How To Create A Diagram In Powerpoint

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Draw awesome Wheel diagram in PowerPoint within 60 seconds. Use the diagram to convey hub and spoke relationship in your business and strategic presentations.

The PowerPoint Wheel you will learn today is:

Isn't that an awesome diagram? You will learn to create it by the time you finish reading this article. So, open a blank PowerPoint slide and follow me. But, before that…

Where is Wheel diagram used in presentations?

A Wheel is used to represent hub and spoke relationship. For example, you can use the diagram to represent a role and the associated responsibilities or a core idea and related concepts. You can also use it as a chart to represent 4 quarters of a year or 4 seasons.

You can vary the number of segments, number of layers and number of colors based on your specific requirements.

Let us start creating the diagram right away:

Step 1: Draw the base segment

Use 'pie' tool in auto shapes menu to create a quarter segment as follows:

Step 2: Draw the circle

Now make three more copies of the segment and complete the circle as follows:

Group the four segments using 'Ctrl+ G' option.

Step 3: Add a layer

Make a copy of the group. Right click on the copy -> Size and Position -> Scale – > Place a check mark on 'lock aspect ratio' and enter the value as 70%.

Select both the shapes and Arrange -> Align Center and Align Middle. You will get the following result:

See the power of using Align function here >>

Step 4: Color the segments

Color the segments with lighter and darker tones as shown here:

The result of the shading is as follows:

You can choose to add a white circle in the centre to indicate the hub.

Related: Using Right Colors in PowerPoint.

Variations of wheel diagram in PowerPoint:

You can add more layers or remove layers to suit your need:

You can create the diagram with more space for text and descriptions

Wheel Diagram from PowerPoint Charts and Diagrams CEO Pack

You can add elements in the middle or add a border:

Source: Wheel Diagram Templates from CEO Pack

You can even create some fancy variations like these:

Source: PowerPoint Circle Diagrams from CEO Pack

The above diagram templates are part of our '750+ PowerPoint Charts & Diagrams Pack for CEOs'. All the diagrams in the pack are fully editable. You can copy the diagrams to your slides and create remarkable presentations in minutes.

Since the diagram templates are created by business experts with passion in PowerPoint design, you will find the templates extremely relevant and useful for your critical business presentations. Take a minute to browse through the collection and see how the pack can save you time while making your message more effective.

Related: Creative 3D Circle Tutorial in PowerPoint

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