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What is SmartArt?

Author: Geetesh Bajaj

Product/Version: PowerPoint 2007

Date Created: September 24th 2009
Last Updated: September 24th 2009

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SmartArt is a new component within PowerPoint 2007, and replaces the diagram options in previous versions of PowerPoint. Other than that, SmartArt also allows you to replace boring bullet points with info-graphic content using text-within-shapes that's more logical to view and present.

With SmartArt, you can do all of this and more:

• Create visual representations rather than use text content -- this shows relationships within the concepts and ideas that you want to communicate.
• Create different types of diagrams such as org charts, matrixes, process flows, lists, cycle diagrams, and more.
• Match the look and feel of create SmartArt graphics with the theme used in the active presentation.
• Switch between SmartArt layouts to determine which works best for you.
• Customize existing layouts by adding more shapes, changing colors, and playing with the fill, line, and effect options in PowerPoint 2007.
• Work with text within a SmartArt graphic using the convenient text pane option.
• Animate SmartArt graphics as one object, or animate sequentially at individual levels.

If all the talk about working with SmartArt graphics got you intimidated, don't worry because I'll show you how you can do all this and more in small articles that include step-by-step instructions as part of this hugely popular Learn PowerPoint section within this site.

In subsequent tutorials within this Charts and Diagrams series, we'll explore many other facets of working with SmartArt in PowerPoint.

To learn more about SmartArt, do check out these other resources on this site:
Free chapter excerpt from .....
SmartArt: New PowerPoint 2007 Features
In subsequent tutorials within the SmartArt series, we'll explore many other facets of working with SmartArt.

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