Working with SmartArt: Adding Shapes to Existing SmartArt Graphics in PowerPoint

Created: Tuesday, March 14, 2017, posted by Geetesh at 3:48 pm

Updated: Monday, May 3, 2021 at 10:26 am

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Once you insert a SmartArt graphic within PowerPoint, or convert some bulleted text to SmartArt, you may want to add more shapes to your SmartArt graphic. Fortunately, you can make these additions and later edit them too. You can add more shapes to your existing SmartArt graphics either from within the SmartArt graphic itself or through the Text Pane. Note that adding a new shape to a SmartArt graphic entirely depends on the SmartArt variant that you are using; some variants offer more options than the others.

To learn more, choose your version of PowerPoint. If we do not have a tutorial for your version of PowerPoint, explore the version closest to the one you use.

Microsoft Windows

Adding Shapes to Existing SmartArt Graphics in PowerPoint 2016

Adding Shapes to Existing SmartArt Graphics in PowerPoint 2013

Adding Shapes to Existing SmartArt Graphics in PowerPoint 2010

Adding Shapes to Existing SmartArt Graphics in PowerPoint 2007

Apple Mac

Adding Shapes to Existing SmartArt Graphics in PowerPoint 2011

Adding Shapes to Existing SmartArt Graphics in PowerPoint

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