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
- Click the SmartArt graphic to select it.
- Under SmartArt Tools, on the Design tab, in the Reset group, click Reset Graphic.
If you don't see the SmartArt Tools or Design tabs, make sure that you've selected a SmartArt graphic.
Note
- To restore defaults for only one shape, right-click the shape that you want to remove customizations from, and then click Reset Shape on the shortcut menu.
- When you restore defaults, not all of your customizations are removed. The table below identifies which customizations are removed and which are not.
| 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) |