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

Combined with other features such as themes, SmartArt graphics help you create designer-quality illustrations with only a few clicks of your mouse. In this article:

The Choose a SmartArt Graphic gallery displays all available layouts broken into eleven different types — All, List, Process, Cycle, Hierarchy, Relationship, Matrix, Pyramid, Picture, …

When you want a list or diagram to stand out on the page, use a SmartArt graphic to make your point. These SmartArt features work similarly across your Office apps.

The Format tab helps you change the shapes in your SmartArt graphic, their style, and their colors. Here you'll also find tools to help you apply effects and text styles, and to change the …

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 …

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.

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: Convert a list into SmartArt to help explain complex ideas or flowcharts.

Shortcut keys that can be used when creating, moving, resizing, or changing SmartArt graphics in Office.