powerpoint lesson 7 – Flashcards

(also called SmartArt graphics) are visual representations of information you want to communicate. SmartArt diagrams show items of related information in a graphical way that makes their relationships easy to understand. You can use SmartArt diagrams to present text information in a more visually interesting way than the usual bulleted or numbered formats.

is a type of diagram that shows the relationships among personnel or departments in an organization. Organization charts are included in the Hierarchy type Smart- Art layouts. In this exercise, you insert a SmartArt graphic diagram.

is a particular arrangement of shapes that a diagram can have. The following general descriptions of SmartArt types can help you choose a type and a specifi c layout within that type: • List layouts display information that does not have to be in a particular order, such as a list of items to purchase. • Process layouts show the steps in a process or timeline, such as the steps in a manufacturing process. • Cycle layouts are useful for showing a repeating process, such as a teaching cycle of preparing for a semester, teaching a class, and submitting grades. • Hierarchy layouts show levels of subordination, such as in an organization chart or a tournament bracket. • Relationship layouts show connections among items, such as the relationship between supply and demand. • Matrix layouts show how parts relate to a whole, similar to a pie chart. • Pyramid layouts display relationships in terms of proportion, from largest at the bottom to smallest at the top. • Picture layouts include placeholders for one or more graphics in addition to the text placeholders. More layouts can also be found at Offi ce.com. Click the Offi ce.com category to see what's available. Some layouts appear in more than one type's listing. For example, most of the Picture layouts are also categorized as other types.

An organization chart, such as the one you create in this section, has some special terminology and layout requirements. In an organization chart, there can be only one top-level shape, which is typically occupied by the name of the person or department at the head of the organization.

Persons or departments who report to the top-level entity

is a person who reports directly to a staff member and usually appears on a separate level.

You can display or hide the Text pane, which is the panel to the left of a new diagram in which you can type diagram text. In the Text pane, shape text (that is, text that appears in shapes) appears as the top-level bullet items and text that appears on the diagram in bulleted text format is indented below the shape text, similar to the way several levels of bulleted text appear in a content placeholder.

You can add, remove, or modify shapes by promoting or demoting diagram text. When you promote an item, you move it up a level

an item, you make it subordinate to the item above it in the hierarchy. This procedure is similar to changing the indent level of items in a bulleted list. In the following exercise, you learn how to promote a shape.

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