on the diagram toolbar, though -- that often makes
things easier.

PPT 2007 (currently in beta) has a new SmartArt diagramming feature that is
very much more useful than the current diagrams. They're not perfect, but
they look great, and they make it easy to turn a bulleted list into a
diagram with just a couple clicks.

Actually, the autoshapes in general look much better in 2007. You can see
for yourself at
http://www.microsoft.com/office/preview/beta/testdrive.mspx?showIntro=n
"Take the test drive" is a nice little tryout.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/
PPTLive! Sept 17-20, 2006 http://www.pptlive.com


Martin said:
Thanks for that. I, however, have not enjoyed the "Insert (Diagram, etc.)"
function in Powerpoint since - ever. I find that it is limiting in many
respects and the artificial 'area' can be difficult with most
client/customer
requests. Yes, this is old school thinking, I know. Essentially, I
finished
the 'scribble' Chevrons-with-Arrowheads and 'edit points' to achieve the
satisfied customer result. I've kept this as a separate resource for
future
requests.
Echo S, I'm not sure if you have any pull with MS, but there has to be
another way to have those redraw features more user friendly.
Thanks,
Martin

Echo S said:
How to add arrowheads to a Cycle diagram in PowerPoint 2002
http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00552.htm

might help.

--
Echo [MS PPT MVP] http://www.echosvoice.com
What's new in PPT 2007? http://www.echosvoice.com/2007.htm
Fixing PowerPoint Annoyances
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/powerpointannoy/
PPTLive! Sept 17-20, 2006 http://www.pptlive.com


Martin said:
I have a request for curved arrows, similar to the arrows used in Viso
for
a
'cycle' description of a process. The 'stock' arrows and Chevrons are
so
far
off the mark. I thought to 'draw' one, but the user wants to have an
'editable' diagram. Plus the separate parts (curve, scribble, and
freeform) I
have been working with scribble then 'Edit Points' but it is taking
FOREVER!!! Is there any other clip art that can be used. [BTW: I do not
have
Visio on this company's computer]

Martin
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