Instructions for drawing a semicircle in PowerPoint

PowerPoint doesn't have a semicircle option for you to draw directly onto a slide, but there are a variety of methods for creating a semicircle or half circle in PowerPoint. Here's how to draw a semicircle in PowerPoint.

How to draw a semicircle from Partial Circle Shape PowerPoint

Step 1:

In the PowerPoint slide, click Insert, then click Shapes and select Partial Circle to draw on the slide as shown below.

Instructions for drawing a semicircle in PowerPoint

Step 2:

Click on the circle and adjust the yellow dots to form a semicircle. You can move the yellow dots to create a semicircle that best suits your needs.

Instructions for drawing a semicircle in PowerPoint

This method can be used to create circles with different display styles of half a circle or part of a circle.

Instructions for drawing a semicircle in PowerPoint

How to create a semicircle using Merge Shapes

Step 1:

We will draw an oval into the slide , then draw a rectangle covering half of the oval as shown below. You adjust the top and bottom edges of the rectangle to match the lines of the oval as shown below.

Instructions for drawing a semicircle in PowerPoint

Step 2:

Press the Shift key and click on the 2 shapes to select . Continue clicking on Shape Format > Merge Shapes > Intersect .

Instructions for drawing a semicircle in PowerPoint

This will remove the square and leave only the half circle. This will also give you a semicircle in your PowerPoint slide.

Instructions for drawing a semicircle in PowerPoint

Finally, you edit the semicircle like adding color, adding border depending on your needs to edit the shape.

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