Handy Sliding Buttons in PowerPoint

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Create a slider diagram in PowerPoint and discover amazing uses of this simple diagram in your business presentations.

What makes sliding buttons in PowerPoint useful?

It is common to see presenters parade a lot of ‘numbers’ in their business presentations, totally forgetting to communicate the context of those numbers. This naturally leaves the audience perplexed and bored. 

Such a diagram helps you convey the context of a number in relation to its benchmark. For example, take a look at this diagram:

 

The slider diagram not only tells you that the customer satisfaction score is nearing 4, but also gives you the context of the score in relation to its maximum value. Now, the audience understands where you stand and what more is left to be achieved.

If you want to tell a story of how you improved the score from the previous year, you can show the ‘before and after positions’ as follows:

 

You can even add ‘motion path’ custom animation to the button and slide it from old to new position, to get full value from the diagram.

Sliding buttons as part of your dashboard:

You can take your slider diagrams to the next level, by using them as part of your dashboard. For example, take a look at this balanced score card dashboard:

 

The diagram template gives you a clear picture of your company’s performance in four critical strategic drivers in one view. Of course, you can show the movement of the scores from previous quarter by sliding the buttons using custom animation as discussed earlier.

Related:. 4 Creative Balanced Scorecard Template Ideas

How to create the slider diagram?

It is surprisingly easy to create slider buttons in PowerPoint. Follow these simple instructions:

1.    Draw a rounded rectangle base

Using auto shapes menu draw a rounded rectangle. Move the handles to get maximum curvature on the sides of the rectangle.

Right click on the shape and go to Format shape option. Press the 3D format tab and go to Bevel options. Select the option for ‘Top’ bevel and select ‘Slope’ as shown here:

 

Increase the ‘Width’ of the bevel to 11 pt. Keep the height as 6pt as shown here:

Your rounded rectangle should now look like this:

The base of the slider is ready. The next step is to…

2.    Create the button

Draw another rounded rectangle with fully curved sides as shown in the previous step. Fill the shape with the color of your choice.

 

Right click on the button shape, go to ‘Shape effects’ -> Preset -> Preset 2 as shown below:

This will make the button look attractive.

You can change the color of the slider buttons in PowerPoint and the button to suit your needs. Here are some options for you:

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