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The Elements Gallery is located below the toolbars in Word, PowerPoint, and Excel. It provides
quick access to some of the most-used features. From the Elements Gallery, users can add
SmartArt graphics, WordArt, charts, tables, and templates to their documents and presentations.
For example, in PowerPoint, users can apply slide layouts or slide themes from the Elements
Gallery. And in Excel, users can find preformatted ledger sheets in the Elements Gallery.
Access the most-used tools quickly and easily
The Office Toolbox is now a one-stop destination for some of the most useful tools in Office. The
new Toolbox consolidates the Formatting Palette, Object Palette, Compatibility Report, Scrapbook,
Reference Tools, and other application-specific tools in one convenient interface. Users can also
customize Toolbox settings, such as which palettes to show and how the Toolbox should appear
when it's not in use.
The new Object Palette gives quick and easy access to all shapes, Clip Art, symbols, and photos
(including iPhoto). Users can adjust the Object Palette zoom slider to show just the size and
number of objects that they want.
Create a unified look for your documents, presentations, and workbooks
By using Quick Styles and document themes, users can quickly change the appearance of text,
tables, and graphics throughout their documents and presentations to match their preferred style
or color scheme. Users can use the new theme-aware color picker on the Formatting Palette in
Word, PowerPoint, and Excel, to quickly see how various theme colors appear when applied to a
theme. Office 2008 users can easily share themes across all Office applications to create a great-
looking and coordinated set of materials.
Use designer-quality SmartArt graphics
Users can now quickly create designer-quality diagrams, charts, and other information graphics by
using SmartArt graphics. They can choose from dozens of SmartArt graphics to visually represent
lists, hierarchies, and other relationships. Users can add stunning visual effects to SmartArt
graphics, shapes, WordArt, and charts, including three-dimensional (3-D) effects, shading,
reflections, glows, and more. Users can also preview and add all SmartArt graphics from the
Elements Gallery in Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
Use new designer-quality chart templates
Users can use the new designer-quality chart templates to illustrate their data with special effects
such as 3-D, transparency, and shadows. In Word, PowerPoint, and Excel, users can insert charts
from the Elements Gallery. They can also apply updated chart styles, edit, and format charts. Users
must create and edit data in Excel, but they can insert the chart into Word document or
PowerPoint presentation.