In this PowerPoint tutorial, I’ll show you how to use a gradient fill to make a hollow circle spin. The remarkable thing about this technique is that it requires only one shape and one animation.

If you've ever seen text shaped like a circle, you may have seen these types of effects in action. You don't have to know how to type circular text because PowerPoint creates it for you when you ...

To see the result, click [F5]. There’s no red circle at first, but as soon as PowerPoint plays the slide, it starts to draw the circle from the top center. Feel free to experiment with the settings.

Hold down your keyboard's "Shift" key if you want to draw a perfect circle. If you want an oval, skip this step. Drag your mouse cursor below and to the right of the word. Release your mouse button.