Transcript Microsoft Office Charts and SmartArt Graphics Get Started

The Microsoft® Office system provides new ways to easily add charts
or graphics to text, and integrates these in Microsoft® Office Word
2007, Microsoft® Office Excel 2007, Microsoft® Office Outlook 2007,
and Microsoft® Office PowerPoint 2007. This means you can now add
great-looking charts and graphics with the same tools in different
Microsoft® Office applications.
Topics in this guide include:
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Understand Charts and SmartArt Graphics
Insert a Column Chart
Update Data in an Existing Column Chart
Change a Column Chart to a Bar Chart
Insert a Process Graphic
Understand Charts and SmartArt Graphics
Charts
Charts enable you to easily create numerically
driven chart types, such as bar charts or line
charts. As in prior versions, Excel 2007 manages
the data, but now displaying and formatting these
charts in other programs is much easier.
SmartArt Graphics
SmartArt graphics enable you to create diagrams
that convey processes or relationships, such as
graphical lists or organizational charts. You can
choose from more than 80 layouts to more clearly
communicate your message.
Notes
• This guide uses a column chart and a SmartArt process graphic as
examples.
• Screen shots in this guide were taken with the program window
maximized. If you are not using a maximized window, your user interface
may look different and the procedures may not be identical to those
shown.
Insert a Column Chart
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Open Word 2007, Excel 2007, Outlook 2007, or PowerPoint 2007.
On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click Chart.
(In Excel, click Insert, and then click a style from the Charts group.)
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In the left pane, make sure Column is
selected, click a chart type, and then
click OK.
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In the Chart Layout group, click
the More arrow, and then click a
layout.
Note When inserting a chart in Word
2007, Outlook 2007, or PowerPoint
2007, Excel 2007 opens and displays
temporary data.
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Do one of the following:
Modify the Style of a Column Chart
Add style effects to a chart to increase its visual appeal.
In Word 2007, Outlook 2007, or
PowerPoint 2007: Edit the data in
the Excel 2007 window. When you
are done, close Excel 2007.
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Click the chart you want to modify.
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Under Chart Tools, click the Design tab.
In Excel 2007: Edit the data and
save the file.
In the Chart Styles group, click the More arrow, and then click a
style.
Modify the Layout of a Column Chart
Changing the layout of a chart changes the way information is displayed
on the page. For example, you can change the way chart or axis titles are
displayed, or remove them altogether.
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Click the chart you want to modify.
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Under Chart Tools, click the Design tab.
Update Data in an Existing Column Chart
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Click the chart you want to update.
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Do one of the following:
Insert a Process Graphic
In Word 2007, Outlook 2007,
or PowerPoint 2007: Under
Chart Tools, click the
Design tab. In the Data
group, click Select Data. In
the Excel 2007 window that
opens, edit the data. When
you are done, close the
window.
The process graphic is one of many information graphic possibilities that
uses SmartArt graphics.
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Open a Word, Outlook, Excel,
or PowerPoint document.
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On the Insert tab, in the
Illustrations group, click
SmartArt.
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In the left pane, click Process.
Your edits appear in the
original file.
- OR In Excel 2007: Edit the data and save the changes before closing the
window.
Change a Column Chart to a Bar Chart
After making your chart, you can change it into other chart types.
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Right-click the chart, and then click
Change Series Chart Type.
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Click Bar, choose a Bar chart style, and
then click OK.
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In the right pane, click Basic Bending Process, and then
click OK.
Change the Layout of a Process Graphic
You can change the way process graphic shapes are laid out on the page.
For example, you can switch to a chart that displays connecting lines to
indicate the process flow rather than arrows.
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Click the graphic you want to modify.
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Under SmartArt Tools, click Design.
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In the Layouts group, click the More arrow, click Repeating
Bending Process, and then click OK.
Modify the Style of a Process Graphic
You can modify the style of a process graphic to change the way the
elements appear. For example, add a 3-D look to your graphic.
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Label the shapes by doing one of the following:
Type text in the Type your text here box.
- OR Click a shape, and then type text directly into the shape.
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Click the graphic you want to modify.
Under SmartArt Tools, click the Design tab.
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In the SmartArt Styles group, click the More arrow. In the 3-D
section, click Polished.
Tip To change the color of the shapes, in the Quick Styles group, click
Change Colors.
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