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Create custom shapes in PowerPoint

Create custom shapes in PowerPoint

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Create custom shapes in PowerPoint

- [Instructor] Sometimes you just don't have time or the access to a stock photography site to download an icon. But what you're looking for is really just a simple shape that you can create on your own. When I'm crunched for time, sometimes I actually make my own icons directly in PowerPoint. Yes, I know it's crazy, but sometimes it really does save time. And if the client doesn't have budget for stock photography this is one of the only options besides stealing something off the internet. And we all know stealing's bad, so we're not gonna do that. So let's look at a common scenario. Let's say we have a suite of icons already created, but now we need one for Science Lab. See, we have one for Factory, Medicine, Electrical but no Science Lab. So, I'm thinking we can create some kind of icon for Science Lab right here in PowerPoint. Maybe like a atom or something like that. Let's go ahead and create a circle to match these other ones, these blue circles here. Let's get it all right…

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