How to delete or add shapes in a SmartArt in Word 2013

In the Word2013 document, each SmartArt graphic layout has a fixed number of shapes. The user can delete or add shapes according to the actual work, as described in the following steps:

Step 1th, open the Word2013 document window, and in the SmartArt graphic, click to select an existing shape that is adjacent to or has a hierarchical relationship with the new shape.

Step 2nd, in the Create graphic group in the SmartArt Tools/Design Ribbon, click the Drop-down triangle button to the right of add shape, as shown in Figure 2013080908.

Figure 2013080908 Click the Add Shape drop-down triangle button

Step 3rd contains five commands in the open Add-in Drop-down menu, representing different meanings:

Add a shape to the back: Add the same level of shape to the right or bottom of the selected shape;

Add a shape to the front: Add the same level of shape to the left or top of the selected shape;

Add a shape above: Adds a higher level shape to the left or top of the selected shape, which is not available if the currently selected shape is at the top;

Add a shape below: Add a lower-level shape to the right or bottom of the selected shape, and if the currently selected shape is at the lowest level, the command is not valid;

Add Assistant: Applies only to specific shapes in a hierarchical graphic to add shapes lower than the currently selected shape.

Add the appropriate level of new shapes as needed, as shown in Figure 2013080909.

Figure 2013080909 Adding a shape to the desired level

Word Home tip: To delete a shape in a SmartArt graphic, simply select the shape and press the DELETE key to delete it. For a hierarchical SmartArt graphic, when you delete a shape that contains a subordinate shape, the next shape of the deleted shape replaces its position.

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