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In PowerPoint 2010, SmartArt gives you the
chance to communicate with your audience using

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visuals instead of text, which can help you
add more color, shape, and interest to parts

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of your presentation.

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I'd like to create a graphic that zeroes in
on the Sales Team at my company to explain

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their chain of command.

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While you can right-click inside any text
box to convert the contents to SmartArt…

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I want a little more flexibility, so I'm going
start from scratch by selecting a blank slide,

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and then going to the Insert tab.

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If you click the SmartArt command, a list
of categories will appear… along with the

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graphics you have to choose from… and a
preview.

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The type of SmartArt I'm looking for should
be under Hierarchy.

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Let's try this one.

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Now, with the graphic selected, click the
small arrow on the left to open up what we

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call the task pane.

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All you have to do here is start entering
your text, and it appears in the SmartArt,

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re-sized so it fits the shape perfectly.

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You can also type into the shapes themselves
- which is fine for a simple graphic like

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this, but for something more complex, I do
find it easier to stick to the task pane.

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Now I'd like to point out the Format and Design
tabs that appear whenever you have your SmartArt

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selected.

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From here, an easy way to add more shapes
to your SmartArt is to select a shape near

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the location you have in mind, then click
the arrow next to Add Shape.

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You can add one After or Before your selected
shape (which will place them on the same level,

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right next to each other); or add one Above
or Below.

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On second thought, I should have placed this
one level higher, right under the Sales Chief.

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That's okay - you can change the level of
any shape using Demote to move it down…

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or Promote to move it up.

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That's perfect.

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You can also manipulate these shapes from
within the task pane - I'll use the same one

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to demonstrate.

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Press the Tab key to demote, then Backspace
to promote it again.

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Think of it as creating an outline with a
multilevel, bulleted list.

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You can even add bullets to the list by pressing
Enter.

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Now I'm going to go ahead and delete the shapes
I'm not using by selecting both of these bullets,

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then pressing Backspace or Delete on my keyboard.

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Now my SmartArt is almost done - it's just
a little bland.

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The next thing I'd like to show you is how
to change the look of your graphic using SmartArt

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Styles.

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Click the drop-down arrow here to see the
full list of Styles, and, as always, mouse

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over for a live preview.

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I like this one.

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I recommend taking a look at colors, too.

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These come from whatever theme you're using,
so they will vary depending on your theme

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or color palette.

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And it's never too late to change your layout.

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Your choices can be found in the Layouts group.

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I'd like to try something a little more out
of the box.

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Okay, how about this?

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And if you want to change the appearance of
individual shapes, all you have to do is select

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one or more, switch to the Format tab, and
take advantage of any of the options here.

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For example, I'd like to change the color
of the text in these shapes to really make

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them stand out.

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SmartArt is a great way to incorporate more
visuals, and present something to your audience

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that's eye-catching and easy for them to understand.