This PowerPoint presentation shows the basics of using Smart Art in Excel 2010. It was designed for those new to Excel.

1. USING SMARTART
IN EXCEL 2010

2. About SmartArt:
• SmartArt is available in other Microsoft Office
applications, not just in Excel.
• Remember: SmartArt graphics are designed for
text and charts in Excel are designed for
numbers.
• If you need to express an idea or make a
visual representation of
information, SmartArt is your best tool.
• If you need to make a visual representation
of numbers or other numeric data, a chart is
the tool to use.

3. To access SmartArt:
1. Click on the Insert tab.
2. In the Illustrations group, click on
SmartArt.

4. To access SmartArt:
3. This will open the Choose a SmartArt Graphic
dialog box.

5. Choices, Choices
• There are many different types of
SmartArt graphics available and
each one serves a slightly different
purpose.
• The good news is that Excel
provides information about them
and how to best use each one.
For example, here is the tip
provided with the graphic
titled Step Up Process.

6. SmartArt Example 1
• Insert tab
• Illustrations group
• SmartArt
• Hierarchy
• Organization Chart
Good for showing
relationships in a company or
organization. Answers the
questions, “Who is in charge?
Who answers to whom?”

7. SmartArt Example 2
• Insert tab
Good for showing the steps of a
• Illustrations group
process, a workflow, or
• SmartArt progression from one step to
• Process the next.
• Basic Process

8. SmartArt Example 3
• Insert tab
• Illustrations group
• SmartArt
• Relationship
• Radial Cluster
Good for showing how
ideas or data relate to a
central idea or theme.

9. SmartArt Example 4
• Insert tab
• Illustrations
group
• SmartArt
• Hierarchy
• Horizontal
Hierarchy
Good for showing
relationships in a
company or
organization. Also
useful for a “decision
tree,” as in this
example.