{"id":679,"date":"2014-08-20T09:35:58","date_gmt":"2014-08-20T16:35:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/oh365eh\/?p=679"},"modified":"2023-02-24T20:34:47","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T20:34:47","slug":"convert-smart-art-object-graphic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/regroove.ca\/oh365eh\/2014\/08\/20\/convert-smart-art-object-graphic\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Convert a Smart Art Object into a Graphic"},"content":{"rendered":"

I like to wax poetic on the benefits of creating a SharePoint site map using\u00a0Smart Art in Microsoft Office<\/strong>. Users like colourful, visually appealing diagrams<\/em> especially when they are interactive (such as\u00a0graphics with clickable hotspots created\u00a0with a\u00a0tool like Image-Maps – check out my instructions here<\/a>!)<\/p>\n

I recently shared this information with a client without providing step-by-step instructions. During a follow up call it became clear that converting the Smart Art object in the Word document into a graphic was not as intuitive as I had assumed.<\/p>\n

How to Convert a Smart Art Object into a PNG Graphic in Microsoft Word:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Create new Word document.<\/li>\n
  2. Insert Smart Art object. Modify it to meet your needs.<\/li>\n
  3. Select Smart Art object with your cursor then copy it. (Select > Ctrl + C)
    \nNote:<\/strong> Make sure you’ve selected the entire object, not just one item within it.<\/em><\/li>\n
  4. Right-click cursor in a blank part of the page.<\/li>\n
  5. Select “Picture” from paste options.
    \nNote:<\/strong> This creates a .png\u00a0= best for graphics &\u00a0a must for graphics with transparency.\u00a0 (.jpg = best for photo)<\/em><\/li>\n
  6. Right click on new .png image.<\/li>\n
  7. Select > Save as Picture from the context menu.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Best Practice:
    \n<\/strong> Save a copy of the .png file in SharePoint. ALSO save a copy of the Word document containing the original Smart Art object in SharePoint. This way if you need to make a minor edit to the original Smart Art object, you don’t need to recreate the Smart Art object again.<\/p>\n

    Correct way to select entire Smart Art\u00a0object:
    \n    \"Smart-Art-Yes\"<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

    Wrong way to select entire Smart Art\u00a0object:
    \n<\/strong>In this image (below)\u00a0user has only selected one piece of the image.
    \n    \"Smart-Art-No\"<\/a><\/p>\n

    How to Select Picture from Paste Options:
    \n    \"Smart-Art-Paste-Picture\"<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

    How to Select “Save as Picture” from the Context Menu:
    \n    \"Smart-Art-Save-Picture\"<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n

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