SmartArt graphics can be created in Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Word, and they can be used throughout Office. For an overview of SmartArt graphics, including considerations for choosing the best graphic and layout type to display your data or convey a …

The Choose a SmartArt Graphic gallery displays all available layouts broken into eleven different types — All, List, Process, Cycle, Hierarchy, Relationship, Matrix, Pyramid, Picture, Office.com, and Other.

Apply a SmartArt style to your flow chart. Animate your flow chart. Create a flow chart with pictures. On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click SmartArt. In the Choose a SmartArt Graphic gallery, click Process, and then double-click Picture Accent Process.

In PowerPoint, you can add animation to your SmartArt graphic, or to an individual shape in a SmartArt graphic. For example, you can make a shape fly in quickly from one side of your screen or slowly fade in.

A complete listing and picture of all the SmartArt graphic layouts. Use this to quickly decide which SmartArt is best to communicate your message.

Training: Use SmartArt to make a list or diagram stand out, and help you explain complex ideas.

Training: Add visual impact to your plain text and bullets and convert them to SmartArt from the Graphic gallery in Microsoft PowerPoint. Watch this video to learn how.

Select the SmartArt you want. Insert pictures in SmartArt. Select Insert > SmartArt > Picture. Select the SmartArt you want and select OK. Select the picture icon and find your image, like From a File or Online Pictures. Microsoft 365 customers can also search Stock Images and Icons. Select Insert. Want more? Animate your SmartArt graphic

Learn how to create a timeline in Microsoft Office apps. Create a graphical representation of a sequence of events with the SmartArt graphic timeline.

You can both add and delete shapes in most SmartArt graphics, and you can also change the positions of the various shapes, so you should choose a layout that provides the best visual representation of your data. The following tables show some of the SmartArt graphics available. Shape, tier, and level limits for lists