Quick summary
This tutorial shows you how to draw a dotted line in PowerPoint using the Shapes tool and Shape Outline formatting options. In just a few clicks, you can add a styled dotted line to any slide to visually separate or connect elements.
Steps
- Go to the Insert tab in PowerPoint.
- Click Shapes located in the Illustrations section.
- Choose Line from the Shapes panel.
- Note that Straight Connector creates clean, direct paths between elements — perfect for showing clear relationships in your workflow.
- Click Shape Outline from the formatting toolbar.
- Select Dashes from the Shape Outline menu.
- Select a dotted style (round dots) to apply the dotted line format.
