The easiest way to create a SmartArt diagram in PowerPoint 2013 is to create a new slide and enter the bullet list as if you were going to display the list as normal text and then convert the text to SmartArt. Just follow these steps:
Create a new slide with the Title and Content layout.
![Create a new slide with the Title and Content layout.](https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/367462.image0.jpg)
Type your bullet list. Use one or two levels of bullets, but try to keep the list as short and concise as you can.
Right-click anywhere in the list and choose Convert to SmartArt.
![Right-click anywhere in the list and choose Convert to SmartArt.](https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/367463.image1.jpg)
A menu of SmartArt diagram types appears.
Select the SmartArt type you want to use.
![Select the SmartArt type you want to use.](https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/367464.image2.jpg)
If the SmartArt type doesn’t appear in the menu, you can choose More SmartArt Graphics to display the Choose a SmartArt Graphic dialog box. As you can see, this dialog box lets you choose from about a million different SmartArt diagram types. PowerPoint offers eight basic categories of SmartArt diagrams.
Click OK.
![Click OK.](https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/367465.image3.jpg)
The diagram is created.
Modify the diagram however you see fit.
![Modify the diagram however you see fit.](https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/367466.image4.jpg)
You can keep tweaking your diagram until the end of time to get it perfect. But at some point, you have to say, “Enough is enough,” and call it finished.