Office 2007 Bible

Inserting a Diagram

All SmartArt diagrams start out the same way—you insert them on the slide as you can any other slide object. That means you can either use a diagram placeholder on a slide layout or you can insert the diagram manually.

To use a placeholder, start with a slide that contains a layout with a diagram placeholder in it, or change the current slide’s layout to one that does. Then click the Insert SmartArt Graphic icon in the placeholder, as shown in Figure 24-9. To insert from scratch, click the SmartArt button on the Insert tab.

Figure 24-9. Click the SmartArt icon in the placeholder on a slide.

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Another way to start a new diagram is to select some text and then right-click the selection and choose Convert to SmartArt.

Any way you start it, the Choose a SmartArt Graphic dialog box opens, as shown in Figure 24-10. Select one of the seven SmartArt categories, click the desired SmartArt object, and click OK, and the diagram appears. From there it’s just a matter of customizing.

Figure 24-10. Select the diagram type you want to insert.

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Note

Some diagrams appear in more than one category. To browse all of the categories at once, click All in Figure 24-10.

When you select a diagram, SmartArt Tools tabs become available (Design ...