I saw this tweet from Jenn today:
I replied:
But then! I remembered a trick I learned a couple months ago about inserting a Powerpoint slide into Word.
I made the drawing in Powerpoint, using 6 point weight for arrows and 45 point font for labels. (You guys know about clicking on something, holding control, then dragging to copy/paste an object, right? So you only need to set the formatting once, then just copy the arrow or label and move it around to where you need the next one).
At this point you could do a screenshot, which in all likelihood would probably be easiest. BUT maybe you’re like me and make a mistake now and then? Or maybe you go to open the file next year to change something and–darn it–you have to draw the whole thing over again.
Well, with this new trick, if you double click on the image, it brings up the Powerpoint menu within Word. It’s like witchcraft. Watch and enjoy!
Gif made with screentogif.com (it’s free!)
The steps to insert the slide are:
Select the slide in Powerpoint, right click, copy.
Go to Paste dropdown menu in Word, select Paste Special, then Microsoft Powerpoint Slide Object.
At this point I like to go to layout, wrap text, choose in front of text. You can also resize.
You can also copy and paste the object and it will act like a separate slide that you can modify independently of the first one:
I just printed them and they look super pretty!
Let me know if you try it out and if you like better than just using a screen shot (or not).
*Side note: Yes, Desmos has geometry now!!! But no labels or ability to change colors (yet), which is why I offered up this option. I used Geogebra quite a bit when I taught Geometry, but I always have to relearn it every year.