There could be dozens of items with multiple points of interest in one presentation slide. A clever presenter will use a design that lets the audience skim the entire slide and land their focus on a specific item. For this purpose, an arrow is often used to quickly draw attention to the thing you want them to see.
While there are plenty of arrow designs available in PowerPoint, this guide will only cover the steps needed to create a simple curved arrow on a presentation slide.
I will also explain several other methods to make different kinds of arrows. Let’s check them out!
#1 How to draw a simple curved arrow
1. Fire up your PowerPoint document.
![How to Create a Curved Arrow in PowerPoint 3](https://vegaslide.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/powerpoint-10-700x394.jpg)
2. Navigate to the Insert menu.
![How to Create a Curved Arrow in PowerPoint 4](https://vegaslide.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/insert-menu.jpg)
3. Go to Shapes > Curved Arrow.
![How to Create a Curved Arrow in PowerPoint 5](https://vegaslide.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/curved-arrow-700x413.jpg)
4. Start drawing the arrow by clicking and dragging the mouse pointer.
![How to Create a Curved Arrow in PowerPoint 6](https://vegaslide.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/draw-arrow.jpg)
5. You have created a curved arrow. But it needs some visual upgrades. Visit Shape Format.
![How to Create a Curved Arrow in PowerPoint 7](https://vegaslide.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/shape-format-700x431.jpg)
6. In this menu, you can change the arrow color, thickness, effects, and other styles.
![How to Create a Curved Arrow in PowerPoint 8](https://vegaslide.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/edit-arrow-700x434.jpg)
7. A simple curved arrow has been created.
![How to Create a Curved Arrow in PowerPoint 9](https://vegaslide.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/curved-arrow-powerpoint-700x408.jpg)
#2 Creating a curved arrow using the Curve Shape
The following method is a little more complex than the previous one but this is extremely helpful to draw a long and nicely curved arrow. The Curve option from the Shape menu is going to help us with this.
1. Go to Insert > Shape > Curve.
![How to Create a Curved Arrow in PowerPoint 10](https://vegaslide.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/curve-1-700x428.jpg)
2. Draw a curved line with the mouse click. To finish drawing, perform double-click or press Esc.
![How to Create a Curved Arrow in PowerPoint 11](https://vegaslide.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/draw-curved-arrow-700x358.jpg)
3. Now, navigate to Shape Format > Shape Outline > Arrows and then select your preferred pointer.
![How to Create a Curved Arrow in PowerPoint 12](https://vegaslide.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/arrow-style-700x413.jpg)
4. And there you go. You have created a curved arrow using Curve.
![How to Create a Curved Arrow in PowerPoint 13](https://vegaslide.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/arrow-from-curve-700x426.jpg)
5. By the way, you are free to adjust the line by right-clicking and Edit Points.
![How to Create a Curved Arrow in PowerPoint 14](https://vegaslide.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/edit-points-700x408.jpg)
#3 How to draw a curved arrow freely (scribble)
For anyone who loves to draw an arrow via a touchscreen device or with a stylus, you can take advantage of the Scribble feature on PowerPoint. This provides better flexibility on how you want to make the arrow look.
1. Go to Insert > Shapes > Scribble.
![How to Create a Curved Arrow in PowerPoint 15](https://vegaslide.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/scrible-700x442.jpg)
2. Draw a custom line by clicking and dragging the mouse.
![How to Create a Curved Arrow in PowerPoint 16](https://vegaslide.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/scrible-arrow-700x428.jpg)
3. Now, navigate to Shape Format > Shape Outline > Arrows and select the pointer of your like.
![How to Create a Curved Arrow in PowerPoint 17](https://vegaslide.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/arrows-700x464.jpg)
4. You have created a curved arrow by scribbling.
![How to Create a Curved Arrow in PowerPoint 18](https://vegaslide.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/arrow-scrible-700x450.jpg)
5. Again, the curved points can be modified later via the Edit Points menu.
![How to Create a Curved Arrow in PowerPoint 19](https://vegaslide.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/edit-points-1-700x425.jpg)
These are just some basic examples of PowerPoint’s fantastic ability to engrave a custom shape. There are other Shapes you could pick to achieve a different arrow style or totally unique figure, like a light bulb, wind turbine, and Falcon 9 rocket just to name a few.