Join David Rivers for an in-depth discussion in this video Using SmartArt, part of PowerPoint 2007 Essential Training.
- [David] Okay, continuing on our theme…of working with pictures and multi-media…we're going to work with something now called SmartArt.…And it's new to the Office Suite 2007.…SmartArt is named the way it is…because it's drawings with intelligence built in.…I'll show you what I mean.…We need to open up a presentation first.…We'll go to the Office button, click Open,…and from the Lesson7 folder of your Exercise Files…this is the one we want here, Intro7d.…Give that one a click and click Open.…
Alright, we've seen this one before in earlier lessons.…Let's just scroll down now to slide six.…Slide six over here on the left…shows you the slide over here on the right.…Now this particular image is SmartArt…and if you click on it you can see it acts…a little bit differently than your regular graphics.…First of all, each of these squares…makes up the entire image.…So we can click on those squares…and see that they get selected,…but not quite like what we're used to seeing…when we select graphics.…
Now because we're clicking on pieces…
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Q: In PowerPoint 2003 and earlier, I was able to set my spacing before and after a line by percentage. Now, in PowerPoint 2007, I can only change the spacing by point size. Setting a percentage of the font size for the spacing between paragraphs was ideal - if the font size changed the paragraph spacing changed with it. Is there a workaround that lets me size the before/after paragraph spacing by percentage?
A: This is a common complaint for PowerPoint users who were used to using the “lines” option for before and after spacing.
Unfortunately, there is no workaround to achieve the functionality that was available in PowerPoint 2003, and it has not even been rectified in PowerPoint 2010 (despite all the complaints). The only thing that comes close is to change the before and after settings to zero and use the Multiple option for line spacing, and then set it to the desired number of lines (e.g. 1.5). Because text is automatically sized to a best fit, most paragraphs will appear on a single line, with the selected line spacing figure in lines showing between the paragraphs. You may need to play with this one to get the right number for your scenario.
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Introduction
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Introduction31s
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1. Getting Started with PowerPoint
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Starting PowerPoint1m 27s
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Understanding the interface4m 31s
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Navigating the interface5m 10s
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2. Creating and Saving Presentations
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Creating new presentations5m 43s
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Adding and removing slides3m 19s
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Rearranging slides2m 42s
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Saving presentations5m 11s
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3. Printing Presentations
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Using Print Preview4m 40s
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Using Print and Quick Print3m 14s
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Setting print options6m 10s
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4. Designing Presentations
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Using Page Setup3m 35s
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Using themes3m 39s
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Applying effects to themes2m 43s
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Using background styles4m 2s
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Using color schemes3m 7s
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Using font schemes2m 48s
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Creating your own themes2m 42s
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Working with slide masters6m 18s
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5. Working with Text
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Using text slides3m 2s
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Formatting text6m 6s
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Adding text to a slide3m 23s
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Changing spacing and indents4m 53s
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Aligning text2m 43s
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Bullets and numbering6m 29s
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Working with outlines2m 53s
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Using Find and Replace6m 21s
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Changing character direction4m 59s
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6. Proofing Your Content
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Checking spelling5m 58s
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Finding synonyms3m 30s
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Translating text4m 17s
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7. Working with Pictures and Multimedia
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Modifying pictures6m 31s
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Drawing your own objects6m 46s
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Creating a photo album7m 9s
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Using SmartArt9m 49s
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Using WordArt4m 42s
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Using sound9m 59s
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Using video6m 27s
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Animating objects12m 35s
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Using slide transitions7m 51s
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8. Working with Tables and Charts
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Inserting a table6m 2s
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Editing and formatting tables13m 30s
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Inserting an Excel worksheet8m 55s
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Inserting charts7m 35s
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Editing charts and data10m 59s
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9. Viewing Presentations
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Using the Highlighter4m 23s
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Using two screens4m 58s
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Rearranging slides3m 3s
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10. Sharing Your Presentations
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Using comments6m 6s
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Protecting presentations4m 58s
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Sending a presentation2m 50s
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Using hyperlinks6m 37s
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Adding action buttons6m 53s
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Using a digital signature4m 25s
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11. Customizing Your Work Environment
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Changing popular options3m 49s
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Adjusting advanced options5m 49s
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Conclusion
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Goodbye31s
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