Working with SmartArt: Change Shape Colors of SmartArt Graphics in PowerPoint

Created: Monday, March 27, 2017, posted by Geetesh at 12:06 pm

Updated: Friday, May 7, 2021 at 10:30 am

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Although default colors within a SmartArt graphic may work great, you may want to explore changing colors of individual shapes contained inside the SmartArt graphic. You change colors of everything within the SmartArt graphic at one go or change colors of individual shapes within the SmartArt graphic.

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

Change Shape Colors of SmartArt Graphics in PowerPoint 2016

Change Shape Colors of SmartArt Graphics in PowerPoint 2013

Change Shape Colors of SmartArt Graphics in PowerPoint 2010

Apple Mac OS

Change Shape Colors of SmartArt Graphics in PowerPoint 2011

Change Shape Colors of SmartArt Graphics in PowerPoint

Tutorial Code: 11 02 04
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