Working with SmartArt: Shape Fills, Lines, and Effects for SmartArt in PowerPoint

Created: Monday, April 3, 2017, posted by Geetesh at 3:18 pm

Updated: Friday, May 7, 2021 at 10:28 am

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After inserting a SmartArt graphic in your slide, you can change the color for the entire SmartArt graphic. Doing so applies new colors to the entire SmartArt graphic including various shapes it contains. However, there may be times when you want one of the shapes to be colored differently.

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

Shape Fills, Lines, and Effects for SmartArt in PowerPoint 2016

Shape Fills, Lines, and Effects for SmartArt in PowerPoint 2013

Shape Fills, Lines, and Effects for SmartArt in PowerPoint 2010

Apple Mac

Shape Fills, Lines, and Effects for SmartArt in PowerPoint 2011

Shape Fills, Lines, and Effects for SmartArt in PowerPoint

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