Convert Bulleted Text to SmartArt
Author: Geetesh Bajaj
Product/Version: PowerPoint 2007
Date Created: September 25th 2009
Last Updated: September 25th 2009
Excerpt/Capsule: Learn how to convert a bulleted text to SmartArt graphics in PowerPoint 2007.
In a previous tutorial, I showed you how you can Insert SmartArt in PowerPoint 2007. However that works only when you are creating a new slides. Many times you may already have your slides that contain bulleted text. This tutorial shows how you can convert such bulleted text to a SmartArt graphic in a jiffy within PowerPoint 2007.
Follow these steps to convert existing bulleted text on a slide to a SmartArt graphic in PowerPoint 2007:
- Select some bulleted text in a slide within PowerPoint 2007, as shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1: Bulleted text slide
- With the bulleted text selected, carefully right-click to summon the context menu shown in Figure 2.
Figure 2: Convert to SmartArt
From the menu choose Convert to SmartArt (refer to Figure 2 above).
- This opens the SmartArt gallery (refer to Figure 2 again). You can choose from any of the SmartArt graphic variants within this gallery, or choose the More Smart Art Graphics option.
- The latter brings up the Choose a SmartArt graphic dialog box that you can see in Figure 3.
Figure 3: Choose a SmartArt graphic
Select any of the SmartArt graphic variants you want to insert, and click OK.
- Figure 4 shows some bulleted text converted to a matrix SmartArt graphic.
Figure 4: Converted bulleted text
- To add or edit text within the SmartArt graphic, make changes within the text pane on the left (refer to Figure 4).
- Save your presentation.
Related Link: My book Cutting Edge PowerPoint 2007 For Dummies covers many aspects of PowerPoint 2007. A free chapter excerpt PowerPointing with the Best of Them is available on this site.
