1. Understand Charts and SmartArt Graphics
SmartArt Graphics SmartArt graphics enable you to create diagrams that convey processes or relationships, such as graphical lists or organizational charts. You can choose from more than 80 layouts to more clearly communicate your message.
The Microsoft® Office system provides new ways to easily add charts or graphics to text, and integrates these in Microsoft® Office Word 2007, Microsoft® Office Excel 2007, Microsoft® Office Outlook 2007, and Microsoft® Office PowerPoint This means you can now add great-looking charts and graphics with the same tools in different Microsoft® Office applications.
Topics in this guide include:
Understand Charts and SmartArt Graphics
Insert a Column Chart
Update Data in an Existing Column Chart
Change a Column Chart to a Bar Chart
Insert a Process Graphic
Notes 
This guide uses a column chart and a SmartArt process graphic as examples.
Screen shots in this guide were taken with the program window maximized. If you are not using a maximized window, your user interface may look different and the procedures may not be identical to those shown.
Understand Charts and SmartArt Graphics
Charts
Charts enable you to easily create numerically driven chart types, such as bar charts or line charts. As in prior versions, Excel 2007 manages the data, but now displaying and formatting these charts in other programs is much easier.
Insert a Column Chart 1
Open Word 2007, Excel 2007, Outlook 2007, or PowerPoint 2007.
On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click Chart. (In Excel, click Insert, and then click a style from the Charts group.) 2

2. Modify the Style of a Column Chart 43 3
In the left pane, make sure Column is selected, click a chart type, and then click OK.
In the Chart Layout group, click the More arrow, and then click a layout.
Note When inserting a chart in Word 2007, Outlook 2007, or PowerPoint 2007, Excel 2007 opens and displays temporary data.
Modify the Style of a Column Chart
Add style effects to a chart to increase its visual appeal. 4
Do one of the following:
In Word 2007, Outlook 2007, or PowerPoint 2007: Edit the data in the Excel 2007 window. When you are done, close Excel 2007.
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In Excel 2007: Edit the data and save the file. 1
Click the chart you want to modify. 2
Under Chart Tools, click the Design tab. 3
In the Chart Styles group, click the More arrow, and then click a style.
Modify the Layout of a Column Chart
Changing the layout of a chart changes the way information is displayed on the page. For example, you can change the way chart or axis titles are displayed, or remove them altogether. 1
Click the chart you want to modify.
Under Chart Tools, click the Design tab.
Update Data in an Existing Column Chart 2 1
Click the chart you want to update.

3. Insert a Process Graphic2
Do one of the following:
In Word 2007, Outlook 2007, or PowerPoint 2007: Under Chart Tools, click the Design tab. In the Data group, click Select Data. In the Excel 2007 window that opens, edit the data. When you are done, close the window.
Your edits appear in the original file.
Insert a Process Graphic
The process graphic is one of many information graphic possibilities that uses SmartArt graphics. 1
Open a Word, Outlook, Excel,
or PowerPoint document.
On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click SmartArt. 2
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In Excel 2007: Edit the data and save the changes before closing the window. 3
In the left pane, click Process.
Change a Column Chart to a Bar Chart
After making your chart, you can change it into other chart types. 1
Right-click the chart, and then click Change Series Chart Type.
Click Bar, choose a Bar chart style, and then click OK. 2

4. Change the Layout of a Process Graphic 4
You can change the way process graphic shapes are laid out on the page. For example, you can switch to a chart that displays connecting lines to indicate the process flow rather than arrows. 4
In the right pane, click Basic Bending Process, and then click OK. 1 2 3
Click the graphic you want to modify.
Under SmartArt Tools, click Design.
In the Layouts group, click the More arrow, click Repeating Bending Process, and then click OK.
Modify the Style of a Process Graphic
You can modify the style of a process graphic to change the way the elements appear. For example, add a 3-D look to your graphic. 5
Label the shapes by doing one of the following:
Type text in the Type your text here box.
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Click a shape, and then type text directly into the shape. 1
Click the graphic you want to modify.
Under SmartArt Tools, click the Design tab. 2

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In the SmartArt Styles group, click the More arrow. In the 3-D section, click Polished.
Tip To change the color of the shapes, in the Quick Styles group, click Change Colors.