Create a chevron list Keywords animate chevron; style chevron; change chevron color; vertical chevron ...
Create a chevron list
Keywords animate chevron; style chevron; change chevron color; vertical chevron
A vertical chevron list graphically illustrates a progression of sequential steps in a task, workflow, or process in which you want to emphasize movement or direction, or a list that contains a main point with multiple sub-points. By using a SmartArt graphic in Microsoft Office Excel 2007, Microsoft Office Outlook 2007, Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007, or Microsoft Office Word 2007, you can create a vertical chevron list and include it in your worksheet, e-mail message, presentation, or document.
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Create a vertical chevron list
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On the Insert tab, in the Illustrations group, click SmartArt.
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In the Choose a SmartArt Graphic gallery, click List, and then double-click Vertical Chevron List.
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To enter your text, do one of the following:
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Click [Text] in the Text pane, and then type your text.
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Copy text from another location or program, click [Text] in the Text pane, and then paste your text.
Note: If the Text pane is not visible, click the control.
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Click in a box in the SmartArt graphic, and then type your text.
Note: For best results, use this option after you add all of the boxes that you want.
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Add or delete chevron shapes
Add a chevron
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Click the SmartArt graphic that you want to add a chevron shape to.
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Click the existing chevron shape that is located closest to where you want to add the new chevron shape.
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Under SmartArt Tools, on the Design tab, in the Create Graphic group, click the arrow under Add Shape.
If you don't see the SmartArt Tools or Design tabs, make sure that you've selected the SmartArt graphic.
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Do one of the following:
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To insert a chevron shape one level below, click Add Shape After.
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To insert a chevron shape one level above, click Add Shape Before.
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Delete a chevron
To delete a chevron, click the border of the chevron that you want to delete, and then press DELETE.
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When you need to add a chevron to your chevron list, experiment with adding the chevron before or after the selected chevron to get the placement you want for the new chevron. It's simple to fix common SmartArt mistakes.
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To add a chevron from the Text pane:
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Place your cursor at the beginning of the text where you want to add a chevron shape.
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Type the text that you want in your new chevron shape, press ENTER, and then to indent the new chevron shape, press TAB, or to negative indent, press SHIFT+TAB.
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Move a chevron shape
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To move a chevron shape, click the shape and then drag it to its new location.
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To move a chevron shape in very small increments, hold down CTRL while you press the arrow keys on your keyboard.
Change the colors of your vertical chevron list
To quickly add a designer-quality look and polish to your SmartArt graphic, you can change the colors or apply a SmartArt Style to your vertical chevron list. You can also add effects, such as glows, soft edges, or 3-D effects. In Office PowerPoint 2007 presentations, you can animate your vertical chevron list.
You can apply color combinations that are derived from the theme colors to the boxes in your SmartArt graphic.
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Click the SmartArt graphic whose color you want to change.
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Under SmartArt Tools, on the Design tab, in the SmartArt Styles group, click Change Colors.
If you don't see the SmartArt Tools or Design tabs, make sure that you've selected the SmartArt graphic.
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Click the color combination that you want.
Tip: When you place your pointer over a thumbnail, you can see how the colors affect your SmartArt graphic.
Change the line color or style of a box's border
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In the SmartArt graphic, right-click the border of the box you want to change, and then click Format Shape.
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To change the color of the box's border, click Line Color, click Color
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To change the style of the box's border, click Line Style, and then choose the line styles you want.
Change the background color of a chevron shape
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Right-click the border of a chevron shape, and then click Format Shape.
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Click the Fill pane, and then click Solid fill.
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Click Color
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To specify how much you can see through the background color, move the Transparency slider, or enter a number in the box next to the slider. You can vary the percentage of transparency from 0% (fully opaque, the default setting) to 100% (fully transparent).
Apply a SmartArt Style to your vertical chevron list
A SmartArt Style is a combination of various effects, such as line style, bevel, or 3-D, that you can apply to the chevron shapes in your SmartArt graphic to create a unique and professionally designed look.
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Click the SmartArt graphic whose SmartArt Style you want to change.
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Under SmartArt Tools, on the Design tab, in the SmartArt Styles group, click the SmartArt Style that you want.
To see more SmartArt Styles, click the More button
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When you place your pointer over a thumbnail, you can see how the SmartArt Style affects your SmartArt graphic.
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You can also customize your SmartArt graphic by moving chevron shapes, resizing boxes, adding a fill or effect, and adding a picture.
Animate your vertical chevron list
If you're using Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007, you can animate your vertical chevron list to emphasize each chevron shape.
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Click the SmartArt graphic that you want to animate.
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On the Animations tab, in the Animations group, click Animate, and then click By branch one by one.
Note: If you copy a vertical chevron list that has an animation applied to it to another slide, the animation is also copied.
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