WEBVTT Kind: captions Language: en 00:00:08.040 --> 00:00:11.889 SmartArt allows you to communicate information with graphics instead of 00:00:11.889 --> 00:00:13.710 just using text. 00:00:13.710 --> 00:00:17.380 There are a variety of styles to choose from, which you can use to illustrate 00:00:17.380 --> 00:00:20.310 many different types of ideas. 00:00:20.310 --> 00:00:24.109 In this example, I need to create a graphic to show the organization of the 00:00:24.109 --> 00:00:26.039 people at my company. 00:00:26.039 --> 00:00:30.570 To get started, click where you want you're SmartArt to appear, 00:00:30.570 --> 00:00:36.150 then go to the Insert tab, select the SmartArt command and you'll see a list of 00:00:36.150 --> 00:00:39.170 categories and graphics to choose from. 00:00:39.170 --> 00:00:43.410 The type of SmartArt I'm looking for is under the Hierarchy category. 00:00:45.860 --> 00:00:50.660 The graphic will appear in your document with the Text pane on the left. 00:00:50.660 --> 00:00:56.260 Now if that's not visible just click this small arrow here to toggle it on and off. 00:00:56.470 --> 00:01:00.200 Now all you have to do is start typing 00:01:00.200 --> 00:01:03.240 and the text will appear in your SmartArt graphic. 00:01:03.250 --> 00:01:06.890 It will also be resized to fit the shapes automatically. 00:01:06.890 --> 00:01:10.320 See how each bullet corresponds to its own shape? 00:01:10.320 --> 00:01:14.560 You can also enter your text in the shape themselves, which is fine for a 00:01:14.560 --> 00:01:18.850 simple graphic like this. But for something more complex you'll probably 00:01:18.850 --> 00:01:22.310 want to stick with the Text pane. 00:01:22.310 --> 00:01:27.700 You can also rearrange these shapes from within the text pane using your keyboard. 00:01:27.700 --> 00:01:32.070 Pressing the Tab key will demote (or move down) a shape, 00:01:32.070 --> 00:01:36.000 while Backspace promotes (or moves up) a shape. 00:01:36.000 --> 00:01:40.600 It's a lot like creating an outline with a multi-level list. 00:01:40.600 --> 00:01:45.140 You can even add new shapes to the list by pressing Enter. 00:01:45.140 --> 00:01:49.440 Since I don't need that shape though I'm going to go ahead and delete it. 00:01:49.440 --> 00:01:52.870 Just select the bullet for the shape you want to delete, 00:01:52.870 --> 00:01:58.740 then press Backspace on your keyboard. 00:01:58.740 --> 00:02:04.220 I'm also going to get rid of these other shapes as well. 00:02:04.220 --> 00:02:06.030 Now if you'd prefer not to use the Text pane 00:02:06.030 --> 00:02:10.209 these tasks, just look to the Design and Format tabs that appear 00:02:10.209 --> 00:02:15.760 whenever you have your SmartArt selected. From here you can easily add, rearrange, 00:02:15.760 --> 00:02:18.920 and remove shapes in your SmartArt. 00:02:18.920 --> 00:02:23.700 Now I'm going to customize the appearance of this graphic using SmartArt Styles. 00:02:23.700 --> 00:02:30.060 Click the drop-down arrow here to see a full list and however each style for a preview. 00:02:33.120 --> 00:02:36.540 There are also several color schemes to use with SmartArt. 00:02:36.540 --> 00:02:39.500 Simply click the Change Colors command 00:02:39.500 --> 00:02:42.530 and choose something you like. 00:02:42.530 --> 00:02:46.310 if you decide you don't like the way your information is organized within a 00:02:46.310 --> 00:02:51.150 SmartArt graphic, you can always change the layout to better fit the content. 00:02:51.150 --> 00:02:54.550 Start by selecting the graphic you'd like to change, 00:02:54.550 --> 00:03:00.950 then in the Layouts group, click the More drop-down arrow and choose the one you want. 00:03:04.450 --> 00:03:06.220 You can also change 00:03:06.220 --> 00:03:10.580 the formatting of individual shapes and the text inside. 00:03:10.580 --> 00:03:13.470 Just select one or more shapes 00:03:13.470 --> 00:03:16.180 switch to the Format tab 00:03:16.180 --> 00:03:19.600 and take advantage of any of the options you see here. 00:03:19.840 --> 00:03:25.600 In this example I'm just going to tweak the fill color for this shape. 00:03:25.600 --> 00:03:30.380 SmartArt is a great way to incorporate more graphics into your document and 00:03:30.380 --> 00:03:34.010 communicate complicated ideas with simple illustrations.