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Today, we are going to explore how you can quickly create Harvey balls within PowerPoint using think-cell. Before we explore how to do so, let's do a quick recap about what Harvey balls are, and where think-cell fits within the picture.

Harvey balls are round ideograms or pictograms that show different states of a ball with quarters added or subtracted to attain five states between start and completion. They have been named after Harvey L. Poppel, who started using them in the 1970s. They are often used in business reports, documents, and presentations because they show progressive data at a quick glance.

We have a detailed article on Harvey balls, which also tells you how you can create them in PowerPoint, and a link to that article can be found in the description below if you are watching this video on YouTube.

https://www.indezine.com/products/powerpoint/learn/chartsdiagrams/harvey-balls.html

Now, about think-cell. This is an amazing PowerPoint add-in that helps you create charts, tables, and graphics within PowerPoint, with many more capabilities and possibilities than using just PowerPoint.

So, if you can create Harvey balls in PowerPoint, then why use think-cell. There are two reasons. Firstly, it's easier and completely editable. Secondly, if you already have think-cell, you might as well use it to create and insert customizable Harvey balls.

So, let's get started. Make sure think-cell is installed. If you do not use think-cell, a trial version is available that you can download from their site. A link is available in the description below.

https://geetesh.in/think-cell