Microsoft Office Professional 2010 Step by Step eBook

456 Chapter 16 Add Simple Visual Enhancements

After you create a diagram, you can move and size it to fit the slide, and with a few clicks,

you can change the colors and look of its shapes to achieve professional looking results.

In this exercise, you’ll add a cycle diagram, enter text, and then move and size it. You’ll

also format its shapes in simple ways.

SET UP You need the WaterSavingB_start presentation located in your Chapter16

practice file folder to complete this exercise. Open the WaterSavingB_start presen-

tation, and save it as WaterSavingB. Display the rulers, and then follow the steps.

1. Display slide 6 , and then click the Insert SmartArt Graphic button in the content
   placeholder.
   The Choose A SmartArt Graphic dialog box opens.

By default, all the available layouts are listed in the center pane, but you can filter them by

category. A picture and description of the selected layout appear in the right pane.

2. In the left pane, click each layout type in turn to see all the available layouts of that
   type in the center pane, and then click Cycle.


3. In the center pane, click each layout in turn to view a picture and description in the
   right pane.


4. When you finish exploring, click the second layout (Text Cycle), and then click OK.

PowerPoint inserts a blank cycle diagram into the slide. The Design and Format

contextual tabs appear on the ribbon.