Visuals make your presentations more engaging, visually appealing, and easy to process. SmartArt is an amazing feature in PowerPoint that turns your data into visuals. Imagine you need to show different stages of a process. How to use SmartArt in PowerPoint to insert layouts, charts, timelines, and other elements?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
All charts, graphs, timelines, funnels, and other such visuals are available in the SmartArt tab. In the Insert tab, you can find the SmartArt feature and then explore the different available templates and smart visuals that are easy to edit and customize.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Accessing SmartArt is easy, but making the right use of visuals and options in SmartArt requires practice and experience. Here is how to access SmartArt in PowerPoint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Open PowerPoint and go to the Insert tab in the top ribbon. You will find SmartArt in the Illustrations section.<\/p>\n\n\nCategory<\/strong><\/td> Description<\/strong><\/td> Visuals\/Shapes within the Category<\/strong><\/td><\/tr> List<\/td> Used to show non-sequential information, such as lists of items, processes, or steps.<\/td> Vertical Block List, Horizontal Block List, Tab List, Picture List, etc.<\/td><\/tr> Process<\/td> Used to show a sequence of steps in a process, timeline, or workflow.<\/td> Basic Process, Bending Process, Circle Process, Continuous Block Process, etc.<\/td><\/tr> Cycle<\/td> Used to show a continuous process or a sequence of steps that repeat in a cycle.<\/td> Basic Cycle, Text Cycle, Radial Cycle, Segmented Cycle, etc.<\/td><\/tr> Hierarchy<\/td> Used to show a hierarchy or a tree-like structure, such as an organization chart or a decision tree.<\/td> Organization Chart, Hierarchy, Horizontal Hierarchy, Labeled Hierarchy, etc.<\/td><\/tr> Relationship<\/td> Used to show the relationships between different ideas, concepts, or objects.<\/td> Basic Venn, Target, Radial, Converging Arrows, etc.<\/td><\/tr> Matrix<\/td> Used to show the relationship of components to a whole in quadrants.<\/td> Basic Matrix, Grid Matrix, Titled Matrix, etc.<\/td><\/tr> Pyramid<\/td> Used to show proportional or foundational relationships.<\/td> Basic Pyramid, Inverted Pyramid, Pyramid List, etc.<\/td><\/tr> Picture<\/td> Used to add pictures to the visuals.<\/td> Picture Strip, Picture Captions, Picture Accent, Circle Picture, etc.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n How to Insert SmartArt in PowerPoint<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Step 1: SmartArt in the Insert Tab<\/h3>\n\n\n\n