Gear Wheels
Inserts gear wheel shapes onto the active slide. Gear wheels are inserted as PowerPoint shapes (not images) and can be scaled, colored, and animated freely.
Accessing
PPPTools → Open Task Pane → Shapes & Content → Gear Wheels
Available Variants
| Icon | Variant | Description |
|---|---|---|
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8 Teeth | More compact gear, looks more technical |
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12 Teeth | Larger gear with more teeth, looks more mechanical |
Inserting
- Select the variant in the Task Pane
- Click Insert
- The gear wheel appears as a PowerPoint shape on the slide
Since gear wheels are inserted as native PowerPoint shapes, they can be: - Scaled freely without quality loss - Formatted with standard fill color, border color, and effects - Animated (e.g. rotation)

