Follow the steps below to create a horizontal scrolling text effect in PowerPoint: Launch PowerPoint. On the Home tab in the Shapes Galley, select the text box, then draw it onto the slide.

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?

Doing so will create a perfect circle. From the Shape Styles gallery, choose a black option with white font; you could use the fill option, but this style allows you to add text the easy way.

To create a dual-color circle, you'll need a few tricks up your sleeve because PowerPoint doesn't have a semi-circle shape. Learn two ways to create semi-circles, so you can combine them.