The Standard Colors gallery allows you to apply variations of theme colors to a SmartArt graphic.

The Add Shape Below option inserts a subordinate shape.

To remove a shape, select it and press the Delete key on the keyboard.

You have to retype text if you change from one SmartArt layout to another.

When adding clip art to a slide, you are limited to the pictures stored on your computer.

The Merge Shapes feature merges two or more overlapping drawn shapes.

To add text to a shape, select the shape and begin typing.

If you want an object to be at the bottom of a stack of objects, you would use Send to Back.

You can format a single object in a group without having to ungroup all objects.

A transition can be applied to a specific object on a slide.

You can assign your own sound clips to slide transitions.

An emphasis effect is a good way to draw audience attention to an object as it exits the slide.

An animation set to With Previous begins executing at the same time as the previous animation effect begins.

To slow down the speed of an animation effect, increase its Duration setting.