Figure 2 shows a bulleted list with 10 steps. Make sure that the text meant for your entire flowchart is populated as a bulleted list.Our process which works only within PowerPoint is even easier: However, for this tutorial, we will not use this button since that adds an extra step to the whole flowchart creation process. On the Insert tab of the Ribbon, you will find the SmartArt button, as shown highlighted in red within Figure 1. Using SmartArt, you can create logical diagrams such as organization charts, process flows, list and cycle diagrams, matrixes, and more. SmartArt is a diagramming component that's included in Microsoft Office applications such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. You also cannot connect the last shape on your flowchart to the first shape and create a loop.īefore we proceed, a few words about SmartArt.There's no option to create one-to-multiple or multiple-to-one branches within these flowcharts.
However, once you create a flowchart using the steps explained, it's easy to copy it and paste it within Word or Excel.
Before we proceed further, let us tell you that these SmartArt flowcharts are only useful for very simple concepts. While you can create flowcharts of all types in Microsoft Office applications quite easily using techniques explained in our Basic Flowcharts in Microsoft Office tutorial, there are ways in which you can create linear, non-branched flowcharts even more easily with just one click! These one-click flowcharts let you convert a bulleted list to a flowchart in an instant using the SmartArt diagramming feature.