1. This document is for informational purposes only. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN THIS DOCUMENT. © 2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. 1 of 5 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 2007. This means you can now add great-looking charts and graphics with the same tools in different Microsoft ® Office applications. 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. 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. 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.) 1 2 Insert a Column Chart Understand Charts and SmartArt Graphics 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. 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

2. This document is for informational purposes only. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN THIS DOCUMENT. © 2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. 2 of 5 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. Click the chart you want to modify. Under Chart Tools, click the Design tab. 2 1 3 Modify the Style of a Column Chart Add style effects to a chart to increase its visual appeal. Click the chart you want to modify. 1 2 In the Chart Styles group, click the More arrow, and then click a style. 1 Click the chart you want to update. Update Data in an Existing Column Chart 3 Under Chart Tools, click the Design tab. 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. 3 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. -OR- In Excel 2007: Edit the data and save the file. 4 In the left pane, make sure Column is selected, click a chart type, and then click OK.

3. This document is for informational purposes only. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN THIS DOCUMENT. © 2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. 3 of 5 Change a Column Chart to a Bar Chart After making your chart, you can change it into other chart types. Right-click the chart, and then click Change Series Chart Type. Click Bar, choose a Bar chart style, and then click OK. Open a Word, Outlook, Excel, or PowerPoint document. On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click SmartArt. In the left pane, click Process. 3 Insert a Process Graphic 1 2 The process graphic is one of many information graphic possibilities that uses SmartArt graphics. 1 2 2 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. - OR - In Excel 2007: Edit the data and save the changes before closing the window.

4. This document is for informational purposes only. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN THIS DOCUMENT. © 2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. 4 of 5 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. Click the graphic you want to modify. Under SmartArt Tools, click the Design tab. 1 2 3 Change the Layout of a Process Graphic 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. 1 2 4 5 Label the shapes by doing one of the following: Type text in the Type your text here box. - OR - Click a shape, and then type text directly into the shape. In the right pane, click Basic Bending Process, and then click OK.

5. This document is for informational purposes only. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN THIS DOCUMENT. © 2007 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. 5 of 5 Tip To change the color of the shapes, in the Quick Styles group, click Change Colors. 3 In the SmartArt Styles group, click the More arrow. In the 3-D section, click Polished.