49Make it look designed
Type a list; pick a look. Forty-six layouts across nine groups — chevrons, cycles, pyramids, cards, stat tiles, timelines, hub-and-spokes — in twelve colour schemes. The picture is bound to the list: add a seventh item and the layout reflows, delete one and the rest redistribute. You never drag a box.
Find itInsert → Infographic.
The listEach item has a title, a line of detail, a value for the layouts that show numbers, and an icon. Add, reorder with the arrows, or remove. Every layout says how many items it takes, and tells you if some are hidden.
ColourTwelve schemes, or set the text, on-shape text and background yourself. Turn on gradient fills and each shape shades from its own colour — running down or across. Pick a second colour and every shape blends towards that instead of the palette.
LinesAn outline on every shape with its own colour and thickness, and a separate colour and thickness for the connectors — the arrows and rails are a different job from the boxes. Plus corner rounding.
It animatesEvery item is drawn as its own piece. Detach turns the graphic into real objects grouped item by item, so Play builds it up one step at a time instead of everything appearing at once.
TipGradients survive Detach: a two-colour shape stays a two-colour shape on the board.
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