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
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