Leveraging SmartArt™ Graphics in the 2007 Microsoft® Office System: Using Office 2007’s New Business Diagramming Tools

Chapter 2. Modifying SmartArt Graphics

Beyond adding text and additional shapes to SmartArt graphics, Office 2007 offers nearly an infinite variety of control over the look of the graphics.

Microsoft promises that “professional-quality” graphics are a few clicks away, and this is true. You can use the controls on the Design ribbon to apply quick styles and color variations to your SmartArt to produce a wide variety of excellent-looking combinations.

Note

In Dave Gainer’s blog about Excel 2007, he notes that the Office team looked at a wide variety of documents created in previous versions of Office and compared these to “professional” output drawn from textbooks, business journals, scientific journals, and professional design firms. He notes ...