SmartArt is a great way to create diagrams, but you can also use them to create complex, custom graphics. SmartArt is available in PowerPoint 2007 and 2010. The secret is to use the SmartArt feature as much as possible and then, at the end, ungroup it twice to get individual shapes that you can edit […]
Enter Presentation-Process’ diagram contest and win diagram packages
Presentation-Process sells packages of diagrams for PowerPoint. They have just started a contest for the best original diagrams. You also write a tutorial to explain how to create the diagram. There will be prizes for: Best Visual Concept Best Visual Design Most Popular Entry Top PowerPoint in Mac Tutorial Best Written Tutorial First 10 Submissions […]
Easily create flexible diagrams that look professional
In PowerPoint 2007 and later, you can easily convert bulleted text to diagrams that look great — with just a few clicks. For example, you can change this to this. Why is the diagram better? It shows a relationship among the 3 components, something the bullets don’t do It’s more visually striking, so it attracts […]
Create quick, professional diagrams with SmartArt in PowerPoint 2007 & 2010
SmartArt was a new feature of PowerPoint 2007 and is a way to quickly create professional-looking diagrams from bulleted text. In the Tell ‘n’ ShowSM method, you put a meaning title that tells the point on the slide. Then you add an image, graph/chart, or diagram that shows the point. Just like the boy’s picture […]
Business concept diagrams: Group 1–Working together, parts of a whole, integrating the parts
I’ve started creating some business concept diagrams. Diagrams like this are so useful! Sometimes, you need to illustrate a concept, but don’t want a photograph. In this situation, diagrams may communicate the concept more clearly. You can use them in 2 ways: As labeled diagrams for your specific situation As graphics to portray a concept […]