How to Do a Matrix in PowerPoint
Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 comes with a number of SmartArt graphics that you can use to add a graphical element to your presentation. Within the SmartArt graphics are a group of matrices that you can use to display a group of items. A PowerPoint 2010 matrix is divided into four boxes, arranged in a square formation, with a few extra boxes depending on the type of matrix you create.
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Instructions
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Open the Microsoft PowerPoint presentation in which you want to create a matrix.
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Click on an empty slide from the list of slides on the left side of the program. You can also choose to select an existing slide if you want to insert a matrix over another graphic, or you can right-click in the grey area beside a slide and choose "New Slide" if you want to create a slide.
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Click the "Insert" tab at the top of the screen. Then click the "SmartArt" button in the "Illustrations" area of the ribbon.
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Click "Matrix" on the left side of the window that appears and then click one of the four matrix types that show up on the right side of the window. The first and third types just have the four squares, while the second has a title box in the middle of the squares. The fourth uses four quadrants of a circle instead of a box of squares and has an additional text box next to each quadrant. Click "OK" to display the matrix on your slide.
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Click on any of the text boxes to enter text into that box. You can also click and hold the mouse button on any text box to move it to a new location.
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Click the "Design" tab at the top of the screen and then the "Change Colors" button in the ribbon to change the look of the matrix. Select your desired color scheme from the colors that show up to change the color of the matrix. Finally, click any of the various styles in the "SmartArt Styles" area of the ribbon to change how the boxes appear.
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