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If you want to show a process in your workplace then this can be designed using Excel´s Smart Art.
There are heaps of Process Maps in Excel that shows progress from left to right, top to bottom, one way and circular. Here is how you can insert a left to right Process Map using Excel.
STEP 1: Click on Insert > Smart Art > Process > Basic Chevron Process
STEP 2: Enter the processes by clicking on a shape
STEP 3: To enter a new process, you need to click on a shape and select SmartArt Tools > Design > Add Shape (You can also right click on the shape and choose this option)
STEP 4: To change the process from right to left, you need to click on a shape and select SmartArt Tools > Design > Right to Left
STEP 5: To move the process forwards or backwards, you need to click on a shape and select SmartArt Tools > Design > Move Up or Move Down
STEP 6: To change the color of the process, you need to click on a shape and select SmartArt Tools > Design > Change Colors
STEP 7: Under SmartArt Tools > Design > SmartArt Styles drop down you can change the style of your process.
Download workbookProcess-Map.xlsx
John Michaloudis is a former accountant and finance analyst at General Electric, a Microsoft MVP since 2020, an Amazon #1 bestselling author of 4 Microsoft Excel books and teacher of Microsoft Excel & Office over at his flagship MyExcelOnline Academy Online Course.
