Create and edit a SmartArt graphic to make a visual representation of your information.

There are many different SmartArt layouts that you can use to illustrate the steps in a process, including layouts that can contain pictures. This article explains how to create a flow chart that contains pictures.

SmartArt Styles include shape fills, edges, shadows, line styles, gradients, and three-dimensional (3-D) perspectives and are applied to the entire SmartArt graphic.

You can find SmartArt tools on two tabs: the Format tab and the Design tab: The Design tab helps you change your SmartArt graphic's layout, to change the style, or to change the colors used in your …

SmartArt graphics with fewer concepts and fewer words are often most effective. If you cannot find the exact layout that you want, you can add and remove shapes in your SmartArt graphic to adjust the …

A complete listing and picture of all the SmartArt graphic layouts. Use this to quickly decide which SmartArt is best to communicate your message.

Training: Use SmartArt to make a list or diagram stand out, and help you explain complex ideas.

Training: Add visual impact to your plain text and bullets and convert them to SmartArt from the Graphic gallery in Microsoft PowerPoint. Watch this video to learn how.

To provide additional emphasis or show your information in phases, you can add an animation to your SmartArt graphic or to an individual shape in your SmartArt graphic. For example, you can make a …

If you've added pictures or clip art to your SmartArt graphic, you can remove them by changing the Fill setting for the shape that contains the picture or clip art.