If you've added pictures or clip art to your SmartArt graphic, you can remove them by changing the Fill setting for the shape that contains the picture or clip art.
Tip: There are two timeline SmartArt graphics: Basic timeline and Circle Accent Timeline, but you can also use almost any process-related SmartArt graphic. Click [Text], and then type or paste your text in the SmartArt graphic. Note: You can also open the Text Pane and type your text there.
You can find SmartArt tools on two tabs: the Format tab and the Design tab: The Design tab helps you change your SmartArt graphic's layout, to change the style, or to change the colors used in your SmartArt graphic.
If you customize multiple shapes in a single SmartArt graphic, you can quickly undo most of your customizations in one simple operation by restoring the default layout and colors of the whole SmartArt graphic.
In SmartArt graphics, you can rotate the text vertically to present it sideways or to save space, without rotating the whole object or image. In a SmartArt graphic, place your cursor in the text that you want to rotate, right-click the text and then select Format Text Effects.
There are many different SmartArt layouts that you can use to illustrate the steps in a process, including layouts that can contain pictures. This article explains how to create a flow chart that contains pictures.
