How I can Select Shapes Using the SmartArt Text Pane

7. How to Select Shapes Using the SmartArt Text Pane
8. How to Add Professional Charts
9. How to Customize Your Pictures

7. Select Shapes Using the SmartArt Text Pane
When editing a SmartArt graphic, you can edit the text directly in the diagram shapes or in the SmartArt text pane. You can also select shapes by selecting their associated text in the text pane.

To do this, click into your SmartArt graphic. If the text pane does not automatically appear, click the arrow icons that appear on the left edge of the diagram selection frame. Then either click into a bulleted paragraph in the text pane to select the related shape, or drag your insertion point to select text in several bulleted paragraphs in order to select multiple shapes. You can also hold the CTRL key while dragging to select non-contiguous paragraphs.

Note that you can use the text pane to select shapes whether your SmartArt graphic is in the 2007 release of Microsoft Office PowerPoint, Word, or Excel.

8. Add Professional Charts
You can quickly add impact to your slides by using the Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 charting tools. Use charts to better illustrate, compare, and communicate data to your audience.
1. Go to the Insert tab and click the Chart icon.
2. Select the type of chart that best suits your needs—for example, a line, bar, pie, area, or surface chart.
3. If you have Microsoft Office Excel 2007 installed, the program will open and enable you to change the data behind your chart.
4. Explore and use the options in the contextual tabs under Chart Tools to alter the design, format, and layout of your chart.

9. Customize Your Pictures
You can apply style, shadow, and crop effects to the pictures that you add to your presentations. You can create great-looking effects with just a few clicks.
1. On the Insert tab, click the Picture icon to browse for a picture to add to your slide.
2. After selecting your picture, go to the Picture Tools Format tab to see the available formatting options.
3. Pause on the items in the Picture Styles gallery to preview each of the prebuilt options. If you find a style you like, click it to apply the formatting to your picture.
4. If you want to apply custom formatting, select options from the Picture Shape, Picture Border, and Picture Effects galleries.