How to Make a Flowchart in Microsoft Office 2007

Microsoft Office 2007 is equipped to design flowcharts.

A flowchart can give a document or presentation a more professional and polished appearance. Microsoft Office 2007 comes equipped with features to help you create a flowchart for your Word, Excel and PowerPoint documents. With only a few clicks, you can add a flowchart graphic to your work and make your presentation flow much more gracefully and professionally.

Instructions

1. Click on the icon of the desired Microsoft Office program to open it. Click on the "File" tab in the top menu and select a new document or open a saved one.

2. Click on the "Insert" tab in the top menu. Click on the "SmartArt" icon in the menu that appears beneath. The "SmartArt" window will appear.

3. Select the "Process" option to view the different forms of flowcharts. Select the desired flowchart form. Click the "OK" button. The flowchart will appear in the document.

4. Click on a unit of the flowchart and type your desired text. Click on the "Text Pane" on the left-hand side of the flow chart. It is a tab with one arrow pointing right and one arrow pointing left. Press the "Enter" key to add another unit of the flow chart. Press the "Delete" key to remove a unit.

5. Click on an area of the document outside of the flowchart to accept it. Click on the flowchart again to edit.

References

• "Microsoft Office 2007 All-In-One Desk Reference for Dummies"; Peter Weverka; 2007