PowerPoint automatically creates plenty of shapes, but a spiral isn't one of them. However, there are several ways you can use the software to create a spiral effect. The simplest spiral, a line, can ...

On the Insert tab, click the Table button in the Tables group. In the drop-down menu, select the small boxes that represent columns and rows and select how many rows and columns you want in your table ...

PowerPoint comes with dozens of free shapes; circles, stars and even smiley faces are only a few clicks away. If you don't find a shape you like, draw your own using the built-in free-form drawing ...