Working with SmartArt

A new feature in PowerPoint 2007 is SmartArt, a souped-up diagramming tool that allows you to quickly create all kinds of diagrams and workflow charts. When you select and insert a SmartArt diagram, you can then use a simple outline pane to enter the text that populates the various boxes and shapes of the diagram. You can insert or delete elements easily. SmartArt also works like the shapes built into PowerPoint, so after you insert a diagram, you can change various elements of it by altering their shapes, adding shapes, modifying their colors, and more.

Insert SmartArt

  1. Display a slide with a layout containing a content placeholder.

  2. Click the SmartArt icon in the placeholder.

    Insert SmartArt

  3. In the Choose a SmartArt Graphic dialog box that appears, click on a category on the left.

  4. Click on a style on the right.

  5. Click OK to insert the SmartArt object.

    Insert SmartArt

Tip

Tip

You can close the text entry box to the left of a SmartArt object by clicking the Close button in the top right corner. To redisplay it, click the left-facing arrow along the left side of the SmartArt object.

Tip

Tip

Some SmartArt styles include picture icons. Click on these to display the Insert Picture dialog box. Locate a picture file you want to use and click Insert. This is useful for diagrams such as organizational charts where you can insert photos of individuals in the organization.

See Also

See Also

For more information about working with objects on your slides, see "Formatting Objects".

Add Text to SmartArt

  1. Click on the SmartArt placeholder to open it for editing.

  2. Type the first heading text.

  3. Click in the next text box and type the next heading.

  4. Headings appear in the SmartArt graphic. Press the up or down arrows on your keyboard to move between headings, and continue to fill in the headings. If you want to add an additional heading, press Enter after typing a heading and a new one will be created.

    Add Text to SmartArt

Tip

Tip

You don’t have to use a content placeholder to insert SmartArt. Just click the Insert tab and click the SmartArt button to insert SmartArt on any slide.

Tip

Tip

Tab works a little differently in SmartArt. If you press Tab after clicking on a heading placeholder, your cursor does not move to the next heading as it does in some forms and programs. If you click on a heading placeholder and press Tab, it will indent one level. If you click on a heading and press Shift+Tab, it will move up one level in the outline.

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