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The Circlify add-in for PowerPoint was updated recently and adds a new spiral effect that can be used to create some really cool effects.

As they say on TV, here’s one we created earlier.

Circlify add-in for PowerPoint : Spiral of 24 lines

Do I hear cries of:

No way did you create that in PowerPoint!

The simple answer is “Yes I did” and furthermore, it took me less that a minute!

Let’s see how it was done.

Overview

This was a two-stage Circlify operation. The first was to create a circular pattern of 24 lines (we realised later we could of used 12!) which were then grouped and used as the object for the second Circlify operation using the new spiral feature.

Step 1 : Circlify with a circle

  1. Using the PowerPoint shapes library, draw a plain straight line on your slide, not too big:
    Circlify add-in for PowerPoint - Line
  2. With the shape selected, open Circlify from the PowerPoint ribbon:
    Circlify add-in for PowerPoint - Ribbon Group
  3. Set the guide to something like this:
    Circlify add-in for PowerPoint - Circle Guide
  4. Then switch to the shapes tab and set that up like this:
    Circlify add-in for PowerPoint - Circle Shapes
  5. Click OK and you should end up with a set of lines on your slide which you can then group:
    Circlify add-in for PowerPoint - Lines Group

Step 2 : Circlify with a spiral

  1. With the group from the previous step selected, open Circlify again.
  2. Set the guide to spiral this time, with these settings:
    Circlify add-in for PowerPoint - Spiral Guide
  3. Switch to the Shapes tab and set it up as follows:
    Circlify add-in for PowerPoint - Spiral Shapes
  4. Click OK and hey presto, you have your graphic!
    Circlify add-in for PowerPoint - Complete Graphic
  5. You can now edit it with the standard PowerPoint tools or export it as a PNG with transparency as we did to create the original image at the top of this post.

What can you create?

The possibilities of what can be done with Circlify really are infinite. What can you create? Let us know and we’ll post the most impressive creations in a special gallery on youpresent.co.uk.

Try Circlify now!