Curved arrows

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Curved arrows

I prefer Keynote to Powerpoint, however I frequently need to use curved arrows on my slides (to show results of an enzyme reaction, for example), and cannot figure out how to make curved arrows. I have ended up using the curved arrows in Word or Powerpoint and importing them into my Keynote presentation. This is time consuming and frusrtrating.
Is there a solution?

Mac Book Pro 2.2 GHz Intel, Mac OS X (10.5.2)

Posted on Mar 5, 2009 12:23 PM

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Answer 1

Mar 5, 2009 4:02 PM in response to DaveFromLA

At the bottom of the shapes menu is a freeform tool. You can draw your own set of arrows and keep it in a template ready for use elsewhere.

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Answer 2

Apr 2, 2009 5:38 PM in response to DaveFromLA

Actually, you can use any an all shapes from PowerPoint in Keynote.

I find Keynote's shapes and arrows severely lacking compared to PowerPoint. So, when I am at a point where I am in need of an arrow or other shape that is in PowerPoint, I do the following:
I launch PowerPoint, create a blank slide, then use whatever drawing tool/shape that I want in my blank PowerPoint slide--like a curved arrow (making it bigger than you would think you would need), and change the color to suit me.
Then I simply go up to the menu and hit "copy."
You guessed it...
I switch back over to my in-progress Keynote presentation, and "paste."
The shape appears beautifully, and I can size it, rotate it, etc.

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