Video Add Gradient Fill To Smartart. Select the SmartArt you want and select OK. Select Home Convert to SmartArt.
In this dialog you choose Gradient Fill and then you can mess around with the various settings to get the look you want. On the Format tab click Shape Fill click Gradient and select the one you want. Select More SmartArt Graphics and then select Picture.
For SmartArt shapes the Format tab appears under SmartArt Tools.
These useful set of readymade gradients can give your diagrams a designer look. Click the Color list arrow. To quickly apply this same gradient fill to other shapes use the Format Painter. In this dialog you choose Gradient Fill and then you can mess around with the various settings to get the look you want.
