To change the thickness of the line go to the Format tab ➜ select Shape Outline ➜ select Weight from the menu.Go to the Insert tab ➜ select the Shapes command ➜ select the Line shape ➜ draw the line horizontally. Add markers for key points on the thermometer using a line shape.Select the shape ➜ go to the Format tab ➜ select Shape Fill ➜ select white from the menu.Select the shape ➜ go to the Format tab ➜ select Shape Outline ➜ select black from the menu.We will also change the colour from the default. Select all the shapes ➜ go to the Format tab ➜ select Merge Shapes ➜ select Combine from the menu.Create a larger rectangle and place the thermometer shape inside it.Hold Ctrl and select both shapes ➜ go to the Format tab ➜ select Merge Shapes ➜ select Union from the menu. Place the small circle at the bottom of the rectangle and merge the two shapes with the union command.Go to the Insert tab ➜ select the Shapes command ➜ select the Oval shape ➜ hold the Shift key and draw the shape to create a circle. Go to the Insert tab ➜ select the Shapes command ➜ select the Rectangle: Rounded Corners shape ➜ draw the shape in a blank PowerPoint slide.
Add a tall skinny rectangle shape with rounded corners.But once it’s created, we’ll be able to save it and use it over and over again. As I explained in my traffic light dashboard visual post, PowerPoint has some extra merge shape commands we need to use to combine and cut out our thermometer template.Ĭreating our thermometer template in PowerPoint will require quite a few steps using shapes, merge commands, alignment and grouping. We’ll need to head over to PowerPoint to create our thermometer template. Video TutorialĬreating A Thermometer Template In PowerPoint Let’s look at how we can build this thermometer visual from scratch in Excel (and PowerPoint).
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