How to create a hand-drawn oval shape in PowerPoint
In this tip, you will see how to create a hand-drawn oval shape that is used in the hand-drawn flowchart.
![Hand-drawn oval shape in PowerPoint 2016 Hand-drawn oval shape in PowerPoint 2016](/images/tips/566/1.png)
![Hand drawn oval shape in PowerPoint 2016 Hand drawn oval shape in PowerPoint 2016](/images/tips/566/2.png)
To create a shape like the one above, do the following:
1. On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click the Shapes button:
![Shapes in PowerPoint 2016 Shapes in PowerPoint 2016](/images/tips/powerpoint_button2016/shapes.png)
2. In the Shapes drop-down list, in the Basic Shapes group, select Arc:
![Arc shape in PowerPoint 2016 Arc shape in PowerPoint 2016](/images/tips/powerpoint_button2016/arc.png)
3. Place the first part of the new shape and create its bottom half by moving the orange points:
![The first part of a hand-drawn oval shape in PowerPoint 2016 The first part of a hand-drawn oval shape in PowerPoint 2016](/images/tips/566/3.png)
4. Insert the second part of the new shape:
4.1. On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click the Shapes drop-down list, and then in the Basic Shapes group, select Arc.
4.2. Increase the size of the new Arc shape and place it to create a second part of the new shape:
![The second part of a hand-drawn oval shape in PowerPoint 2016 The second part of a hand-drawn oval shape in PowerPoint 2016](/images/tips/566/4.png)
![The second part of a hand drawn oval shape in PowerPoint 2016 The second part of a hand drawn oval shape in PowerPoint 2016](/images/tips/566/5.png)
4.3. Change the second part by moving the orange point as you want. For example:
![Changed second part of a hand-drawn oval shape in PowerPoint 2016 Changed second part of a hand-drawn oval shape in PowerPoint 2016](/images/tips/566/6.png)
![Changed second part of a hand drawn oval shape in PowerPoint 2016 Changed second part of a hand drawn oval shape in PowerPoint 2016](/images/tips/566/7.png)
5. Insert the third part like the second. For example:
![The third part of a hand-drawn oval shape in PowerPoint 2016 The third part of a hand-drawn oval shape in PowerPoint 2016](/images/tips/566/8.png)
![The third part of a hand drawn oval shape in PowerPoint 2016 The third part of a hand drawn oval shape in PowerPoint 2016](/images/tips/566/9.png)
6. Select three parts of one shape and group them by doing one of the following:
- On the Home tab, in the Drawing group, select the Arrange drop-down list:
Then click the Group command:
- Under Drawing Tools, on the Format tab, in the Arrange group, click
the Group command:
- Right-click one of the objects and choose Group -> Group from the popup menu:
PowerPoint puts a single box around the objects instead of a separate box around each object:
![The hand-drawn oval shape in PowerPoint 2016 The hand-drawn oval shape in PowerPoint 2016](/images/tips/566/10.png)
7. Right-click on the new shape and choose Format Shape... from the popup menu.
8. In the Format Shape pane, on the Shape Options tab, in the Fill & Line group, in the Line section choose Solid line and then:
- Select Color as you prefer,
- Select Width as you prefer:
![Line color and width in Format Shape pane PowerPoint 2016 Line color and width in Format Shape pane PowerPoint 2016](/images/tips/powerpoint_button2016/shape_line.png)
Add any other adjustments you like.