Tip #4749 - More Colors for Your SmartArt Printer Friendly Version | E-Mail This Tip
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Colors for Your SmartArt
Do you use SmartArt
in MS Office 2007?
To do so, do you
go to the Design Ribbon and change the colors?
Perhaps you prefer the multicolored options, but you're disappointed
in how few choices you have.
Well, I happened
to stumble across a pretty easy way to alter the color choices for
SmartArt. So, if you're looking for more options, this one is for
you!
For Word
and Excel, I found a Themes gallery on the
Page Layout Ribbon (on the far left side).
In PowerPoint
2007, I found the Themes on the Design Ribbon.
When
I chose a theme from the gallery, it altered the color choices for the
SmartArt as well.
(I'd like to add
that I found this easiest to do with the SmartArt already created.
With that, the program previewed the effects each theme would cause).
Another way to
get color changes for your SmartArt in all of these programs is through
the Colors button, located to the right of the Themes.
As you can see,
the theme color sets are listed and at the bottom, you have the choice
to "Create New Theme Colors."
If
you select that option, a dialogue window will open, allowing you to
put colors together that fit you best.
After you choose
the colors that strike your fancy, you can name your
Theme at the bottom. Then just finish the process by clicking
Save.
There you have
it. SmartArt colored to your exact specifications!
~ April
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