However, even with this new animation, you still can’t actually “circle” or draw a freeform shape to highlight content on your desktop. Instead, your cursor movements become a rectangular ...

You can create hand-drawn shapes and add a chalk effect in PowerPoint. You can make a flowchart, circle, or any picture using this method.

A new computational approach, built on data-driven techniques, is making it possible to turn simple 2D sketch into a realistic 3D shape, with little or no user input necessary.