If you customize multiple shapes in a single SmartArt graphic, you can quickly undo most of your customizations in one simple operation by restoring the default layout and colors of the whole SmartArt graphic.

Restore defaults

  1. Click the SmartArt graphic to select it.
  2. Under SmartArt Tools, on the Design tab, in the Reset group, click Reset Graphic.

Notes:

Customizations not removed Customizations removed

Text and any formatting changes made to it

Changes in shape geometry (such as changing a circle into a square)

Layouts for SmartArt graphics

Line and Fill styles (including fill color, gradient fills, line types and colors)

Organization chart layouts

Effects (such as shadows, reflections, bevels, and glows)

Background color applied to the entire SmartArt graphic

Styles (both those applied to individual shapes and those applied to the entire SmartArt graphic)

Right-to-left directional changes applied to the entire SmartArt graphic

Resized shapes (shapes are returned to their original sizes)

Moved shapes (shapes are returned to their original positions)

Rotated shapes (shapes are returned to their original positions)

Flipped shapes (shapes are returned to their original positions)

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