Using Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 slides with the same old bullets, images and text is getting boring, so Microsoft introduced the SmartArt graphics, starting with PowerPoint 2007. These objects, as ...

If your slide contains bulleted lists you can easily convert them (including the text) to a SmartArt graphic. This article will show you how. In the slide, click the placeholder containing the text ...

A SmartArt Style combines several effects, such as line style or a 3D style. You can apply these effects to the shapes of your SmartArt graphic to give a professional and unique look to your graphics.

Before you write off PowerPoint as good for making only slideshows, it’s worth investigating more closely. PowerPoint has most of the tools small businesses need to create simple graphics. And because ...