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 Get visual with SmartArt graphics 
 
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Overview
Sample SmartArt graphic  

Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 introduces SmartArt graphics for illustrating your slide content. Take a simple list and make it more dynamic as a graphic that uses shapes and color. Show processes, concepts, hierarchies, and relationships visually.

Don’t have the 2007 Office release? You can download a free 60-day trial or buy it now.

  • Length: 40–50 minutes
  

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GOALS
  • Use SmartArt graphics effectively with your content.
  • Create SmartArt graphics based on existing text or from scratch.
  • Edit the look and layout of SmartArt graphics to fit your content.
  • Update diagrams created in previous versions of PowerPoint so they look consistent with your PowerPoint 2007 SmartArt graphics.
  
ABOUT THIS COURSE
  • Three self-paced lessons and two practice sessions for hands-on experience. Practices require PowerPoint 2007.
  • A short test at the end of each lesson; tests are not scored.
  • A Quick Reference Card you can take away from the course.
AUDIO TEXT

As a presenter, you're used to including text in your slide content. But sometimes a graphical approach is more effective than text.

And that's why SmartArt graphics are here — to help you illustrate processes and make points in a visual way.

See examples of the more than 80 layouts offered by SmartArt graphics. Even better, learn how to use and apply them — to give rich visuals and variety to any show.

To learn more about what's in the course, read this page fully, and then click Next to start.

  
BEFORE YOU BEGIN

Note   SmartArt graphics are available in PowerPoint 2007, Microsoft Office Word 2007, and Microsoft Office Excel 2007. In PowerPoint 2007, there are some features that aren't available in the other programs.
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