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Using the Text Pane with SmartArt GraphicsPP07S-3.2.1 After you create a layout for a SmartArt graphic, a Text pane (New!) appears next to your selected SmartArt graphic. The bottom of the Text pane displays a description of the SmartArt graphic. The Text pane and SmartArt graphic contain placeholder text. You can change the placeholder text in the Text pane or directly in the SmartArt graphic. The Text pane works like an outline or a bulleted list and the text corresponds directly with the shape text in the SmartArt graphic. As you add and edit content, the SmartArt graphic automatically updates, adding or removing shapes as needed while maintaining the design. If you see a red “x” in the Text pane, it means that the SmartArt graphic contains a fixed number of shapes, such as Counterbalance Arrows (only two). Show or Hide the Text Pane
The Text Pane button toggles to show or hide the Text pane. Work with Text in the Text Pane
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Top of Page See AlsoCreate a SmartArt graphic What does the text pane of a SmartArt graphic offer?About the Text pane. Use the Text pane to enter and edit the text that appears in your SmartArt graphic. The Text pane appears to the left of your SmartArt graphic. As you add and edit your content in the Text pane, your SmartArt graphic is automatically updated — shapes are added or removed as needed.
Where is the text pane in SmartArt?The Text pane is the pane to the left of a SmartArt graphic, where you can enter and edit the text that appears in your SmartArt graphic.
How can you enter text in your SmartArt graphic?Insert a SmartArt graphic and add text to it
On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click SmartArt. In the menu of types that appears, point at the type you want and then select a layout. Enter your text by doing one of the following: Click [Text] in the Text pane, and then type your text.
How can you add a shape to a SmartArt graphic from the text pane?Select the SmartArt object. Select the shape closest to where you want to add the new shape. On the SmartArt Tools Design tab, in the Create Graphic group, click the Add Shape drop-down arrow. Select whether to add the shape before, after, above, or below the currently selected shape.
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